[…] outlet receives a weighted score of 8 in the Altmetric system. Why 8? Why not 3 or 10 or 15? Altmetrics weighted scoring. Click image for source. Two things are worth checking with metrics — validity and completeness. First, is […]
[…] the result of six recommendations. One needs a subscription to F1000 Prime to view the individual ratings behind the badge. Altmetrics badge Altmetric also provides a badge that displays the performance of an article based on variety of statistics that […]
[…] the state of alternative metrics and their relationship to the multi-stakeholder academic community. Rather than portending something amiss in the altmetrics space, this deal appears to signal a developing understanding of where altmetrics sit in academia and who is most […]
Article Attention Scores for papers don’t seem to add up, leading one to question whether Altmetric data are valid, reliable, and reproducible.
Altmetric’s annual top 100 list provides an opportunity to see what science reached the general public and to think more about what information altmetrics really provide.
NISO has released the results of their year long study of Altmetrics in draft form for comment.
EBSCO has recently acquired altmetrics startup Plum Analytics. What will this mean for both companies and altmetrics in general?
Charlie Rapple reports on the 2:AM conference, which celebrated five years of altmetrics and considered what we should aspire to achieve in the next five years
Does the rise of altmetrics mean a shift in the journal publishing landscape where marketing and publicity efforts surrounding articles take precedence?
This Spring has been a season of altmetrics, at least for me, as I have spent much of the last two months either moderating panel discussions on alternative and new metrics, or giving requested talks on the subject. I’ve spoken […]
Criticisms of altmetrics often seem to be equally applicable to other forms of research assessment, like the Impact Factor. Phill Jones suggests that is not because of a fundamental opposition to altmetrics but a fear that it will suffer the […]
[…] 1-3 years for publication and citation seems interminable. Conflating an article’s impact with its journals’ impact creates uncertainty, as well. Altmetrics attempts to close that gap by providing more timely measures that are also more pertinent to the researcher and […]
A paper linking tweets and citations comes under attack, but more from the authors’ inability to answer even basic questions about their paper and resistance to share their data.
Revisiting Todd Carpenter’s 2012 post on the value of altmetrics.
[…] that material, making the marketplace something of an editor of genius. This mechanism incorporates all other metrics, from impact factor to altmetrics. Unfortunately, the marketplace is not free to exercise its judgment when many participants seek dominant and even monopolistic control.