What is Academic Analytics?

Academic Analytics compiles multi-faceted data on individual scholar research productivity, aggregates individual data to the academic unit level, and benchmarks academic unit data against peer units across the country.

Academic Analytics allows approved WSU faculty and administrators to view data that are generated independently through a compilation of information in four areas: (1) scholarly publications (books and journal articles), (2) citations to published journal articles, (3) honorific awards, and (4) research funding by federal agencies. These data can be viewed and analyzed on individual and aggregate levels.

Why Academic Analytics at WSU?

The use of Academic Analytics has the potential for strengthening our research mission as outlined in WSU’s 2022-2027 Strategic Plan. Most notably, Academic Analytics allows faculty to identify and strategically pursue funding opportunities that are a strong fit for their expertise, career stage, and goals. This tool can help facilitate new collaborations and a team-science approach to research that ultimately accelerates our capacity to secure larger sponsored projects. Academic Analytics will also help WSU faculty pursue or be nominated for a broader range of honorific awards by identifying relevant opportunities and building award ladders for faculty members. By aggregating the awards and honors earned by our faculty, the Wayne State community can better celebrate these hard-earned achievements.

Access

Full-time, nine-month or greater, tenured and tenure-track faculty members will have access to Faculty Insight. This tool provides faculty members with a pre-populated personal profile page and editing tools. The profile contains a faculty member’s scholarly activity (articles, grants, books, etc.), as well as funding and honorific awards. Faculty can verify, update, and/or edit their information as needed.

Deans, Chairs, Center/Institute Directors, and senior administrators will have access to the Academic Analytics Portal, including the benchmarking data at the appropriate level.

Training is required before access to the Academic Analytics system is granted. Training opportunities are available on campus or virtually. Reach out to academicanalytics@groups.wayne.edu for the next available training date.