Research Data & Analytics

Research data, analytics, and systems are available to all U of T divisions to support the strategic goals of the VPRI and  institutional research data needs. This research data includes analytics on funding from federal and provincial governments; the not-for-profit sector; private-sector partnerships; and national and international research foundations.

Additionally, the Divisional Quantitative Research Strategic Plans (DQRSP) are an established initiative created to foster a culture of excellence in research by the setting of quantitative targets within academic divisions.

The Research Analytics team within the VPRI provides research data and reports on a regular and an ad hoc basis to all U of T divisions. The Research Analytics Portal website is open to all U of T faculty and staff, who want to learn about the available data and data tools. For ad hoc data requests, a research data request form can be found on the website.

The following research data and metrics are available to divisional leadership.

1. Funding

Available from VPRI Dashboards

• Research funding ($) and number of grants awarded by division and unit
• Total funding ($) and number of grants awarded from sponsors in corporate/private, not-for-profit, and government sectors. Participation rates in Tri-Agency grant applications
• Total Canada Research Chairs (CRC) eligible funding
• Research funding ($) and number of projects with hospital partners
   

Request via Research Analytics Portal

• CRC Chairs/ CRC $100K Units
• CRC Chairs- Equity Diversity Inclusion (EDI) targets
• Average grant size in Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight
• Canada Council of the Arts grants, total funding and number of awards (coming soon to VPRI Dashboards)
• Federal Research Support Fund (RSF) data
• Tri-Agency National Results Dashboards from U15

2. Awards and Honours

Request from Manager, University Awards & Honours (see VPRI contact listed below) or your Divisional Awards Coordinator

• Total number of external research and innovation awards received
• Number of external awards nominations submitted

3. Innovations

Available from VPRI Dashboards:

• Number of invention disclosures
• Number of patents
• Number of license and option agreements
• Number of start-ups

4. Publications, Citations & Altmetrics

• DiscoverResearch
• Number of researchers on Highly Cited Researchers List, by subject
• Number of publications in peer-reviewed journals, citations, altmetrics, and peer benchmarking of research impact by subject and field (Web of Science, InCites, Scopus -- Guide on Use )

5. Public Policy & Thesis Data

• T-Space: Theses and dissertations 
• T-Space: Public Policy Reports Collection

6. Research Collaboration Networks

Assess your research networks for number and nature of collaborations. Two types of collaboration networks are described below.

• Internal collaboration networks show the relationships between a researcher and every other U of T researcher with whom they co-author publications. Networks can also extend to all co-authors of co-authors at U of T.   DiscoverResearch provides information on these U of T internal collaboration networks.
• External collaboration networks are based on publication co-authors. These networks show how closely our researchers collaborate, through networks of co-authorship, with the most highly cited researchers across the globe in their fields.  Web of Science and InCites provide information on external collaboration networks

• VPRI Dashboards are a research data analytics solution, which seamlessly integrates a variety of data sources into one platform. Developed with a user-centric approach, the VPRI Dashboards enable self-service data analysis for data-informed decision making.
• DiscoverResearch is a new online tool to highlight, celebrate and promote all of our research experts to help spark discovery, connection and collaboration.

The VPRI Research Analytics team provides group and individual training to those who have received access to the VPRI Dashboards and/or DiscoverResearch.

• Analyze and integrate research data
• Develop, maintain, and update data analytics systems that curate data from multiple sources
• Facilitate the integration of grant data administered at the affiliated hospitals in the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TASHN) network
• Provide data and analytics for U of T divisions and administrative offices
• Prepare research funding and innovation reports for the U of T’s strategic external partners