What is ISI?
The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) builds on the work of Dr. Eugene Garfield – the original founder and pioneer of information science. Named after the company he founded – the forerunner of the Web of Science – ISI was reestablished in 2018 and serves as a home for analytic expertise, guided by his legacy and adapted to respond to technological advances. For more information, read The History of ISI.
ISI Global Research Reports
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Clarivate Societal Impact Framework: A guide to responsible impact measurement This third report in the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Societal Impact Framework series focuses on the responsible measurement of the societal impact of research. It explains how societal impact indicators should be interpreted, contextualized and used to support meaningful analysis and decision making. |
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Research categorization and the value of structured data Informed by decades of methodological development at the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), this report examines how deliberate data curation, stable categorization and rich metadata underpin the Web of Science database and its ability to support credible discovery, evaluation and analysis. |
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Research collaboration in a changing world Our latest report from the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) at Clarivate, Research collaboration in a changing world, explores how geopolitical shifts, pandemic disruptions, and strategic national investments are reshaping international research networks. |
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Unpacking Societal Impact Profiles: From data to decisions This report presents three real-world examples of how research managers can use Web of Science Research Intelligence to spotlight strategic strengths, flag potential risks, benchmark against peers and guide performance decisions. |
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G20 research and innovation scorecard 2025 The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) presents the latest edition of the G20 scorecard, offering a comprehensive snapshot of the research and innovation capabilities of the 21 G20 members. |
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Unlocking the efficiency of international research collaboration This paper dives into the Collaborative Category Normalized Citation Impact (Collab-CNCI) – a bibliometric indicator proposed by Clarivate’s Institute for Scientific Information. |