Altmetrics: An Alternate Perspective on Research Evaluation

Abstract

Altmetrics er en ny tilgang til kvantitativ forskningsevaluering, der anvender sociale medier og anden Internet-baseret data, for at evaluere forskningens indflydelse fra andre vinkler end traditionel bibliometrisk forskningsevaluering. Saerligt muligheden for at evaluere samfundspavirkninger adskiller sig, og kan supplementere anden form for evaluering. I denne artikel praesentereres denne nye metodologi sammen med de vaesentligste vaerktojer og datakilder. Savel eksisterende som potentielle anvendelser praesenteres og diskuteres og nogle af feltets problemstillinger inddrages i diskussionen, med henblik pa at belyse savel fordelene som udfordringerne ved altmetrics. Pa linje med den stadig begraensede forskning om emnet anses det nye omrade som et vaesentligt potentiale for evaluering af alternative aspekter af forskningsimpact, men som et supplement, og pa ingen made en erstatning for bibliometri. ---- A novel approach to quantitative research assessment has arrived under the name altmetrics, using social media and Internet-based data to evaluate research impact from other angles than traditional evaluative bibliometrics. Especially the potential for evaluating societal impact is different, and may supplement other evaluations. This paper gives an introduction to the new methodology, and presents some of the key tools and data sources. Both existing and potential applications are presented and discussed, and some of the problems of the field are drawn into the discussion, to highlight both the advantages and challenges of altmetrics. In line with the still fairly limited research on the subject, this paper considers the new field to have potential for evaluating alternative aspects of impact, but as a supplement to, and in no way a replacement for bibliometrics.

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