Are you interested to knowing how your research has been used? How can it help?

1. Tenure
2. Progress reports
3. Identify similar research projects
4. Duplication or confirmation of research findings
5. Correction of research findings
6. Improvement of research findings
7. Extension of research (different human populations, different animal models or species, etc.)
8. Proper attribution/credit of research findings
9. Quantify return on investment for funding
10. Justification for future requests for funding
11. Demonstration of research impact
12. Identify potential collaborators for a future research project

Are you interested in learning how to track your research? See Who is Citing Your Work. This is a PPT tutorial that demonstrates four resources that authors can use to track their research: Google Scholar, SCOPUS, Web of Science and PubMed Faceoff. All resources are available to the Washington University School of Medicine community.