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Research Pattern of the Altmetrics During 2014-2018: A Scientometric Analysis on SCOPUS

Research Pattern of the Altmetrics During 2014-2018: A Scientometric Analysis on SCOPUS

P. A. Senthilkumar
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 9
ISBN13: 9781799813095|ISBN10: 1799813096|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799813101|EISBN13: 9781799813118
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1309-5.ch003
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Senthilkumar, P. A. "Research Pattern of the Altmetrics During 2014-2018: A Scientometric Analysis on SCOPUS." Measuring and Implementing Altmetrics in Library and Information Science Research, edited by C. Baskaran, IGI Global, 2020, pp. 19-27. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1309-5.ch003

APA

Senthilkumar, P. A. (2020). Research Pattern of the Altmetrics During 2014-2018: A Scientometric Analysis on SCOPUS. In C. Baskaran (Ed.), Measuring and Implementing Altmetrics in Library and Information Science Research (pp. 19-27). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1309-5.ch003

Chicago

Senthilkumar, P. A. "Research Pattern of the Altmetrics During 2014-2018: A Scientometric Analysis on SCOPUS." In Measuring and Implementing Altmetrics in Library and Information Science Research, edited by C. Baskaran, 19-27. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1309-5.ch003

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Abstract

The chapter examines the global output on altmetrics research as indexed in Scopus database covering the period 2014 – 2017. The study reveals an increasing trend in the altmetrics research during the study period. Out of 524 global publications, the highest output contribution was found in the year 2018. The US was found to be the major contributor in this field of altmetrics, and journal articles were found to be the preferred source of publication. Social science discipline contributed the largest share of papers (320), followed by computer science, medicine, decision sciences, and mathematics. Scientometrics was the most productive journal in this field of altmetrics.

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