Characterizing social media metrics of scholarly papers: the effect of document properties and collaboration patterns.

A number of new metrics based on social media platforms--grouped under the term "altmetrics"--have recently been introduced as potential indicators of research impact. Despite their current popularity, there is a lack of information regarding the determinants of these metrics. Using public...

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Main Authors: Stefanie Haustein, Rodrigo Costas, Vincent Larivière
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120495