BU Scopus Research Dashboard
A WordPress-based research analytics dashboard for academic libraries using Scopus, DSpace, WOS manual metrics, SDG mapping, charts, and interactive publication details.
by Ashutosh Mishra · github.com/thuyhuongctu/bu-scopus-research-dashboard
Install
No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:
wp plugin install https://github.com/thuyhuongctu/bu-scopus-research-dashboard/archive/refs/heads/main.zipCopyright Notice:
This repository is shared only for academic viewing, research reference, and demonstration purposes.
Copying, modifying, reusing, redistributing, sublicensing, selling, or commercial use of this code is not permitted without prior written permission from the author.
Overview
BU Scopus Research Dashboard is a web-based research analytics system developed for academic libraries to visualize institutional research output, bibliometric indicators, repository records, SDG mapping, subject analytics, country collaboration, and interactive publication details.
The dashboard is designed to support academic libraries, research cells, and institutional administrators in monitoring, presenting, and analyzing scholarly output through a centralized digital interface.
Purpose
The main purpose of this project is to provide a library-managed research analytics system that displays institutional research performance in a simple, interactive, and visually informative format.
It combines research data, institutional repository records, bibliometric indicators, and visual analytics into a single dashboard environment.
Key Features
- Scopus publication analytics
- Web of Science research indicators
- Institutional research output overview
- KPI cards for major research indicators
- Year-wise publication trend
- Citation analytics
- Open Access category analysis
- Document type distribution
- Subject area visualization
- SDG goal mapping
- Country-wise collaboration map
- Institutional Repository thesis integration
- Interactive publication detail view
- Searchable detail tables
- CSV export functionality
- Cache-based dashboard loading
- Scheduled data refresh support
- Admin-side configuration support
Data Sources
This dashboard is designed to work with multiple research data sources:
- Scopus API
- Web of Science API / research indicator data
- Institutional Repository API
- JSON fallback cache
- SDG mapping data
- Subject area analytics data
API Key Notice
This repository does not include any API key, password, token, or private institutional credential.
Authorized administrators can configure required credentials locally in the system settings.
API credentials are not included in the public source code.
Technology Stack
- PHP
- JavaScript
- HTML/CSS
- Chart.js
- Google GeoChart
- AJAX
- Scheduled cache refresh logic
- Scopus API
- Web of Science API
- Institutional Repository REST API
Dashboard Components
The dashboard includes the following major components:
- Institutional overview section
- Scopus publication KPI cards
- Web of Science indicator cards
- Publication trend charts
- Citation trend visualization
- Document type chart
- Open Access category analysis
- Subject area graph
- SDG goal chart
- Global collaboration map
- Recent publication section
- Searchable popup detail tables
- Publication-level detail modal
- CSV export option
Research and Academic Use
This project has been developed as part of an academic library research analytics initiative. It may be referenced for academic demonstration, research documentation, and institutional case study purposes.
The repository can be cited in research papers as a source code reference for the developed dashboard system.
Suggested Citation
Mishra, A. (2026). BU Scopus Research Dashboard [Source code]. GitHub. https://github.com/mashutosh934755/bu-scopus-research-dashboard