BANGKOK, September 11 /PRNewswire/ --

- SCOPUS Citation Data and H-index Used for Research Performance
Measurement of Applicants

Scopus(R), the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed
literature, announced today that in joint partnership with the Thailand
Research Fund (TRF) and Commission on Higher Education (CHE) Thailand it will
present the TRF-CHE Researcher Awards, to recognize outstanding and exemplary
new researchers and mid-career researchers who have received grants from TRF
and CHE.

Recognizing the critical importance of using clear and transparent
indicators to evaluate outstanding research performance, Scopus citation data
and Scopus H-index were used to provide the measurement of the applicants'
research performance, thereby determining their influence in the discipline.

The TRF-CHE Researcher Awards will be given out on two levels -
Distinguished Researcher Award for recipients of mid-career researcher grants
co-funded by TRF and CHE, and Distinguished Young Researcher Award for
recipients of the New Researcher Grants that are co-funded by TRF and CHE or
TRF alone. They will be presented in six major categories: Life Science,
Health Sciences, Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Physical Sciences,
Engineering and Multidisciplinary Technology and Humanities and Social
Sciences.

Roy Jakobs, Managing Director, Academic & Government Sales and Customer
Marketing, Elsevier, remarked, "Its with great pleasure that we will be able
to support the efforts of the TRF and CHE to recognize and acknowledge the
significant efforts of Thai researchers towards their contribution to the
advancement of science through our high quality Scopus data base and
resources.

"By recognizing the important contribution of these outstanding
researchers, we want to reinforce our commitment to grooming and promoting
the careers of researchers who have played a role in the scientific and
educational progress of Thailand", added Professor Vichai Boonsaeng,
representative from the Thailand Research Fund.

Presented by Prime Minister, His Excellency Abhisit Vejjajiva, the awards
will be given out at the 2009 TRF-CHE Annual Congress on 15th October 2009.

For more details on the awards, please visit http://asia.elsevier.com

About TRF

The Thailand Research Fund is the main funding agency that provides
support for basic research, and one of its aims is to nurture the research
capability and build career path for young and mid-career researchers. For
more information, please visit http://www.trf.or.th

About CHE

The Commission on Higher Education is a division in Ministry of Education
that oversees the development and quality control of human resource
development in higher education. For more information, please visit
http://inter.mua.go.th/main/index.php

About Scopus

Covering the world's research literature, Scopus is the largest abstract
and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality Web sources
with smart tools to track analyze and visualize research. Scopus was designed
and developed with over 500 users and librarians internationally. Its unique
database contains abstracts and references from over 18,000 peer-reviewed
journals from 5,000 publishers worldwide, ensuring broad interdisciplinary
coverage. In addition, Scopus not only offers users citation information
about the articles covered, but also directly integrates Web and patent
searches. Direct links to full-text articles, library resources and other
applications like reference management software, make Scopus quicker, easier
and more comprehensive to use than any other literature research tool. For
more information about Scopus please visit http://www.info.scopus.com.

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and
medical information products and services. Working in partnership with the
global science and health communities, Elsevier's 7,000 employees in over 70
offices worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals and 1,900 new books per
year, in addition to offering a suite of innovative electronic products, such
as ScienceDirect (http://www.sciencedirect.com/), MD Consult (
http://www.mdconsult.com/), Scopus (http://www.info.scopus.com/),
bibliographic databases, and online reference works.

Elsevier (http://www.elsevier.com/) is a global business headquartered in
Amsterdam, The Netherlands and has offices worldwide. Elsevier is part of
Reed Elsevier Group plc (http://www.reedelsevier.com/), a world-leading
publisher and information provider. Operating in the science and medical,
legal, education and business-to-business sectors, Reed Elsevier provides
high-quality and flexible information solutions to users, with increasing
emphasis on the Internet as a means of delivery. Reed Elsevier's ticker
symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and
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