US News & World Reports Scholarly Impact Project
U.S. News and World Report planned to initially release a new scholarly impact ranking in 2020, however, due to COVID, this has been delayed. U.S. News now plans to release this scholarly ranking in 2021.
Chronological Order Of Events:
2019
- February 13, 2019: U.S. News Considers Evaluating Law School Scholarly Impact
- March 20, 2019: Sichelman: A Defense And Explanation Of The U.S. News ‘Citation’ Ranking
- April 22, 2019: U.S. News Law School Scholarly Impact, An update from HeinOnline
- May 2, 2019: U.S. News Responds to the Law School Community
- July 1, 2019: The U.S. News Scholarly Impact Project (Update from HeinOnline)
- July 15, 2019: Shane Marmion (President) and William Shannon Hein (Executive Vice President) present on a panel at AALL (Download PowerPoint | Download PDF)
2020
- January 4, 2020: Shane Marmion (President) presents on a panel at AALS (Download PowerPoint | Download PDF)
- January 27, 2020: HeinOnline Integrates with ORCID
- February 5, 2020: WISBLAWG – Why Hein’s ORCID Integration Could be a Big Deal for U.S. News Law School Scholarly Impact Ranking
- August 26, 2020: Phase II of the ORCID integration goes live in HeinOnline
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
What time period and faculty should be included in this ranking?
Fall 2020 tenured and tenure track faculty.
What type of corrections is Hein looking for?
We are primarily looking for all known name variations. Some corrections may also include identifying an article or citation that is not currently included in the author’s profile but is in HeinOnline. An example would be a Book Review that may not be included in an author’s profile but is included within a journal in HeinOnline.
What is the deadline to return corrections?
Any requested updates should be finalized by the end of the 2020. If you need more time, we are happy to work with you.
What types of faculty is U.S. News & World Report using for the project? Can librarians submit faculty on presumptively renewable contacts?
At this time, U.S. News & World Report is only accepting tenured and tenure track faculty. Faculty that do not meet these requirements may still enhance their Author Profile Page in HeinOnline; however, U.S. News will not include their data in the analysis.
Does the list of author profiles in HeinOnline only include tenure and tenure track faculty?
No. The list in HeinOnline will include all faculty members that a school has submitted or facility has self-created. This will not be the same list that will be submitted to U.S. News for their scholarly ranking. If any faculty institution affiliation changes need to be made, or if you wish to view your tenure track faculty only, please email holsupport@wshein.com.