
doi: 10.3390/eic2015-b002
How is altmetrics data, both qualitative and quantitative, being used by publishers, researchers, funders and institutions? Who is using the data and for what purpose? I'll be looking at where altmetrics in the broadest sense of the word have been working in practice and where they haven't.
| 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 |
