,Altmetrics which stands for "alternative metrics" allows us to measure and monitor the reach and impact of research through online interactions. It is meant to compliment, not replace, traditional metrics. Altmetrics were originally conceived to measure scholarly communication such as blogs, data sets, videos, presentations, etc. that are difficult to measure using traditional metrics. However, it now is used also in journal articles.
Note: Altmetric data is on the scholarly piece not the individual author or the journal. It is not always an indicator of the quality of work but is an indicator of the quantity of attention the work received.
Example of altmetrics for article in JAMA. Note: the "Mentioned by" on left hand side where news outlets, blogs, tweets, are displayed.
Click here for the latest almetrics for this article and to click on the tabs next to the Summary tab.
Sugar Industry and Coronary Heart Disease Research: A Historical Analysis of Internal Industry Documents. Kearns CE, Schmidt LA, Glantz SA. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Nov 1; 176(11):1680-1685. (PubMed Citation)
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Altmetrics are meant to measure online reader behavior such as:
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