Altmetrics and societal impact measurements: Match or mismatch? A literature review
Authors : Iman Tahamtan, Lutz Bornmann Can alternative metrics (altmetrics) data be used to measure societal impact? We wrote this literature overview of empiri...
Étiquette : research impact
Inferring the causal effect of journals on citations
Author : Vincent Traag Articles in high-impact journals are by definition more highly cited on average. But are they cited more often because the articles are s...
Connecting Users to Articles: An Analysis of the Impact of Article Level Linking on Journal Use Statistics
Author : Michelle Swab Objective Electronic resource management challenges and “big deal” cancellations at one Canadian university library contributed to a situ...
The Open-Factor: Toward Impact-Aligned Measures of Open-Access eBook Usage
Author : E. S. Hellman A statistical analysis of usage data for open-access ebooks from two different publishers and from a free ebook distribution platform ind...
Does Monetary Support Increase Citation Impact of Scholarly Papers?
Authors : Yasar Tonta, Muge Akbulut One of the main indicators of scientific development of a given country is the number of papers published in high impact sch...
How much research shared on Facebook is hidden from public view? A comparison of public and private online activity around PLOS ONE papers
Authors : Asura Enkhbayar, Stefanie Haustein, Germana Barata, Juan Pablo Alperin Despite its undisputed position as the biggest social media platform, Facebook ...
Publication in a medical student journal predicts short- and long-term academic success: a matched-cohort study
Authors : Ibrahim S. Al-Busaidi, Cameron I. Wells, Tim J. Wilkinson Background Medical student journals play a critical role in promoting academic research and ...