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Altmetrics in the wild: An exploratory study of impact metrics based on social media

  • Priem J
  • Piwowar H
  • Hemminger B
  • et al.
Metrics 2011: Symposium on Informetric and Scientometric Research. New Orleans, LA, USA (2011) 1-18
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Abstract

Though the true meaning of citations remains tendentious, scientometricians continue to use them because they at least partly trace the use of scholarly products. Unfortunately, however, citations reflect only limited spectrum of uses, leaving others invisible.

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Priem, J., Piwowar, H. a, Hemminger, B. H., Jason Priem, Heather A. Piwowar, & Bradley H. Hemminger. (2011). Altmetrics in the wild: An exploratory study of impact metrics based on social media. Metrics 2011: Symposium on Informetric and Scientometric Research. New Orleans, LA, USA, 1–18. Retrieved from http://jasonpriem.org/self-archived/PLoS-altmetrics-sigmetrics11-abstract.pdf

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