Elsevier's Scival(R) Spotlight(TM) Country Maps Provide a National Perspective of Interdisciplinary Research

AMSTERDAM, November 8, 2010 - Elsevier, the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and
medical information products and services, today announced the availability
of SciVal Spotlight country maps (www.info.scival.com). The country
maps are a new option for academic and governmental decision makers seeking
to understand national research strengths against the increasingly
interdisciplinary backdrop of global research. They are an extension of the
SciVal Spotlight solution, which uses an innovative analytical algorithm to
reveal customized graphical representations of research performance over time
and across scientific fields.

SciVal Spotlight institutional maps launched in June of 2009 offering
detailed views of the unique research competencies of research institutions,
recognizing an emerging need to visualize research performance at a national
level. The addition of country maps enables research decision makers to
broaden their analytical scope of global research output.

"Working with research institutions and funding bodies across the globe,
we uncovered a growing demand for ways to analyze interdisciplinary research
strengths in the context of a national research footprint," explained Jay
Katzen, Managing Director of Elsevier Academic and Government Products. "By
adding country maps to SciVal Spotlight, we can address this need by allowing
strategic decision makers to adjust their focus and gain a wider perspective
of the research horizon. Presented with a national view on research
performance, academic and governmental research advisors will have stronger
quantitative evidence to support critical funding, policy, and strategic
research decisions."

Moving beyond the traditional method of measuring research output by
publication and citation counts, the underlying model of SciVal Spotlight
relies on the co-citation analysis of over 16,000 peer-reviewed journals to
more accurately reflect the current structure of science. Leveraging this new
model of science, SciVal Spotlight country maps allow institutions to
understand how their work contributes to their nation's research strengths as
well as their relative national standing within each of these research
competencies. The country maps can also be used to identify potential areas
for specialization, diversification, or collaboration. In addition, by
measuring the regional size and growth of each national competency, the
sustainability of leadership positions can be analyzed.

Illustrating the unique insight SciVal Spotlight offers, Elsevier is in
the process of conducting a detailed analysis of the water resources
landscape. The study, scheduled for release in Q4 of this year, will identify
trends and reveal leading institutes and up-and-coming countries in this area
of research. For additional information about the study or to receive a copy
of the report on key findings when available, please contact Sandra Plasse at
+1-212-752-8338 or splasse@psbpr.com.

About the Elsevier SciVal(R) Suite

Elsevier's SciVal suite (www.info.scival.com) of services supports
academic and government leadership in evaluating, establishing and executing
research strategies that optimize the performance of existing assets and
maximize investments to enhance near and long-term productivity. SciVal tools
leverage SciVerse Scopus(R), Elsevier's comprehensive scientific research
database and a trusted source of bibliometric data, to offer innovative yet
authoritative solutions. Current suite offerings include: SciVal
Spotlight(TM), a strategic tool that generates unique institutional and
country maps of existing and emerging strengths based on an interdisciplinary
perspective of current performance; SciVal Funding(TM), an online solution
that provides targeted recommendations on grants to pursue based on
pre-populated research profiles and historical awards; Elsevier's Collexis
Expert Profiling, a semantic technology-based application that enables
researchers to identify and locate sources of expertise at an individual or
departmental level within and across institutions.

About Elsevier

Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and
medical information products and services. The company works in partnership
with the global science and health communities to publish more than 2,000
journals, including The Lancet (www.thelancet.com/) and Cell
(www.cell.com/), and close to 20,000 book titles, including major
reference works from Mosby and Saunders. Elsevier's online solutions include
SciVerse ScienceDirect (www.sciencedirect.com/), SciVerse Scopus
(www.scopus.nl/), Reaxys (https://www.reaxys.com/), MD Consult
(www.mdconsult.com/) and Nursing Consult (
www.nursingconsult.com/), which enhance the productivity of science
and health professionals, and the SciVal suite (www.scival.com/) and
MEDai's Pinpoint Review (www.medai.com/), which help research and
health care institutions deliver better outcomes more cost-effectively.

A global business headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier (
www.elsevier.com) employs 7,000 people worldwide. The company is part
of Reed Elsevier Group PLC (www.reedelsevier.com/), a world-leading
publisher and information provider, which is jointly owned by Reed Elsevier
PLC and Reed Elsevier NV. The ticker symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam),
REL (London Stock Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).

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    Sandra Plasse
    Phone: +1-212-752-8338
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Media contact: Jen Saunders, Sandra Plasse, Phone: +1-212-752-8338, Email: jsaunder at psbpr.com, splasse at psbpr.com