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Scopus Customer Research

Users Prefer Scopus Over Web of Science

Please indicate your level of agreement with each statement as follows:

Very strongly agree Strongly agree Agree Disagree

Coverage of my field is broader and more accurate on Scopus than Web of Science
Scopus delivers more relevant search results when compared to Web of Science
It is easier to refine, sort, and rank Scopus search results than those on Web of Science
The number of titles and publishers indexed by Scopus is more than Web of Science
I prefer Scopus over Web of Science
Source: TechValidate survey of 466 users of Scopus
Validated
  Published: Jun. 13, 2017   TVID: 287-417-31F

Scopus Customer Research

Responses by Other A&I Usage

Excluding Scopus, what other Abstract & Indexing (Citation) databases and/or general search applications have you used?

Academic search (e.g., Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic, CiteSeerX)
72%
Web of Science (ISI)
66%
General search (e.g., Google, Yahoo, Bing, Baidu)
45%
Public/national (e.g., PubMed/Medline, Wellcome Collection Online, Indian Citation Index, NTIS)
33%
Aggregated database service through your library (e.g., EBSCOHost, OVID)
19%
Specialty (e.g., ProQuest Dissertations)
12%
Subject-specific (e.g., Engineering Village/Ei Compendex, Reaxys, CAB Abstracts)
9%
Source: TechValidate survey of 483 users of Scopus
Validated
  Published: Jun. 13, 2017   TVID: A88-E01-084

Scopus Customer Research

Responses by Most Useful Features

Which feature(s) of Scopus do you use most or find to be most useful?

Search for documents and analyze search results
75%
Search for and view my or another author’s profile
49%
Export documents and citations, create bibliographies
45%
Search for and/or compare journals
40%
Analyze citations for a particular set of documents
37%
Set alerts (search, author citation, document citation)
27%
Search for and view affiliation profiles
23%
Source: TechValidate survey of 484 users of Scopus
Validated
  Published: Jun. 13, 2017   TVID: 9A4-916-4EB

Scopus Customer Research

Responses by Purpose

For which purpose(s) do you use Scopus most often?

Tracking citations and/or publications (my own or another author)
65%
Keeping myself informed about advances in my area of expertise / field / discipline
62%
Getting ideas for a new research project, direction for my thesis, or to plan experiments
46%
Reading for a course assignment or research project
38%
Discovering information on a subject outside my area of expertise / field / discipline
32%
Locating publications to include in a grant proposal I am or will be writing or contributing to
30%
Preparing a lecture / presentation (e.g. for a class / conference) or an article/book/review for publication
29%
Source: TechValidate survey of 486 users of Scopus
Validated
  Published: Jun. 13, 2017   TVID: A06-BBC-2D4

Scopus Customer Research

Responses by Proficiency

How would you rate your proficiency with using Scopus?

Beginner / not very proficient: 18%
Intermediate / reasonably proficient, I find what I need: 56%
Advanced / proficient, comfortable showing others how to use it: 21%
Expert / very proficient, able to teach others to use it well: 5%
Source: TechValidate survey of 485 users of Scopus
Validated
  Published: Jun. 13, 2017   TVID: F0E-B2E-FD0

Scopus Customer Research

Responses by Frequency of Use

How often do you use Scopus?

Daily: 16%
Weekly: 39%
Monthly: 28%
Less than once per month: 12%
A few times per year or less: 6%
Source: TechValidate survey of 488 users of Scopus
Validated
  Published: Jun. 13, 2017   TVID: DF8-D1A-582

Scopus Customer Research

Responses by Subject Area

What is your primary field of study / research?

Physical Sciences, Mathematics & Engineering (inc. chemistry, computer science, earth & planetary sciences, energy, geology, materials science, physics & astronomy): 42%
Life Sciences (inc. agricultural, biological sciences, biochemistry, environmental science, genetics, immunology & microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience): 17%
Health Sciences (inc. dentistry, health professions, medicine & psychiatry, nursing, pharmacology, toxicology, pharmaceutical science, veterinary medicine, veterinary science): 12%
Social Sciences & Humanities (inc. accounting, anthropology, arts & humanities, business & management, decision sciences, economics & finance, history, library & information science, psychology, social sciences): 24%
Source: TechValidate survey of 487 users of Scopus
Validated
  Published: Jun. 13, 2017   TVID: 9B9-946-9A3

Scopus Customer Research

Which of the following outcomes or business objectives does Scopus help you achieve?

Product development
37%
Open innovation activities
26%
Idea generation
49%
Stage gate decision making
11%
Basic research
75%
Other
9%
Source: TechValidate survey of 299 users of Elsevier Scopus
Validated
  Published: Feb. 17, 2017   TVID: B4C-426-78A

Scopus Customer Research

How often do you use Scopus?

Daily: 3%
Weekly: 49%
Monthly: 26%
On a project basis: 23%
Source: TechValidate survey of 39 users of Elsevier Scopus. Sample comprised of Chemicals research organizations.
Validated
  Published: Feb. 17, 2017   TVID: 9D6-13B-44E



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