The Values and Limits of Altmetrics

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Preprint 01 Jun 2018Embargo end date: 01 Dec 2021 Denmark English Publisher:WileyJournal:New Directions for Institutional Research, volume 2,018, pages 53-69 (issn: 0271-0579, eissn: 1536-075X,

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Authors: Fraumann, Grischa;

doi: 10.1002/ir.20267 , 10.48550/arxiv.2112.09565 , 10.15488/5125

arXiv: 2112.09565

The Values and Limits of Altmetrics

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Abstract

AbstractAltmetrics are tools for measuring the impact of research beyond scientific communities. In general, they measure online mentions of scholarly outputs, such as on online social networks, blogs, and news sites. Some stakeholders in higher education have championed altmetrics as a new way to understand research impact and as an alternative or supplement to bibliometrics. Contrastingly, others have criticized altmetrics for being ill conceived and limited in their use. This chapter explores the values and limits of altmetrics, including their role in evaluating, promoting, and disseminating research.

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Denmark

Related Organizations

University of Copenhagen
Denmark
German National Library of Science and Technology
Germany
University of Copenhagen
Denmark
Leibniz Association
Germany

Keywords

FOS: Computer and information sciences, Computer Science - Computers and Society, Computers and Society (cs.CY), Dewey Decimal Classification::000 | Allgemeines, Wissenschaft::020 | Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft, scientific research, scholarly publishing, Computer Science - Digital Libraries, Digital Libraries (cs.DL), altmetrics; institutional research; digital era, bibliometrics, research impact

Impact byBIP!

	selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).	10
	popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.	Top 10%
	influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).	Average
	impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.	Top 10%