Reporting Tools

TheÌýReportingÌýarea within Aurora allows users to export a range of publication, output and professional activities data.

These tools also provide the ability to review and compare statistics for individuals and groups (School, Faculty, Institute or Research Group). Within each of these groups there are alsoÌýReporting GroupsÌýwhich allows data to be exported for a sub-set of Researchers such as allÌýAcademic Staff, allÌý´¡³¦²¹»å±ð³¾¾±³¦Ìý°Õ¾±³Ù±ô±ð³ó´Ç±ô»å±ð°ù²õÌýor allÌýHDR StudentsÌýwithin this group.

Note:ÌýYou are only able to access the ReportingÌýarea if you have been given the role of ‘Statistician' within Aurora.

Heads of School,ÌýAssociate Deans ResearchÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýFaculty Research ManagersÌýare automatically provided with access to run reports for their School, Faculty, Institute or Research Group.

If you need to run reports for your area but don't have access, please fill out theÌýÌýand then email it toÌýAurora Support.

  • Basic reports
    Basic reports allow users to extract data about publication, citations, professional activities and users

    Basic ReportsÌýallows users to extract data aboutÌýpublication, citations, professional activities and users withinÌýAurora by selectingÌýResearch Admin>Basic Reports.

    These data extract reports can be download into spreadsheet format (CVS/ Excel), allowing users to sort, filter and format results for the desired needs.

    Users can also extract data about userÌýLogins,Ìýpending publications requiring actioning via theÌýApproval CountsÌýreport, Aurora accountÌýDelegationÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý±á-±õ²Ô»å±ð³æ'²õÌý(including citation stats) for individual Researchers and Groups (School, Faculty, Institute or Research Group).

    See theÌýBasic reports guideÌýfor further details.

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    Note: To create a list of publications for a group of Researchers in Word format using a customÌýcitation/reference style, you must first export your Aurora data using theÌýChoose report: Users and usageÌýthen selecting theÌýPublications (ReferenceManager/ EndNote)Ìýreport. Once you have uploaded the exportedÌýfile to EndNote you can thenÌýcustomise to yourÌýpreferred citation/ reference style and export into Word.

    For more information on how to download EndNote, refer to the InformationÌýTechnology and Digital Services software page.

  • Group statistics
    The group statistics reporting tool allows users to view charts and statistics about the publication performance for individuals or groups within a school, faculty, institute or research group

    ThisÌýreporting tool allows users to view charts and statistics that give additional information about the publication performance forÌýindividuals or groups within your School, Faculty, Institute or Research Group.

    Group StatisticsÌýallows users to review data for individuals and groups such as:

    • Total publications per year
    • Average publications per user by year
    • Publications by citation count
    • Users' yearly publication rates vs. average
    • H-Index's
    • Journals (by frequency)
      Top cited publications

    SelectÌýResearch Admin>ÌýGroup StatisticsÌýfrom the main menu.

    See theÌýGroup statistics guideÌýfor further details.

  • Comparative statistics

    Comparative StatisticsÌýallows users to view statistics in the form of charts between two individuals, two sets of individuals or between two groups (Schools, Faculties, Institutes or Research Groups).

    SelectÌýResearch Admin>ÌýComparativeÌýStatisticsÌýto review information such as:

    • Average publications per year
    • H-Index's

    See theÌýComparative statistics guideÌýfor further details.

Can't find the reporting group you need?

ContactÌýAurora SupportÌýfor assistance or toÌýdetermine if a new group can be set up for your reporting needs.