Scholar Utility Belt

Personal productivity tools for Google Scholar with minimal extra requests.

Scholar Utility Belt — Journal Quality Badges Journal rankings (ABDC, FT50, UTD24, VHB), citation analytics, academic lineage trees, trend tracking & more on Google Scholar. Scholar Utility Belt adds journal quality badges, citation analytics, author metrics, academic lineage trees, and research trend tracking directly to Google Scholar — no extra tabs, no manual lookups. ★ JOURNAL QUALITY BADGES See ABDC, FT50, UTD24, VHB, SJR Quartile (Q1–Q4), ERA, ABS, CORE, CCF, Norwegian Register, FNEGE, and Impact Factor rankings as color-coded badges on every search result and author profile page. Instantly identify top-tier publications without leaving Scholar. ★ CITATION VELOCITY & ANALYTICS Each paper shows citations per year with trend arrows (↑ accelerating, → stable, ↓ decaying). Compare papers not just by total citations but by research momentum. ★ AUTHOR PROFILE METRICS On any Scholar author page, see computed h-index, m-index, L-index, g-index, hI-norm, self-citation rate, publication quality breakdown (how many Q1, FT50, UTD24 papers), and coauthor analytics — all calculated in real time. ★ ACADEMIC LINEAGE TREES Trace advisor–student genealogy across generations. See who advised whom in an interactive tree view with 900,000+ researchers from Academic Family Tree, Mathematics Genealogy Project, and institutional repository data. ★ QUERY TREND TRACKER See how research topics are trending via OpenAlex data. Every search shows related concept velocity (e.g., "Large Language Models ↑ 847%") plus detected methodology keywords. ★ RETRACTION ALERTS Papers flagged in the Retraction Watch database are marked with a visible warning badge. Never accidentally cite retracted research. ★ QUICK ACTIONS One-click Save to library, BibTeX export, abstract preview, DOI lookup, and code/dataset link detection (via CatalyzeX and DataCite) — all inline on search results. ★ DARK MODE Full dark theme that matches Scholar's interface, with all badges and panels adapting automatically. ★ PRIVACY-FIRST All ranking data is bundled locally — no API calls needed for quality badges. External lookups (OpenAlex, Crossref, Unpaywall) only happen when features are enabled and never send personal data. No tracking, no analytics, no accounts. SUPPORTED RANKING SYSTEMS: • ABDC (Australian Business Deans Council) — A*, A, B, C • FT50 (Financial Times Top 50 Journals) • UTD24 (UT Dallas Top 24 Business Journals) • VHB-JOURQUAL (German Academic Association for Business Research) — A+, A, B, C • SJR / Scopus Quartiles — Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 • JCR Impact Factor Quartiles • ERA (Excellence in Research for Australia) • ABS (Chartered Association of Business Schools) — 4*, 4, 3, 2, 1 • CORE (Computing Research & Education) — A*, A, B, C • CCF (China Computer Federation) — A, B, C • Norwegian Register — Level 1, 2 • FNEGE (Fondation Nationale pour l'Enseignement de la Gestion) — 1, 2, 3, 4 • Google Scholar h5-index for venues • Predatory journal detection (Beall's List + community lists) Works on all Google Scholar country domains (google.com, google.de, google.co.uk, google.fr, etc.). Open source: https://github.com/bampel/ScholarUtilityBelt --- ## Category Productivity ## Language English ## Tags (5 max) 1. google scholar 2. journal ranking 3. academic research 4. citation analysis 5. h-index ---