UF Research has strategically invested in the infrastructure necessary for the research enterprise to achieve excellence in creating new fundamental knowledge and technological breakthroughs, in translating research to relevance, and in contributing to the educational mission of the institution.
These resources provide the UF community with a competitive and professional advantage in creating new knowledge and technologies, performing research with impact, spawning new economic opportunities, and educating the next generation of leaders.
Jump to: Dimensions, Altmetric, Elements, Pivot, LabArchives
Dimensions
Dimensions is a complete, comprehensive, and connected database that covers publications, grants, patents, clinical trials, datasets and policy documents. The UF community has access to research, track research trends, and identify people and research groups of interest with whom to collaborate around the globe. Remember to link your ORCID iD to your Dimensions account!
Create your Dimensions account (GatorLink Authentication required). Register for a webinar, view our FAQ, access the Knowledge base, download our Quick Start Guide, or contact support for additional assistance.
View the most recent UF-Dimensions training videos:
- Dimensions Overview
- Dimensions: Diving deeper into funding and funding trends
- Dimensions: Finding collaborators, and hot fields
- Dimensions: AI Features
Altmetric
Altmetric can showcase the 1) attention and influence of research as a record of attention, including mentions in the news, blogs, on Twitter; article pageviews and downloads, and GitHub; 2) demonstrate a measure of dissemination to help you understand where and why a piece of research is being discussed and shared among scholars and in the public sphere; and 3) serve as an indicator of influence and impact that can signal research is changing a field of study or having tangible effects upon larger society.
Create your Altmetric account (GatorLink Authentication required). Register for a webinar, view our FAQ, download our Quick Start Guide, or contact support for additional assistance.
View the most recent UF-Altmetric Explorer training videos:
- Altmetric Explorer Overview
- Using Altmetric Explorer Data
- Altmetric Explorer: Using Altmetric data to enhance grant applications
- Altmetric Explorer: My Institution Feature
Elements
Scholars@UF is UF Research’s research analytics warehouse. Scholars@UF aggregates the research, funding, and publishing activities of UF Researchers.
Login to your Scholars@UF profile (GatorLink Authentication required). View our FAQ, download our Quick Start Guide, or contact support for additional assistance.
View the Elements training video:
Pivot
Pivot provides Research Administrators, Research Development Professionals, and faculty the edge by bringing together the right research opportunities, funding, and people. It provides global and local connections that strengthen research by exploring new avenues for funding and collaboration. Remember to link your ORCID iD to your Pivot account!
Pivot Support links:
- Create your Pivot account (GatorLink Authentication required).
- Register for a webinar
- Training Tutorials,
- Contact support
LabArchives
LabArchives is the leading Electronic Research Notebook on the market with multiple built-in widgets for optimal customization. It offers flexible permissions and roles for sharing notebooks, pages, and entries, even with researchers outside of UF.
LabArchive Support Links:
- Create your LabArchives account (GatorLink Authentication required).
- Register for a webinar
- Training Tutorials
- contact support for additional assistance.
Other Databases
- Grants.gov – The U.S. federal government’s funding opportunity database
- grants.nih.gov – The National Institutes of Health’s central resource for funding and grant information
