Getting Familiar with Altmetrics
Alternative metrics, or altmetrics for short, are a broad group of indicators that help measure the level of online engagement and attention of a scholarly work. Unlike bibliometric indicators that are based upon article citation patterns, altmetrics can capture page views, downloads, shares on social media, Wikipedia references, news media and blog post mentions, and…
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