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Article-level metrics are quantitative measures used to assess the impact, visibility, and engagement of individual research articles. These metrics go beyond traditional citation-based metrics, such as journal impact factors, to provide a more granular understanding of the reach and influence of specific research papers. Article-level metrics take into account various indicators and data sources to evaluate the performance and reception of scholarly articles.
It's important to note that article-level metrics are not used in isolation but are considered alongside other factors, such as the scholarly context, field-specific practices, and the quality of the research itself, to provide a comprehensive assessment of an article's impact and significance.
Academic research databases like Web of Science and PubMed offer article-level metrics for the papers they index. These databases provide comprehensive bibliographic information, including citation counts. You can search for specific articles and access their associated metrics.
Article-level Citation Information in the Web of Science database
Many publishers provide article-level metrics directly on their websites. When you access an article, look for additional information or a section dedicated to metrics. Publishers often display metrics such as downloads or views alongside the article.
Article download statistics in the journal of Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship
Alternate Metrics or Altmetrics capture the attention and engagement of articles across various online platforms, including social media mentions, news articles, policy documents, and more. You can use the Altmetric Bookmarklet tool for free by downloading the browser extension. Bookmarklet works better when used on a publishers website, not a large database where the article is indexed.
Article-level Altmetrics from the Bookmarklet tool (Bookmarklet used on the Wiley publisher website NOT the Web of Science database)
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Woolston, Chris. "Funders drawn to alternative metrics." Nature 516.7530 (2014): 147-147. www.nature.com/news/funders-drawn-to-alternative-metrics-1.16524.