
One example of a platform that has emerged in recent years in response to the demand for new venues for scholars and scientists to collaborate on, publicize, share, and quantify the impact of their published works is ResearchGate, a for-profit, social media–like scientific networking and collaboration website.
Research Metrics, Altmetrics, Academic Reputation, R, Article Sharing, Scholarly Collaboration Network, Bibliography. Library science. Information resources, Copyright, Medicine, Z, Resource Review
Research Metrics, Altmetrics, Academic Reputation, R, Article Sharing, Scholarly Collaboration Network, Bibliography. Library science. Information resources, Copyright, Medicine, Z, Resource Review
| 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). | 14 | |
| 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% |
