Elsevier Enhances Pure, Providing New Research Analysis Functionalities Through Direct Integration With SciVal

AMSTERDAM, October 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Release of Pure 5.1 makes Elsevier Research Intelligence Tools Pure and SciVal Interoperable

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the release of Pure 5.1, an enhanced version of its leading research information management system, and part of the Elsevier Research Intelligence portfolio of integrated tools and services.

The release of Pure 5.1 improves its benchmark and research impact analysis functionalities through deep integration with SciVal. Pure customers with access to SciVal are now able to benefit from the benchmark capabilities of SciVal from within the Pure research management platform. These functionalities include the ability to easily select any group of Pure articles and seamlessly analyze them in SciVal. Users will benefit from SciVal's powerful analytics engine, allowing for more comprehensive comparison of research against peers, entire subject areas and institutions. In addition, a range of SciVal research impact metrics will also be visible for Scopus articles included in Pure.  

"Over the past two years Pure has strengthened its interoperability within the Elsevier Research Intelligence portfolio through enhanced integrations with Scopus and SciVal Funding," said Thomas Jorgensen, Director Product Management at Elsevier. "The release of Pure 5.1 will not only save our customers time, but also provides them with a wide range of suitable benchmark tools to analyze the output of their institution for strategic decision making."

"Making Pure and SciVal interoperable is part of a larger integration plan we have for the Elsevier Research Intelligence portfolio. We aim to ensure that all our products seamlessly support research leaders across the spectrum of their research management activities, thereby helping them to achieve their objectives more efficiently and effectively," said Nick Fowler, Managing Director for Research Management at Elsevier.

For further details about what is included in the release of Pure 5.1 go to: http://www.elsevier.com/research-intelligence/pure/release5.1

About Elsevier Research Intelligence  

Elsevier Research Intelligence is an integrated research information management portfolio that improves institutional and individual ability to establish, execute and evaluate research strategy and performance. Combining SciVal tools, the Pure system and custom Analytical Services with the rich data asset Scopus and the reference management technology of Mendeley, Elsevier Research Intelligence equips research institutions, funders, policy-makers and researchers with a wide range of content, tools, and powerful analytics. Elsevier Research Intelligence helps individuals and institutions make better decisions, improve collaboration, attract more investment and optimize expenditure.

About Elsevier 

Elsevier is a world-leading provider of information solutions that enhance the performance of science, health, and technology professionals, empowering them to make better decisions, deliver better care, and sometimes make groundbreaking discoveries that advance the boundaries of knowledge and human progress. Elsevier provides web-based, digital solutions - among them ScienceDirect, Scopus, Elsevier Research Intelligence and ClinicalKey - and publishes nearly 2,200 journals, including The Lancet and Cell, and over 25,000 book titles, including a number of iconic reference works.

The company is part of Reed Elsevier Group PLC, a world-leading provider of professional information solutions in the Science, Medical, Legal and Risk and Business sectors, which is jointly owned by Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. The ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).

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