ABSTRACT:

Scientometrics is the study of science, science policy, and communications in science using quantitative methods. It primarily looks into the quantitative features and characteristics of science and scientific research by studying scholarly literature, mainly journal articles, citation, impact factor etc. Databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, and Dimensions are the primary data sources. This lecture will provide the participants a basic understanding of the field and a brief overview of the mentioned databases. It will help them navigate these databases and use certain features to understand the impact of their own research.