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Dimensions Analytics - research analytics database: Data export & visualization

Search and analyze millions of research publications connected by more than 1.3 billion citations, Altmetric data, supporting grants, datasets, clinical trials, patents and policy documents.

Exporting search results

Up to 5,000 search results can be exported at a time from Dimensions by clicking the "Save/Export" button in the search bar. Users may request to increase their default export to 50,000 records by contacting Dimensions Support (select Support at top right, then Ask for help)

Export options:

  • Full records in CSV or XLSX format. The full record contains all available textual data.

  • Data to create bibliometric networks using VOSviewer or CiteSpace

  • Files for reference managers in BibTeX or RIS format

Exporting from Analytical Views

To download a visualization or data from an Analytical View of a search result in Dimensions, select the hamburger menu (three lines) in the top right corner of the graphic. Then select the type of file you would like to download (PNG, JPEG, PDF, CSV, or XLS).

Exporting an Analytical Views graphic or data

VOSviewer visualization program

VOSviewer is a free software download for constructing and visualizing bibliometric networks which may include citation, bibliographic coupling, co-citation, or co-authorship relations. It also offers text mining functionality to construct and visualize co-occurrence networks of important terms extracted from a body of scientific literature. 

VOSviewer Online creates the possibility to embed interactive visualizations in online platforms. A VOSviewer visualization is integrated in Dimensions in the Researchers Analytical View. Additional integrations for journals, organizations, and terms will follow.

Visit https://www.vosviewer.com/ to download the software or launch the online version.

Screenshot of VOSviewer visualization software program

 

 

 

Dimensions API

UCSF gets a limited number of seats to the Dimensions API through our subscription. Before requesting access to the API, please consider whether your data need can be met by the standard data exports above. Access to the API is limited to UCSF email accounts and is meant to be used for working with large amounts of data or data analysis that's not possible through the graphical user interface and its data exports. 

Helpful API documents:

To request API access, contact the Library and provide the following:

  • Name of UCSF personnel who will be accessing the API
  • UCSF email address
  • Description of the project for which you are requesting access
  • Duration of the project