Library Research Support

As a researcher, you can increase your influence by ensuring that your present yourself and your research outputs effectively.  This section looks at the various ways this can be achieved and the tools we have at our disposal to increase our impact.

In the identity and impact section you can find out how to:

• manage your identity -  including creating an ORCID
• increase your visibility through profiles
• learn more about research impact
• track citations to your work
• use altmetrics to track attention to your work
• use research metrics responsibly

You may also wish to find out about how you can Share your research outputs including making your work Open Access, retaining your rights so you can share your published papers and the Hallam authors book collection.

You may come across quantitative metrics when considering your identity and the impact of your work.

Responsible metrics refers to the appropriate and responsible use of citation-based metrics, altmetrics and other quantitative measures in the assessment and evaluation of research.

It is important to understand the limitations of any metrics you use and to use them for appropriate purposes.  

For more information, please see our pages about responsible metrics.