InCites
Clarivate's research analytics, built on Web of Science.
At a Glance
- Publisher
- Clarivate
- Coverage
research-performance benchmarking and analysis — normalized citation impact, collaboration, and institutional metrics — over Web of Science data
- Access
institutional subscription
- Free alternative
- OpenAlex-based tools
- Regional
global.
Our Take
InCites is the Web of Science counterpart to SciVal — the analytics environment for benchmarking research performance, with field-normalized indicators (like Category Normalized Citation Impact) that are widely used in evaluation and rankings. It’s rigorous within WoS’s curated corpus, and it inherits that corpus’s selectivity and English/STEM tilt. It’s premium. Use it for normalized bibliometric benchmarking where you rely on Web of Science; pair with SciVal or an open tool to test sensitivity to database choice.
Power Tips
- Use InCites’ field-normalized metrics (e.g. CNCI) for fairer cross-field comparison than raw counts, mindful of WoS’s coverage selectivity
- run the same question in SciVal or OpenAlex to see how much the answer depends on the underlying database.
Alternatives & Complements
SciVal · Web of Science · Dimensions · OpenAlex.
Figures last verified: August 16, 2026