Beyond Bibliometrics

Harnessing Multidimensional Indicators of Scholarly Impact

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Cover of the book Beyond Bibliometrics by Nicola De Bellis, Paul Wouters, Ronald E. Day, Jonathan Furner, Yves Gingras, Katherine W. McCain, Jevin D. West, Daril Vilhena, Loet Leydesdorff, Vincent Larivière, Lutz Bornmann, Benjamin Bowman, Johann Bauer, Werner Marx, Hermann Schier, Margit Palzenberger, Kevin Boyack, Richard Klavans, Michael J. Kurtz, Edwin A. Henneken, Jason Priem, Kayvan Kousha, Mike Thelwall, Judit Bar-Ilan, Hadas Shema, Stefanie Haustein, Peter A. Hook, Judith Kamalski, Andrew Plume, Mayur Amin, Julia Lane, Mark Largent, Rebecca Rosen, Blaise Cronin, Cassidy R. Sugimoto, The MIT Press
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Author: Nicola De Bellis, Paul Wouters, Ronald E. Day, Jonathan Furner, Yves Gingras, Katherine W. McCain, Jevin D. West, Daril Vilhena, Loet Leydesdorff, Vincent Larivière, Lutz Bornmann, Benjamin Bowman, Johann Bauer, Werner Marx, Hermann Schier, Margit Palzenberger, Kevin Boyack, Richard Klavans, Michael J. Kurtz, Edwin A. Henneken, Jason Priem, Kayvan Kousha, Mike Thelwall, Judit Bar-Ilan, Hadas Shema, Stefanie Haustein, Peter A. Hook, Judith Kamalski, Andrew Plume, Mayur Amin, Julia Lane, Mark Largent, Rebecca Rosen, Blaise Cronin, Cassidy R. Sugimoto ISBN: 9780262323291
Publisher: The MIT Press Publication: May 16, 2014
Imprint: The MIT Press Language: English
Author: Nicola De Bellis, Paul Wouters, Ronald E. Day, Jonathan Furner, Yves Gingras, Katherine W. McCain, Jevin D. West, Daril Vilhena, Loet Leydesdorff, Vincent Larivière, Lutz Bornmann, Benjamin Bowman, Johann Bauer, Werner Marx, Hermann Schier, Margit Palzenberger, Kevin Boyack, Richard Klavans, Michael J. Kurtz, Edwin A. Henneken, Jason Priem, Kayvan Kousha, Mike Thelwall, Judit Bar-Ilan, Hadas Shema, Stefanie Haustein, Peter A. Hook, Judith Kamalski, Andrew Plume, Mayur Amin, Julia Lane, Mark Largent, Rebecca Rosen, Blaise Cronin, Cassidy R. Sugimoto
ISBN: 9780262323291
Publisher: The MIT Press
Publication: May 16, 2014
Imprint: The MIT Press
Language: English

A comprehensive, state-of-the-art examination of the changing ways we measure scholarly performance and research impact.

Bibliometrics has moved well beyond the mere tracking of bibliographic citations. The web enables new ways to measure scholarly productivity and impact, making available tools and data that can reveal patterns of intellectual activity and impact that were previously invisible: mentions, acknowledgments, endorsements, downloads, recommendations, blog posts, tweets. This book describes recent theoretical and practical advances in metrics-based research, examining a variety of alternative metrics—or “altmetrics”—while also considering the ethical and cultural consequences of relying on metrics to assess the quality of scholarship.

Once the domain of information scientists and mathematicians, bibliometrics is now a fast-growing, multidisciplinary field that ranges from webometrics to scientometrics to influmetrics. The contributors to Beyond Bibliometrics discuss the changing environment of scholarly publishing, the effects of open access and Web 2.0 on genres of discourse, novel analytic methods, and the emergence of next-generation metrics in a performance-conscious age.

Contributors
Mayur Amin, Judit Bar-Ilan, Johann Bauer, Lutz Bornmann, Benjamin F. Bowman, Kevin W. Boyack, Blaise Cronin, Ronald Day, Nicola De Bellis, Jonathan Furner, Yves Gingras, Stefanie Haustein, Edwin Henneken, Peter A. Hook, Judith Kamalski, Richard Klavans, Kayvan Kousha, Michael Kurtz, Mark Largent, Julia Lane, Vincent Larivière, Loet Leydesdorff, Werner Marx, Katherine W. McCain, Margit Palzenberger, Andrew Plume, Jason Priem, Rebecca Rosen, Hermann Schier, Hadas Shema, Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Mike Thelwall, Daril Vilhena, Jevin West, Paul Wouters

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A comprehensive, state-of-the-art examination of the changing ways we measure scholarly performance and research impact.

Bibliometrics has moved well beyond the mere tracking of bibliographic citations. The web enables new ways to measure scholarly productivity and impact, making available tools and data that can reveal patterns of intellectual activity and impact that were previously invisible: mentions, acknowledgments, endorsements, downloads, recommendations, blog posts, tweets. This book describes recent theoretical and practical advances in metrics-based research, examining a variety of alternative metrics—or “altmetrics”—while also considering the ethical and cultural consequences of relying on metrics to assess the quality of scholarship.

Once the domain of information scientists and mathematicians, bibliometrics is now a fast-growing, multidisciplinary field that ranges from webometrics to scientometrics to influmetrics. The contributors to Beyond Bibliometrics discuss the changing environment of scholarly publishing, the effects of open access and Web 2.0 on genres of discourse, novel analytic methods, and the emergence of next-generation metrics in a performance-conscious age.

Contributors
Mayur Amin, Judit Bar-Ilan, Johann Bauer, Lutz Bornmann, Benjamin F. Bowman, Kevin W. Boyack, Blaise Cronin, Ronald Day, Nicola De Bellis, Jonathan Furner, Yves Gingras, Stefanie Haustein, Edwin Henneken, Peter A. Hook, Judith Kamalski, Richard Klavans, Kayvan Kousha, Michael Kurtz, Mark Largent, Julia Lane, Vincent Larivière, Loet Leydesdorff, Werner Marx, Katherine W. McCain, Margit Palzenberger, Andrew Plume, Jason Priem, Rebecca Rosen, Hermann Schier, Hadas Shema, Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Mike Thelwall, Daril Vilhena, Jevin West, Paul Wouters

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