Article-level metrics
Article-level metrics are citation metrics which measure the usage and impact of individual scholarly articles.
Adoption[edit]
Traditionally, bibliometrics have been used to evaluate the usage and impact of research, but have usually been focused on journal-level metrics such as the impact factor or researcher-level metrics such as the h-index.[1] Article-level metrics, on the other hand, may demonstrate the impact of an individual article. This is related to, but distinct from, altmetrics.[2]
Starting in March 2009, the Public Library of Science introduced article-level metrics for all articles.[3] The open access publisher PLOS provides article level metrics for all of its journals[4] including downloads, citations, and altmetrics.[5] In March 2014 it was announced that COUNTER statistics, which measure usage of online scholarly resources, are now available at the article level.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Article-Level Metrics". SPARC. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Article-Level Metrics: A Sparc Primer" (PDF). SPARC. April 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Article-Level Metrics Information". PLoS ONE. 2005-07-01. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
- ^ "Overview". PLOS: Article-Level Metrics. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ Pattinson, Damian (March 2014). "The future is open: opportunities for publishers and institutions" (PDF). Insights. 27 (1): 38–44. doi:10.1629/2048-7754.139. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Introduction to Release 1 of the COUNTER Code of Practice for Articles". COUNTER. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
Further reading[edit]
- "SPARC - Article level metrics".
- "SPARC Primer" (PDF).
- "Article-Level Metrics and the Evolution of Scientific Impact". PLoS Biol. 7: e1000242. Nov 2009. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000242. PMC 2768794
. PMID 19918558.