TechValidate Research on Scopus

Introduction

This case study of Schott Corporation is based on a September 2020 survey of Scopus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

Scopus use & feedback

The key features and functionalities of Scopus that the surveyed company uses:

• Said they use the Scopus On a project basis.
• Rated the following aspects of Scopus:
  • intuitive user interface: great
  • overall content quality: good
  • content coverage for journals, books and conferences: good
  • depth of content coverage in my specific discipline: good
  • search results analysis capability: good
• Rated how well Scopus supports the following:
• Said if they were to no longer have access to Scopus, they estimate spending less than 20% more time to collect equivalent information.
• Said compared to tools they’ve used, their favorite aspects of Scopus are the following:
  • Results help me get a broader view of my field
  • Time saved getting to the answer they need
  • Easy to use interface

Impact & Outcomes

The surveyed company achieved the following results with Scopus:

• Said Scopus has done the following:
  • Saved their team time and money when searching & discovering innovations
  • Provided information that led to a competitive advantage

Introduction

This case study of a small business computer software company is based on a September 2020 survey of Scopus customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.

Scopus use & feedback

The key features and functionalities of Scopus that the surveyed company uses:

• Said they use the Scopus Weekly.
• Rated the following aspects of Scopus:
  • intuitive user interface: great
  • overall content quality: great
  • content coverage for journals, books and conferences: great
  • depth of content coverage in my specific discipline: great
  • search results analysis capability: great
• Rated how well Scopus supports the following:
  • tracking research trends over time: Very well
  • scouting for the latest developments: excellently
• Said if they were to no longer have access to Scopus, they estimate spending more than 50% more time to collect equavalent information.
• Said compared to tools they’ve used, their favorite aspects of Scopus are the following:
  • Results help me get a broader view of my field
  • Easy to use interface
  • Recent developments finding

Impact & Outcomes

The surveyed company achieved the following results with Scopus:

• Said Scopus has done the following:
  • Saved their team time and money when searching & discovering innovations
• User anecdote sharing a situation, problem or project, where they benefited from Scopus:
  • “I make an annual report on recent developments in my subject field, which helps to keep my team’s knowledge up-to-date, to respond to emerging issues and to plan our future projects. The principle source of information for the report is Scopus.”