DORA: Visualizing Research Impact Online
The ability to create effective visualizations of your research impact is a valuable skill when competing for grants, awards, and attention in a crowded research landscape. This hands-on workshop introduces participants to a range of tools and techniques for creating clear, compelling graphics that communicate research impact from multiple perspectives, including citation metrics, collaboration networks, research outputs, and media attention. Participants will explore both ready-made visualizations and customizable approaches for presenting impact data to diverse audiences.
This workshop is part of the DORA (San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment) Workshop Series, which explores practical approaches for showcasing and evaluating research beyond traditional metrics. Together, these sessions focus on strengthening researcher visibility, communicating research impact, and recognizing the value of diverse scholarly contributions.
This session is ideal for researchers, administrators, and graduate students interested in research metrics, scholarly communication, and mapping academic influence. No previous experience with data visualization is necessary.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Generate ready-made impact visualizations using a variety of bibliometric and research impact tools available at McMaster.
- Use raw bibliometric data and customizable templates to create effective research impact visualizations.
- Select appropriate visualization types for different kinds of impact data and audiences.
- Incorporate research impact visualizations into grant applications, award nominations, annual reports, and other research communication activities.
Details: Any preparatory work for the session can be found on its information page. This virtual workshop will be recorded and shared on the same page, and discoverable via the Sherman Centre's Online Learning Catalogue.
Certificate Eligibility: This workshop is eligible for the Sherman Centre's certificate program. For more information, visit scds.ca/certificate-program. It is also eligible for the Canadian Certificate for Digital Humanities. To learn more, visit ccdhhn.ca or contact scds@mcmaster.ca.
- Date:
- Tuesday, November 10, 2026
- Time:
- 11:00am - 12:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Audience:
- McMaster + Community
- Categories:
- DR DRI Training SCDS Sponsored Events Workshops
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CODE OF CONDUCT
The Sherman Centre and the McMaster University Libraries are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment for its presenters and participants. As a participant in this session, you agree to support and help cultivate an experience that is collaborative, respectful, and inclusive, as well as free of harassment, discrimination, and oppression. We reserve the right to remove participants who exhibit harassing, malicious or persistently disruptive behaviour.
We strive to make this event accessible to everyone. Where possible, sessions are recorded and include live captioning, and we will share recordings, slides, and transcripts afterward so you can revisit the content at your own pace. Because these materials are provided, and to help protect participant privacy and consent, we ask that attendees do not use AI note-taking or automated recording tools (such as Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, Zoom AI Companion, or similar apps) without prior permission from the organizers.
Please refer to our code of conduct webpage for more information.
Jack Young (he/him) is McMaster’s Research Impact & Bibliometrics Librarian, supporting the use of bibliometric data to enhance the reporting and strategic planning practices of the University, its researchers and research units.
Jack provides training and consultations on the tools and techniques available at McMaster for tracking the impact of research and knowledge mobilization activities.
Subhanya Sivajothy (she/her) brings a background of research in data justice, science and technology studies, and environmental humanities. She is currently support researchers with qualitative research, data visualizations, digital exhibits and other forms of knowledge mobilization. Do not hesitate to reach out to her if you would like to talk more about data analysis and visualization as they evolve throughout the research process. Email Subhanya at sivajos@mcmaster.ca.
Subhanya offers consultations on Data Analysis and Visualization. Schedule a consultation with Subhanya.
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