Altmetrics: A Measure of Social Attention Toward Scientific Research

The quality and effect of scientific research is traditionally measured by citation-based metrics. However, the internet and social media revolution has led to radical changes in the way scientific information is shared and how it affects the world. Alternative metrics (altmetrics) is a rapidly evolving measure to quantify social media attention received by a scientific work. It is a complement to the conventional metrics and has tremendous potential in enabling faster alternative ways of evaluating research impact.

Source: Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology - July 24, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Akshay D. Baheti, Puneet Bhargava Source Type: research