Key Information

Tutor: Yusuf Ozkan
Duration: 1.5 hour workshop
Delivery: Live (Online, MS Teams)
Course Credit (PGR only): 1 credit 
Audience: Postdocs, Research Fellows, Research Degree Students

Dates

  • Fri 28 November 2025
    10:00-11:30, MS Teams
  • Thurs 29 January 2026
    10:00-11:30, MS Teams

Publishing research is a key step towards achieving impact within and beyond academia. This course will explain how traditional publication metrics including the Journal Impact Factor and the h-index, and alternative publication metrics (altmetrics) are calculated and explore biases & weaknesses of each metric. We will then discuss responsible use of publication metric initiatives and how organisations are adopting these for assessing research.

This course is open to Postdocs, Research Fellows & Research Degree Students.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this workshop you will be able to:

  • Identify different metrics and research assessment methods used by research organisation and funders
  • Critically reflect on the strengths, weaknesses and biases of a range of popular metrics including citations, the Journal Impact Factor and the h-index
  • Assess the value of using altmetrics to demonstrate research impact
  • Evaluate the utility of applying publication metrics responsibility to your own research and publications

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