Bibliometrie 2.0 – Altmetrics in der Medizin

Abstract

[english] The general digital change leads to profound transformation in research and publication processes. New ways of communication are being increasingly used for scientific exchange. The data used for the measurement of this science communication are called alternative metrics or Altmetrics. Figures such as downloads or views, social networks, blogs, bookmarking services and reference management systems are included.The determination of useful numbers from the variety of different types of publications, such as articles, data sets, blog posts, online-evaluation systems, social networks, usage numbers, requires huge effort. Providers of Altmetrics services develop concepts to integrate these metrics on an own platform and to provide additional functions for further data processing. Today PLoS Article-Level Metrics, Impact Story, Altmetric and PlumAnalytics are established services. Deriving form users’ perspective they were compared to a compiled list of criteria. Aspects of interest were coverage, usability, accountability and openness of the systems. In addition, the question was discussed to what extent Altmetrics are already being used in medicine.The results showed significant differences in several ways. These included the analyzed data material (artifacts), the individual metrics, evaluation methods, interfaces, reporting options and the respective business model.

Keywords

• bibliometrics
• altmetrics
• SLUB Dresden
• medicine