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Showcasing Success: tracking research and departmental impact with SciVal Online
Do you want to better understand the real-world impact of your research or your department’s performance? Looking to make evidence-based decisions, support strategic planning or enhance research visibility? Join us for this hands-on SciVal training to learn how to use bibliometric data to evaluate research impact, productivity and collaboration trends.
This 60-minute workshop will consist of 50 minutes of hands-on learning and 10 minutes of Q&A.
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Benchmark researchers and departments using key performance indicators
- Explore collaboration networks and co-authorship patterns
- Identify high-impact publications and citation metrics
- Generate reports for grant applications and evaluations
Must be a Waterloo student, staff or faculty member to attend. No prior knowledge of SciVal is required to participate.
This is an online event, please register to receive the event link. Recording and slides will be shared with those that register for the event. If you have accommodation requests or questions, reach out to libevents@uwaterloo.ca with your needs.
Related LibGuide: Bibliometrics & Measuring Research Output
- Date:
- Wednesday, October 29, 2025
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Audience:
- Faculty / Instructors Graduate Students Researchers Waterloo staff
- Categories:
- Workshop
Instructors
Laura Bredahl is the bibliometrics and research impact librarian at the University of Waterloo. She currently supports university leadership, faculties and departments, and the broader community in research impact and bibliometrics analyses, services, use and governance. She regularly creates, shares and presents reports to support strategic planning and decision making, grant proposals and celebrating research excellence at all levels within the University. She has a passion for working with highly motivated teams with a shared curiosity for digging into the data and illuminating the stories they tell.
Coral Markan Davidson is the customer success manager for Canada at Elsevier, where she supports academic institutions in using research analytics to inform strategic decision-making and demonstrate research impact. She collaborates with research offices, faculty and administrators to help them effectively navigate and apply bibliometric tools and data. With a strong background in research support and bibliometric analysis, Coral provides customized training, practical resources and hands-on guidance to empower teams in achieving their institutional goals. She holds a master's degree in both information science and French and is committed to helping institutions turn complex data into clear, actionable insights.
Event Support
Amy Lim is the research programs and services coordinator at the University of Waterloo Libraries. She helps coordinate workshops alongside our librarians. If you have questions about this event, please contact her at libevents@uwaterloo.ca.
Facilitator(s)
Instructor
Customer success manager for Canada at Elsevier
Instructor
Bibliometrics and Research Impact Librarian
Event Coordinator
Research Programs and Services Coordinator