Norway Chooses Web of Science Data to Power National Bibliometrics Database

LONDON, March 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Norway's UNIT (the Directorate for ICT and joint services in higher education and research), working on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Research, has chosen the Web of Science Group as its sole data provider for a new national research evaluation project.

The Web of Science Group, a Clarivate Analytics company, will deliver a new National Infrastructure for Bibliometrics, comprised of bibliometric data from worldwide scientific publications prepared specifically for research, analysis and reporting. The National Infrastructure for Bibliometrics will help Norway further develop its competencies in bibliometrics, allowing academics, institutions and research funders to more easily understand and compare domestic and international research.

Annette Thomas, CEO Web of Science Group said: "It's a privilege for the Web of Science Group to play such an important part in Norway's research output evaluation, helping them to streamline, improve quality and ensure access to knowledge. Web of Science continues to lead in world-class research evaluation by providing data for the UK's REF 2021, the Australian Research Council, and now Norway too."

The Nordic Institute for Studies of Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU) will be the first research institution to benefit from The National Infrastructure for Bibliometrics. The data will be used in NIFU's work for the Research Council.

Sveinung Skule, Director of NIFU said: "The access to world data will provide completely new opportunities for analyzing the results of research in the form of scientific publishing. This is especially important for international comparative studies, comparisons of Norway with other countries, as well as more basic research on scientific publishing. It will allow us to monitor, understand and investigate the effects of research policy measures and instruments."

NOTES TO EDITORS

About Unit - The Norwegian Directorate for ICT and Joint Services in Higher Education and Research
Unit - The Norwegian Directorate for ICT and Joint Services in Higher Education and Research provides a broad range of services to research and higher education. Unit has a central role in following up the government's digitalization policies. The head office is located in Trondheim. Unit has a branch office located in Oslo. Unit's website can be accessed at www.unit.no.

About Web of Science Group
Web of Science Group organizes the world's research information to enable academia, corporations, publishers and governments accelerate the pace of research.  It is powered by the Web of Science – the world's largest publisher-neutral citation index and research intelligence platform. Its many well-known brands also include Converis, EndNote, Kopernio, Publons, ScholarOne and the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). The Web of Science Group is a Clarivate Analytics company. www.webofsciencegroup.com. @webofscience

About Clarivate Analytics
Clarivate Analytics is a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation. Building on a heritage going back more than a century and a half, we have built some of the most trusted brands across the innovation lifecycle, including Web of Science, Cortellis, Derwent, CompuMark, MarkMonitor, and Techstreet. Today, Clarivate Analytics is a new and independent company, on a bold entrepreneurial mission to help our clients radically reduce the time from new ideas to life-changing innovations.

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