The Values and Limits of Altmetrics
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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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- University of Copenhagen Denmark
- University of Copenhagen Denmark
- German National Library of Science and Technology Germany
FOS: Computer and information sciences, Dewey Decimal Classification::000 | Allgemeines, Wissenschaft::020 | Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft, Szientometrie, Bibliometrie, Informetrie, Computer Science - Digital Libraries, altmetrics; institutional research; digital era, research impact, Computer Science - Computers and Society, Scientometrics, Bibliometrics, Informetrics, Computers and Society (cs.CY), scientific research, scholarly publishing, Digital Libraries (cs.DL), Publizistische Medien, Journalismus,Verlagswesen, bibliometrics, News media, journalism, publishing, ddc: ddc:070
FOS: Computer and information sciences, Dewey Decimal Classification::000 | Allgemeines, Wissenschaft::020 | Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft, Szientometrie, Bibliometrie, Informetrie, Computer Science - Digital Libraries, altmetrics; institutional research; digital era, research impact, Computer Science - Computers and Society, Scientometrics, Bibliometrics, Informetrics, Computers and Society (cs.CY), scientific research, scholarly publishing, Digital Libraries (cs.DL), Publizistische Medien, Journalismus,Verlagswesen, bibliometrics, News media, journalism, publishing, ddc: ddc:070
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).8 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.Average
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