The InCites Explorer offers benchmarking capabilities at the Researcher and Department level when you're working with your My Organization dataset. Benchmarks help you see how the information for the performance indicators selected compares to calculated totals. Baselines consider all documents in a given set and generate ad hoc indicators based on the document set. Benchmarks vary depending on the Explorer focus you're using. Benchmarks are available for:
| Descriptions | |
| Global Baseline | Enables you to benchmark against the world Global baselines are affected by year, document type, and research area filters |
| Baseline for All Items | Baseline for all items in the results data table Filters are incorporated into the calculation for this baseline |
| Baseline for Pinned Items | Baseline for all results pinned from the data table |
| Country/Region Baseline for Pinned Items | Allows benchmarking against a particular country/region A baseline is generated for each country/region represented in the pinned set Filters are incorporated into the calculation for this baseline |
Researcher Benchmarking
Perform Researcher Benchmarking using the People explorer of InCites, and search for faculty members either by name or their affiliated departments.
When you select your institution's dataset, a new set of filters appear in the filter panel. You can then search people by:
- Department Level
- Person Name
- Affiliated Department or Organization
- Location
Department Level Benchmarking
You can access Department benchmarking from the Organization explorer, and search for departments by name or the department level. The Department Level represents a designated level of a department in an organizational hierarchy. The root organization is represented as Level 1 with each subsequent level in the organization represented up to five levels.
Select your desired level from the Department Level filter. When you select your institution’s dataset from the dataset drop-down menu, the filter panel updates and includes new filters to further narrow your search:
- Department Level
- Department Name