Why benchmark

Benchmarking your research performance against other comparable individuals, institutions, and research centers, can be another method of demonstrating the impact and engagement of your research. This approach can be useful when applying for grant funding or career advancement.

The Library guide Research evidence for grants and promotion is a ‘how to’ guide on information and tools for describing and capturing evidence of research outputs.

Using proprietary tools

The two main bibliometric tools that can be used for benchmarking are SciVal and InCites. SciVal’s data is sourced from Elsevier’s Scopus database, whilst InCite’s data is sourced from Clarivate’s Web of Science database.

SciVal

Access SciVal (login required). Note: that an Elsevier account is required to access this resource.

Watch the following video to learn more about using SciVal to benchmark your research performance.  

Benchmarking in SciVal (1:53 mins)

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InCites

Access InCites (login required). Note: create an account using your RMIT email.

Watch the following video to learn more about using Incites to benchmark your research performance. 

InCites Benchmarking & Analytics: Quick Tour (4:53 mins)

_{InCites Benchmarking & Analytics: Quick Tour (4:53 mins) by Web of Science Training (YouTube)}