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First paragraph: No one can read everything. We rely on filters to make sense of the scholarly literature, but the narrow, traditional filters are being swamped. However, the growth of new, online scholarly tools allows us to make new filters; these alt-metrics reflect the broad, rapid impact of scholarship in this burgeoning eco-system.
Priem, Jason+3 more
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National research impact indicators from Mendeley readers
National research impact indicators derived from citation counts are used by governments to help assess their national research performance and to identify the effect of funding or policy changes.
Fairclough, R., Thelwall, M.
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The metric tide: report of the independent review of the role of metrics in research assessment and management [PDF]
This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Independent Review of the Role of Metrics in Research Assessment and Management. The review was chaired by Professor James Wilsdon, supported by an independent and multidisciplinary group of ...
Allen, Liz+14 more
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Importance of Mendeley readership on altmetrics based by the Altmetric score [PDF]
This is a short paper for 15th Library Fair & Forum, 29-31rd October 2013, Pacifico Yokohama, Japan LICENSE: This is a short paper distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
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BackgroundCitation counts for peer-reviewed articles and the impact factor of journals have long been indicators of article importance or quality. In the Web 2.0 era, growing numbers of scholars are using scholarly social network tools to communicate ...
Liu, Chun Li+4 more
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Do altmetrics correlate with citations? Extensive comparison of altmetric indicators with citations from a multidisciplinary perspective [PDF]
An extensive analysis of the presence of different altmetric indicators provided by Altmetric.com across scientific fields is presented, particularly focusing on their relationship with citations.
Adie+21 more
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Background and aim: Altmetrics seeks to assess the scientific impact with new ways using data derived from the social Web. The aim of this paper aims to represent the concept, benefits, disadvantages and challenges of Altmetrics.
farahnaz naderbeygi+2 more
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Cross-disciplinary research (multi-/interdisciplinarity) is incentivized by funding agencies to foster research outcomes addressing complex societal challenges.
Henrique Pinheiro+2 more
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Astrophysicists on Twitter: An in-depth analysis of tweeting and scientific publication behavior [PDF]
This paper analyzes the tweeting behavior of 37 astrophysicists on Twitter and compares their tweeting behavior with their publication behavior and citation impact to show whether they tweet research-related topics or not.
Bowman, Timothy D.+4 more
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Altmetrics: métricas alternativas de impacto científico com base em redes sociais
Métricas alternativas ou "altmetrics" podem ser definidas como o estudo e uso de medidas de impacto acadêmico com base na atividade de ferramentas e ambientes online. Altmetrics visam medir as diferentes formas e padrões de significado e uso dos produtos
Moreno Barros
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