EKP FAQs

Use your CHOP username and password to log in to EKP anytime. Be sure to use your username, not your full email address (e.g., “Smith2”, not “[email protected]”). You must be on CHOP’s network (on campus or VPN) to access this application.

"Find Experts by Keywords"

Build a query by entering keywords of interest into EKP’s search bar to generate a report of the CHOP personnel who have authored PubMed articles and/or participated in NIH grants associated with those keywords during a timeframe of your choosing (e.g., have authored articles or served as PI on grants with the keywords in the title/abstract/MeSH terms/project terms). This dynamic report includes helpful information on each listed individual with tables that can be searched, filtered, sorted, and downloaded as needed. Supplementary results tabs are automatically generated, allowing the user to drill down into publication and grant details.

"Find Works of Specific Experts"

Search for CHOP-based individuals by entering names into EKP's search bar or upload a CSV list of CHOP usernames to generate a summative report on each person's research expertise, including their CHOP-affiliated PubMed publications, CHOP- and UPenn-based NIH grants for which they are PI, and eSPA projects on which they are the PI.

Supplementary results tabs are automatically generated, allowing users to drill down into publication details (e.g., title, journal name, and PMIDs that link directly to the article in PubMed), NIH grant details (e.g., title, funding type, and start/end dates), and eSPA project details (e.g., title, start/end date, and-when available-project goals).Note: "Find Works of Specific Experts" is limited in its ability to generate a full picture of an individual researcher. Results should not be considered a comprehensive report of individual accomplishments and should not be used for productivity reporting purposes without ample review of the results and supplemental data collection. It can be a useful first draft report.

EKP’s interface is designed to work like PubMed, utilizing a search bar and AND/OR/NOT search capabilities.

All EKP search results include four tabs:

• Summary View provides a person-level summary of all CHOP employees authored publications and/or led grants and sponsored projects related to your search. Here you'll see details about each person's title/faculty appointment, and summary metrics about their authorship and sponsored projects.
• Publication View provides an in-depth listing of all CHOP-authored PubMed articles EKP was able to find for your search criteria, listed by their CHOP-affiliated author(s). Results include some key information about the publication like title, abstract, Impact Factor, and MeSH Terms, as well as hyperlinked PMIDs.
• NIH Grants View displays data from NIH RePORTER - such as title, grant start & end dates, activity & application type, and project terms - about CHOP-based grants related to your search, along with contact info for the CHOP PI.
• eSPA Awards View provides data about eSPA projects related to your search such as title, grant type, start & end dates, and, where available, project goals. Entries are provided for any and all awarded projects.

To view available fields, please download EKP's data dictionary.

You can access tools to sort, filter, and download your data in the top right corner of every EKP results page.

• Use the Search function to search for names, titles, dates, or any other term in the table.
• Use the Download function to get a CSV version of the data.
• Try out the View Columns function to select (or de-select) columns for your report.
• Use the Filter function to filter results based on impact factor, job title, and other relevant criteria.

This version 2.0 of EKP integrates external data from PubMed and NIHReporter, with internal data from CHOP's employee database, Office of Faculty Development, eSPA, and RIS. EKP pulls and links data from these sources daily to maintain an up-to-date, searchable database. Within EKP, you can check when each source of data was last updated by clicking on the "Data Sources" tab of your search results.

Name disambiguation is a challenging issue. EKP's name matching algorithm works to recognize and reconcile individuals whose author or PI names are inconsistent across publications and grants (e.g., Ann Elizabeth Smith, AE Smith, etc.) or are common within CHOP's employee database. Please see the "Type of Match" column in EKP's Publication View and NIH Grants View results tabs for more info about how well we were able to match CHOP employee to a given PubMed publication / NIH grant in our results.

If you notice a data problem, please use the "Report an Issue" button in EKP's top bar to submit a ServiceNow ticket to notify our team.

There are many ways to modify your query to expand or refine your results. A few quick tips are included below:

Use MeSH Terms

Enhance your search by entering your keyword(s) into the National Library of Medicine's MeSH term library. This vocabulary is used to index articles in PubMed and can help you tailor your EKP search terms to yield more accurate results.

Select Specific Field(s) to Refine Your Search

EKP will search for your selected keyword(s) in the title, abstract, and Key Terms (ex. MeSH terms, Project Terms, Other Key Terms) fields of all publications and grants by default. You can adjust this by selecting just the fields in which you want the keyword to appear.

Example:

Refine Using "AND"

Use "AND" to refine your search to fewer, more specific experts. You can iteratively edit your query by pressing the "HOME" button from the results page then adding or removing content in the query box.

Example:

NOTE: You can manually modify the query box at the bottom of EKP home page to modify your search. For example, use parentheses to group terms together.

Expand Using "OR"

Expand your search by including all versions of a term in your search with the "OR" function. You can iteratively edit your query by pressing the "HOME" button from the results page then adding or removing content in the query box.

Example:

Refine Using "NOT"

Use "NOT" to refine your search to fewer experts – especially when your search term is used across many disciplines. You can iteratively edit your query by pressing the "HOME" button from the results page then adding or removing content in the query box.

Example:

Use Quotation Marks to Make Your Search More Specific

Just like searching with an internet browser, adding quotes will ensure that EKP only returns results with your full search query.

Example:

On EKP's home page, click "Find Works of Specific Experts."

1. In the "Select Researchers" box, type in and select from the dropdown menu any employee names to include in the search.

Or

1. Click on the "Download .csv template"
2. Fill in active directory names (CHOP email addresses, not including the @chop.edu) starting at cell A4. One name per cell.
3. Save, then upload the file to the EKP via the "Upload CSV" Button.

Click on the "Search" button.

Development of EKP is a joint effort between CHOP's Tsui Laboratory and Innovation Ecosystem to increase collaboration and fully utilize in-house expertise at CHOP. This novel application utilizes natural language processing to integrate large public and proprietary databases into a bespoke search engine that is updated daily. CHOP Research Institute, the National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps, and NSF Rapid Response Research (RAPID) funding supported development of EKP. Thanks to the support of CHOP Research Information Services, the EKP tool is available for all CHOP personnel.

Yes! While CHOP employees use EKP in its current state, the EKP team is testing additional data source integrations from publicly available and internal (i.e., CHOP, University of Pennsylvania) databases.