| Title |
Is Google Scholar useful for bibliometrics? A webometric analysis
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Scientometrics, December 2011
|
| DOI | 10.1007/s11192-011-0582-8 |
| Authors |
Isidro F. Aguillo |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 22 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3 | 14% |
| Sweden | 3 | 14% |
| Spain | 3 | 14% |
| Brazil | 2 | 9% |
| United States | 2 | 9% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |
| Belgium | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 5 | 23% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 19 | 86% |
| Scientists | 2 | 9% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 304 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 10 | 3% |
| United States | 5 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 3 | <1% |
| Mexico | 3 | <1% |
| Brazil | 3 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 2 | <1% |
| Portugal | 2 | <1% |
| South Africa | 2 | <1% |
| India | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 11 | 4% |
| Unknown | 261 | 86% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Librarian | 42 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 42 | 14% |
| Researcher | 40 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 34 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 8% |
| Other | 89 | 29% |
| Unknown | 34 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 70 | 23% |
| Computer Science | 51 | 17% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 23 | 8% |
| Engineering | 23 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 5% |
| Other | 69 | 23% |
| Unknown | 52 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 27. 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 13 February 2015.
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#1,287,172
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#217
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#8,729
of 246,785 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Scientometrics
#3
of 23 outputs
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