[论文解读] Coverage and adoption of altmetrics sources in the bibliometric community

Stefanie Haustein, Isabella Peters+4 more|arXiv (Cornell University)|Apr 26, 2013

scientometrics and bibliometrics research参考文献 24被引用 6

一句话总结

本研究调查了替代计量指标来源（尤其是Mendeley和CiteULike）在文献计量学界中的覆盖范围与采用情况。通过结合文献计量数据与会议与会者的调查的混合方法研究发现，Mendeley对文献计量学文献的覆盖率达82%，且Mendeley书签数与引文数之间存在中等程度的相关性；同时，调查受访者对社交媒体工具的使用呈现多样化但持续增长的趋势，表明替代计量指标在作为补充性影响力指标方面具有潜力。

ABSTRACT

Altmetrics, indices based on social media platforms and tools, have recently emerged as alternative means of measuring scholarly impact. Such indices assume that scholars in fact populate online social environments, and interact with scholarly products there. We tested this assumption by examining the use and coverage of social media environments amongst a sample of bibliometricians. As expected, coverage varied: 82% of articles published by sampled bibliometricians were included in Mendeley libraries, while only 28% were included in CiteULike. Mendeley bookmarking was moderately correlated (.45) with Scopus citation. Over half of respondents asserted that social media tools were affecting their professional lives, although uptake of online tools varied widely. 68% of those surveyed had LinkedIn accounts, while Academia.edu, Mendeley, and ResearchGate each claimed a fifth of respondents. Nearly half of those responding had Twitter accounts, which they used both personally and professionally. Surveyed bibliometricians had mixed opinions on altmetrics' potential; 72% valued download counts, while a third saw potential in tracking articles' influence in blogs, Wikipedia, reference managers, and social media. Altogether, these findings suggest that some online tools are seeing substantial use by bibliometricians, and that they present a potentially valuable source of impact data.

研究动机与目标

• 评估文献计量学文献在Mendeley和CiteULike等社交媒体平台上的覆盖情况。
• 评估文献计量学家在其专业工作流程中使用社交媒体工具的程度。
• 探讨替代计量指标对学术影响力评估的感知与实际影响。
• 通过文献计量学群体作为参考集，确定替代计量指标的代表性与有效性。

提出的方法

• 收集2010年STI会议报告人的文献计量数据，以评估其在Mendeley和CiteULike上的覆盖情况。
• 对2012年STI会议与会者开展调查，了解其社交媒体使用情况与专业影响力。
• 测量Mendeley书签数与Scopus引文数之间的相关性（r = .45）。
• 分析自报的平台使用数据，包括LinkedIn、Academia.edu、ResearchGate、Mendeley、Twitter及其他平台。
• 使用开放式问题与多项选择题调查社交媒体对工作流程的感知影响。
• 将替代计量指标（如下载量、提及次数、书签数）与传统引文指标进行比较。

实验结果

研究问题

• RQ1 文献计量学论文在Mendeley和CiteULike等社交媒体平台上的存在程度如何？
• RQ2 这些平台对文献计量学文献的覆盖程度如何全面？有多少用户与之互动？
• RQ3 文献计量学界在社交媒体上的存在程度如何？他们如何在专业层面使用这些平台？
• RQ4 社交媒体工具对文献计量学家工作及研究评估实践的感知与实际影响是什么？

主要发现

• 2010年STI会议中82%的文献计量学文章被收录于Mendeley书签库，而CiteULike中仅为28%。
• Mendeley书签数与Scopus引文数之间存在中等程度相关性（r = .45）。
• 68%的调查受访者表示社交媒体工具已影响或将会对其专业生活产生影响。
• 68%的受访者拥有LinkedIn账号，而20%使用Academia.edu、Mendeley或ResearchGate。
• 近一半（47%）的受访者拥有Twitter账号，表明其采用率高于以往研究。
• 72%的受访者认为下载量是有效的替代计量指标，而33%认为追踪在博客、维基百科及社交媒体上的影响力具有潜力。