Published April 3, 2017 | Version v1
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The Rise of Alternative Metrics (Altmetrics) for Research Impact Measurement

  • 1. Centre for Research Services, Institute of Management and Research Services (IPPP), University of Malaya (UM)

Description

Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as alternatives to impact factor for journals as well as individual citation indexes (h-index). Altmetrics uses online activities to measure the impact, buzz and word of mouth for scientific information. It includes new methods to measure the usage at citation level.

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Cite as: Bong, Y. B., Ale Ebrahim, N. (3 April 2017). The Rise of Alternative Metrics (Altmetrics) for Research Impact Measurement, Asia Research News 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4814215.v1

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