Exploring research impact beyond traditional metrics: OpenAlex on open research intelligence Online

To effectively plan and evaluate research strategies, institutions around the globe rely on data about the activities and outputs of their researchers and those at other institutions. Historically, those data were only available through costly commercial databases. Two years ago, OpenAlex launched as the most comprehensive and completely open database of the global research ecosystem (outputs, authors, institutions, etc.). In this session, we will (1) explore the foundations of OpenAlex as a source for research intelligence (2) showcase use cases by institutions around the world (3) walk through how to perform common research intelligence use cases in OpenAlex, and (4) leave time for interactive Q&A with the audience.
 

About the Speaker

Using data to make better decisions drives Kyle Demes. A former marine ecologist, he has spent the last decade working with governments and universities on developing and implementing data-driven research strategies. As Chief Operating Officer of OurResearch, he is working to build and sustain an open index of the world’s research ecosystem to ensure that analytics informing research strategies can be open and transparent. His spare time is split between his communities and the shorelines and mountains near Vancouver.

Date:

Monday, November 24, 2025

Time:

10:00am - 11:00am

Time Zone:

China, Malaysia, Singapore (change)

Location:

Online via Zoom

Online:

This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.

Recommended for:

  SMU Administrative Staff     SMU Faculty     SMU Postgraduates     SMU Researchers  

Categories:

  Seminar