WIS Library FAQs

Options:

[A] Weizmann Publications Database Portal (uses Scopus citation data)

1. Open the internal Publications Database Portal
2. Write your name in the search box
3. If your name was found, just click on it and the h-index appears on your profile page at the top right
   1. If your name was not found, please contact the Library for more information
   2. If your h-index seems wrong or publications are missing, please contact the Library so we can identify the problem and get it fixed

[B] Web of Science (uses Web of Science citation data, offers specific periods, is unlikely to include all your publications)

1. Select “Researchers” tab
2. Type the surname and first name (or better, the first initial) of the researcher
3. Select the correct researcher from the list (usually, according to the first name + affiliation). If there is more than one relevant record, select all of them and click the “View as combined record” button.
4. You will see metrics on the right side of the screen:
   number of publications
   number of times cited
   h-index
5. A click on the number of publications will lead to the list of all these publications. From this screen you can also generate a citation report that allows you to see times cited for each of the articles, to export the list to Excel and sort from most cited to the least cited.

[C] Scopus (uses Scopus citation data)

1. Open Scopus author search
   1. enter your surname and initial/s (e.g., Smith Y)
   2. run the search
2. Refine the results using the Affiliation filter (left side of screen, page down till you find it) -- select Weizmann Institute of Science Israel and page down to click on the Limit to button.  Note:  If you want to include your work published without the Weizmann affiliation, it will need to be added to the search, possibly by adding an additional organization/s.
3. Click on the author name.  If there is more than 1 author result, select the more complete one. 
4. Your h-index is displayed.
5. To refine your h-index, click view h-graph.  From that page, you can limit the results for specific years and exclude books or self-citation.

[D] Google Scholar (citation data source unknown; not a recommendation)

1. Open Google Scholar search
   1. enter your surname and initial/s (e.g., Smith Y)
   2. run the search
2. Click on the author name + affiliation displayed under "User profiles for ...".  If there is more than 1 author result, select the more appropriate one. 
3. Your h-index is displayed at the right side of the screen, both for "all" publications and for the past 5 years. 
4. There is no refine option.