The active participation in prior webinars is necessary for all students who want to receive ECTS credits. If you are not free on the day of the webinar, you can access the recorded sessions.
The webinars are free for all participants of the esss and we recommend all participants to attend.
webinars 2026
Chris James
Principal Product Manager SciVal
Elsevier Academic & Government
Elsevier
Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 3:00-4:00 pm CET
Scopus and SciVal: building defensible evidence for scientometric research and research intelligence
Sound scientometrics depends on two things: high-quality, well-understood source data, and the judgement to turn that data into indicators you can defend. This webinar introduces two complementary Elsevier tools:
- Scopus, one of the largest curated abstract and citation databases, and
- SciVal, an analytics platform built for research evaluation and strategy — and shows how they fit the workflow taught across the esss programme
Picking up the programme’s own threads — data quality, query design, citation-based indicators, subject normalisation, and responsible evaluation — we’ll work through realistic use cases rather than a feature tour. By the end you’ll understand the coverage, structure, and analytical reach of both platforms, as well as where their limits lie, and be ready to use them when your trial access begins.
In the session we will cover how to:
- Construct and refine bibliometric datasets in Scopus, and design queries for reliable retrieval
- Analyse citation impact at article, author, institutional, and field level, using field-normalised indicators
- Surface emerging topics, collaboration networks, and cross-disciplinary links
- Benchmark institutional performance against national and global peers in SciVal
- Inform decisions on research priorities, partnerships, and grant positioning
- Interpret indicators responsibly — understanding scope, caveats, and appropriate use in a CoARA/DORA context
Anja Edmeades
Solutions Consultant, Clarivate
Wednesday, 19 August 2026, 10:00-11:00 am CET
Web of Science, InCites, Journal Citation Reports: Tools and Data for Bibliometric Analysis and Assessment
This webinar introduces Clarivate’s essential tools for bibliometric research and evaluation. Attendees will explore how Web of Science provides comprehensive citation data, how InCites enables benchmarking and trend analysis, and how JCR delivers journal-level metrics. Designed to prepare participants for hands-on ESSS sessions, the tutorial ensures a solid understanding of each platform’s interface, core functionalities, and applications in the broader context of research assessment.
Kathryn Weber-Boer
Director Scientometrics – Scientometric Researcher Engagement
Digital Science
Thursday, 20 August 2026, 3:00-4:00 pm CET
Altmetric and Dimensions, giving you a greater view and understanding of published research!
The Altmetric Explorer is an intuitive platform that enables you to monitor the online active surrounding academic research. Using Dimensions as well, you will be able to drill down to see what grants and patents have generated published work, as well as seeing how researchers are connected.
As an attendee of ESSS, you will be able to use both the full Altmetric and Dimensions databases, to be able to track work from Universities, Funders and Publishers.
Some of the things you can achieve by using these systems include:
- Analyse the citation corpus
- Track influence as it happens
- Ensure effective reputation management
- Support your researchers
- Inform strategic decision making
- Report on outcomes and trends
- Improve grant application success
You can use both the Explorer and Dimensions to run reports and analyse attention on research that matters to you, you can do this by creating custom shareable reports, exporting your saved searches to CSV files to create additional graphs, using the API to do more in-depth reporting as needed.
You will receive access to the Altmetric Explorer and Dimensions soon, which will give you access for the length of the Summer School.