How to identify experts & potential collaborators in a topical area

Collaborations in research come in many forms, including co-authorship, research network building, joint research, and research partnerships. Early career researchers, in particular, stand to gain a lot from collaborations. Gain key skills for research collaborations by finding key authors in a field as well as potential affiliations.

Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:

• Perform author searches and find documents associated with an author
• Assess an author's impact and monitor activity associated with their documents
• Identify experts & potential collaborators in a topical area
• Search for an affiliation in Scopus and assess an institution relative to its peers

Note: The learning materials of this module are completely free and hosted on Canvas learning platform. By clicking on the link above, you will be led to Scopus Academy’s landing page where you can find more information on how to access this free module and get your certificate upon completion.