The Elsevier National Capacity Building Programme (NCBP), in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), is pleased to launch a comprehensive onboarding and capability-building programme on Scopus and Embase for ICMR institutes and centres. This initiative is designed to empower researchers, scientists, clinicians, information specialists, and healthcare professionals with advanced tools and best practices for research discovery, evidence generation, scholarly communication, and research impact.

While both platforms support high-quality research, they serve distinct yet complementary roles across the research lifecycle. Scopus, the world's largest curated abstract and citation database, enables researchers to discover relevant literature, explore emerging research trends, identify collaboration opportunities, track citations, benchmark institutional performance, and enhance the visibility of their scholarly contributions. Embase, Elsevier's premier biomedical and pharmacological database, provides extensive coverage of biomedical literature and conference content, supporting systematic reviews, evidence synthesis, clinical research, drug safety monitoring, and precision searching through its powerful Emtree indexing and advanced retrieval capabilities.

Together, Scopus and Embase create a powerful research ecosystem that supports the complete research journey, from literature discovery and research landscape assessment to evidence evaluation, publication strategy, policy development, clinical decision-making, and measurable research impact. Through this structured learning programme, participants will gain practical knowledge and hands-on guidance to maximize the value of these resources in advancing evidence-based health research.

We warmly welcome all participating ICMR institutes and look forward to supporting your research excellence through this series of expert-led learning sessions.

Expected Takeaways

Scopus

• Discover global scholarly literature across disciplines.
• Track citations and measure research influence.
• Identify emerging research trends and collaboration opportunities.
• Benchmark institutional and individual research performance.
• Enhance research visibility and strategic decision-making.

Embase

• Access comprehensive biomedical and pharmacological literature.
• Conduct systematic reviews and evidence synthesis efficiently.
• Leverage Emtree-powered precision searching.
• Support clinical research and drug safety monitoring.
• Retrieve high-quality evidence for healthcare and policy decisions.

Together: Scopus + Embase

• Create an end-to-end workflow from discovery to impact.
• Strengthen evidence-based research and decision-making.
• Support publication planning and research assessment.
• Enable robust literature reviews and comprehensive evidence retrieval.
• Drive greater scholarly visibility, research quality, and societal impact.