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Altmetrics, or alternative metrics, provide metrics beyond traditional citations. The provide an additional way to look at an article's impact beyond traditional measures such as citation counts, cited reference counts, journal prestige (Journal CiteScores, Scimago Journal Rank, or Journal Impact Factors), or author H-index.
Altmetrics may provide earlier evidence of an article's impact ahead of traditional citation methods since they are not dependent on the publication timelines.
These measures are said to be
Altmetrics can show online use of articles based on usage on the publisher site and mentions on social media
These measures include counting how often an item is:
Considerations Surrounding Altmetrics:
Using Altmetrics:
Altmetrics can help provide a narrative and context around your work. You can show usage beyond traditional citations and perhaps its reach beyond the scholarl community.
Altmetrics by Selected Publication Type
Articles | Books & Chapters |
Data | Posters | Slides | Videos | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Citations (times cited) |
X | X | X | |||
Bookmarks | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Discussion | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Shares | X | X | X | |||
Views | X | X | X | X | X | X |
WorldCat Holdings | X | |||||
Ratings | X | |||||
Reuse | X | |||||
Likes/Dislikes | X | X |
Learn more about Altmetrics:
Services offering alternative metrics include: