LibGuides: Impact Factors: Citation Ranking: Article Level Metrics

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When all publication and data sources were print, tracking usage of individual articles would have presented insurmountable obstacles. The convention of tracking impact by journal usage emerged from those constraints. Today however, when all data and publication is electronic, it is possible to gather far more granular evidence of impact for individual articles, as opposed to journals alone. An article's impact is measurable, independently of the journal in which it appeared.

The purpose of article level metrics is to incorporate many data sources in addition to journal citations. This generates a universe of datapoints which can be recombined in various ways to focus the picture of an article's reception and positioning in scholarly research. The Public Library of Science was the originator of article level metrics.

Public Library of Science: Assessment of Impact with Altmetrics

Altmetrics is a commercial platform which provides users with tools to research the impact of their articles.

Altmetrics
Metrics and qualitative data that are complementary to traditional, citation-based metrics. They can include peer reviews on Faculty of 1000, citations on Wikipedia and in public policy documents, discussions on research blogs, mainstream media coverage, bookmarks on reference managers like Mendeley, and mentions on social networks such as Twitter.
Impactstory.org
Track references on Twitter, blogs, news outlets and more. Google Scholar for your research's online reach.

Dimensions This link opens in a new window
Access provided by the Office of Research Administration. A worldwide database of linked citations and awarded research funding. Use Dimensions for citation tracking (who has cited whom) or to explore grant and funding patterns such as who awards the most grants in your area.

Dimensions includes both traditional and altmetric sources. It also provides links to the Altmetric.com data for individual articles.