Articles by Topic Area

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Getting started with Dimensions 8

• Supported Browsers
• How can I change my password?
• How can I change the default currency used in Dimensions?
• How can I change the export file format?
• How can I get Dimensions access for more colleagues at our Organization?

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How to... 12

• How can I search for a research organisation/University?
• How can I look at the trend in publications in a search/field over time?
• How can I search for a person/researcher?
• How can I identify how much attention a paper has had beyond just citations?
• How can I search for only articles which are open access?

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Search 12

• How to search in Dimensions
• What is the difference between the “full data”, “title and abstract” and "DOI" search options?
• How can I go directly to all results for a Research Organization/Funder/Journal/Country etc.?
• Why am I getting no results in my search?
• What search filters are available and how should I use them?

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Data 10

• How often is the data updated?
• How is the data curated before it is included in Dimensions?
• What information is included in Dimensions?
• Do you have documents in languages other than English?
• How does Dimensions know which research organization is which? And how does this work with hierarchical organisation structures and institutes?

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Metrics and indicators 13

• Which indicators are used in Dimensions, and how can these be viewed?
• What is the FCR? How is it calculated?
• What is the RCR? How is the RCR score calculated?
• How is the Altmetric Attention Score calculated?
• What is the Dimensions Metrics API?

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Analytical views 3

• What are the “Analytical Views”, and how can I use them?
• Can the data and visualizations in Analytical Views be exported?
• What are the different visualisations available in the Analytical Views?

Categories 15

• What is a ‘Category’?
• What are Fields of Research and other classification systems, and how are they created?
• What is the background behind the Fields of Research (FOR) classification system?
• What are the IPCR and CPC patent classifications?
• How should I use the Categories?

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"Associated Data" 5

• What is figshare?
• Where does the “associated data” come from?
• When I search “full data” does that include the associated data?
• What are the “Downloads” “Views” and “Data citations” in the associated data, and where do they come from?
• Why do some publications have “associated data” and some not?

Publications 15

• How are the full text publication pdfs provided, and what functions are available relating to them?
• What exactly is covered in the “Publications” in Dimensions?
• What is ReadCube?
• Do I need a Readcube account to see full text pdfs in Dimensions?
• How is the publications data harvested?

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Grants 9

• How is grants data incorporated into Dimensions?
• Why are there no grants from some research funders?
• How is the funding amount awarded calculated across multiple currencies?
• Why don’t all grants have complete project information?
• Why do some grant pages list ‘similar grants’ and others don't?

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Patents 2

• Information about Patent data in Dimensions
• Which Patent offices are covered in Dimensions?

Clinical trials 1

• Information about clinical trials data in Dimensions

Policy documents 3

• What is covered in the “Policy documents” in Dimensions?
• About Policy documents data fields in Dimensions
• How is the policy documents data harvested?

Dimensions Badges 4

• Who can use the Dimensions badges?
• What is the Dimensions Details Page?
• How can I create a static Dimensions badge?
• How can I get more information about Dimensions badges and use them myself?