| Title |
Impact factor: outdated artefact or stepping-stone to journal certification?
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Scientometrics, November 2011
|
| DOI | 10.1007/s11192-011-0561-0 |
| Authors |
Jerome K. Vanclay |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 21 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 24% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 14% |
| Germany | 2 | 10% |
| Spain | 2 | 10% |
| Sweden | 1 | 5% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 7 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 9 | 43% |
| Members of the public | 9 | 43% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 287 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6 | 2% |
| Spain | 6 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 2% |
| United States | 5 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1% |
| France | 3 | 1% |
| Japan | 3 | 1% |
| Australia | 3 | 1% |
| Brazil | 3 | 1% |
| Other | 17 | 6% |
| Unknown | 232 | 81% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 45 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 42 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 32 | 11% |
| Librarian | 31 | 11% |
| Professor | 29 | 10% |
| Other | 74 | 26% |
| Unknown | 34 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 55 | 19% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 32 | 11% |
| Computer Science | 26 | 9% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 25 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 6% |
| Other | 80 | 28% |
| Unknown | 52 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 52. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 May 2022.
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#830,997
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#107
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#4,412
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#2
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