Categories
A Category in Dimensions, represents a topic and could be as broad as “cancer” or “engineering” or “basic research”, to populations (indigenous people, teen...
Fri, 26 Jul, 2019 at 4:10 PM
Dimensions has a series of in-built categorisation systems which are used by funders and researchers around the world, and originally defined by field expe...
Fri, 26 Jul, 2019 at 4:10 PM
Categories are used as ways to search and filter information. All data in Dimensions is labelled with all classification systems simultaneously, and this m...
Fri, 26 Jul, 2019 at 4:11 PM
Dimensions does not use Journal Classifications due to the difficulties and inaccuracies that these bring. For example, many broad-scope or multidisciplina...
Fri, 26 Jul, 2019 at 4:12 PM
We will be adding further categorisation systems in the future. If there is a particular system that you would like us to add to Dimensions, please let us ...
Fri, 26 Jul, 2019 at 4:12 PM
Records in Dimensions will not be classified if there is not enough information for the classification process to be carried out accurately. At least 200 c...
Fri, 26 Jul, 2019 at 4:13 PM
For the standard classifications, next to each category filter you find a “Browse” link which brings you to a page with all available categories of the resp...
Fri, 26 Jul, 2019 at 4:14 PM
The Fields of Research (FOR) classification is a component of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC) system, developed in...
Fri, 26 Jul, 2019 at 4:14 PM
(Not all versions of Dimensions have this categorisation system available for use) The Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC) System is a...
Fri, 26 Jul, 2019 at 4:15 PM
The Health Research Classification System (HRCS) is a classification system used by nearly all UK biomedical funders to classify their portfolio of health ...
Fri, 26 Jul, 2019 at 4:16 PM