
Up to now, we have presented a user agnostic network-based analysis of the recommendations. In this chapter we present a user-centric evaluation of the recommender algorithms. This user-based approach focuses on evaluating the user’s perceived quality and usefulness of the recommendations. The evaluation method considers not only the subset of items that the user has interacted with, but also the items outside the user’s profile. The recommender algorithm predicts recommendations to a particular user—taking into account her profile—and then the user provides feedback about the recommended items. Figure 7.1 depicts the approach.
| 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). | 0 | |
| 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. | Average | |
| 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. | Average |
