Universalizing science: alternative indices to direct research
Authors : Ari Melo Mariano, Maíra Rocha Santos Measurement is a complicated but very necessary task. Many indices have been created in an effort to define the q...
Étiquette : research impact
Scholarly Communication Librarians’ Relationship with Research Impact Indicators: An Analysis of a National Survey of Academic Librarians in the United States
Authors: Rachel Ann Miles, Stacy Konkiel, Sarah Sutton INTRODUCTION Academic librarians, especially in the field of scholarly communication, are often expected ...
Do altmetrics assess societal impact in the same way as case studies? An empirical analysis testing the convergent validity of altmetrics based on data from the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF)
Authors : Lutz Bornmann, Robin Haunschild, Jonathan Adams Altmetrics have been proposed as a way to assess the societal impact of research. Although altmetrics ...
An introduction to achieving policy impact for early career researchers
Authors : Megan C Evans, Christopher Cvitanovic Scientists are increasingly required to demonstrate the real world tangible impacts arising from their research....
Google Scholar as a data source for research assessment
Authors : Emilio Delgado López-Cózar, Enrique Orduna-Malea, Alberto Martín-Martín The launch of Google Scholar (GS) marked the beginning of a revolution in the ...
Collaboration Diversity and Scientific Impact
Authors : Yuxiao Dong, Hao Ma, Jie Tang, Kuansan Wang The shift from individual effort to collaborative output has benefited science, with scientific work pursu...
Analysing researchers’ outreach efforts and the association with publication metrics: A case study of Kudos
Authors : Mojisola Erdt, Htet Htet Aung, Ashley Sara Aw, Charlie Rapple, Yin-Leng Theng With the growth of scholarly collaboration networks and social communica...