Comparing capture, usage and citation indicators: an altmetric analysis of journal papers in chemistry disciplines

Pei-Shan Chi (), Juan Gorraiz () and Wolfgang Glänzel ()
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Pei-Shan Chi: KU Leuven
Juan Gorraiz: University of Vienna
Wolfgang Glänzel: KU Leuven

Scientometrics, 2019, vol. 120, issue 3, No 24, 1473 pages

Abstract: Abstract In this paper we extend the perspective of the scholarly impact from the traditional citations to other forms of scientific communication among scholars in the mirror of the PlumX and Web of Science (WoS) data. There are in total eight indicators out of three categories including Captures, Citations, and Usage analysed in the study. The results of this study shows that Captures and Usage indicators measure very different aspects of research impact, although both of them show some similarity from the perspective of citations. The Characteristic Scores and Scales method was applied to different types of altmetric indicators for the first time and its robustness of the method was proved again.

Keywords: Altmetrics; PlumX metrics; WoS usage; Citations; Characteristic scores and scales (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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