Access to essential science performance statistics and trends data has powerful implications. Corporations, governments, researchers, academic institutions and journal publishers can use ISI Essential Science Indicators to determine their impact on science within a field, and the impact of other countries, institutions, colleagues, and journals. The implications for corporations are even more far reaching. In addition to using ISI Essential Science Indicators as a performance measurement tool, corporations can use the information for competitive intelligence and benchmarking. Corporations will benefit from this insight by assessing competitor's strategies, and identifying the most talented scientists in a given discipline for potential recruitment.
Citations are a form of intellectual debt.
For decades, many scholars have utilized citation data for more than retrieval. They have found this information vital for analytical purposes. ISI Essential Science Indicators compiles and ranks citations to form the basis for these essential science performance statistics and trends data. ISI is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA with offices worldwide. It is a technologically advanced company, able to respond to the markets it serves with sophisticated and efficient resources.