Introduction: The aim of this study is to assess the utility of Scopus for learning more about the citing and publishing habits of faculty members in Medicine.
Methods: I used Scopus to search for publications by Faculty of Medicine authors at my institution that were published between 2022-2024. I exported the bibliographic details for those publications, as well as the cited references. I am analyzing the data to learn the journals most frequently published in and cited, and the percentage of open access publications. I will then compare those findings with our existing collections to assess how well we are meeting faculty needs when it comes to research literature.
Results: Preliminary results demonstrate that Scopus provides quick and relatively easy access to high-level insights about the sources published in and cited by faculty in Medicine. Coverage of journals and book chapters is excellent, but some Canadian journals and locally published documents are not indexed, along with some other sources.
Discussion: Results from this study demonstrate that Scopus is a useful tool for simple collections analysis, and that it provides relatively thorough (though incomplete) coverage of the research output of our medical faculty. Future findings will reveal the relevance and usefulness of the Health Sciences Library collection for one of our key user groups. Findings may have implications for future collections decisions.