Scholarly Impact
The Texas A&M University Libraries scholarly impact service offers a comprehensive suite of tools and reports designed to support scholars, researchers, departments, and administrative units in understanding, enhancing, and communicating their research impact. Our services are designed to provide customized support at both the individual and group level, allowing researchers and academic units to track, analyze, and improve their research visibility and influence.
Service Overview
The scholarly impact service provides access to bibliometric tools, reports, consultations and training opportunities. Our goal is to help you understand your research’s reach, identify opportunities for collaboration, and optimize your visibility within the academic community.
Reports
Individual Reports & Services
Individual researchers can request personalized reports to better understand and communicate their research impact for promotion, tenure, award nominations, or other purposes. We will also work with you to curate your Scholars@TAMU and Web of Science researcher profiles.
Group Reports
These reports are ideal for departments, research centers, institutes, labs, or other research groups. They offer a broader view of your collective research impact and collaboration networks.
To request a report, please fill out our form.
Consultations
Our library offers one-on-one consultations, during which we can discuss your research impact, review specific metrics, and explore strategies for boosting your visibility. Consultations can also help you identify which reports are most useful for your objectives. You can book an initial consultation through our Book a Librarian service.
Workshops and Training
We offer regular workshops on topics such as:
- Understanding research impact and metrics
- Navigating bibliometric tools and databases
- Optimizing researcher profiles
- Exploring research networks, collaborations, and opportunities
Custom workshops can also be scheduled for departments or research groups.
