Library: Research Common: Research Impact

Metrics

Metrics in the context of research impact are "quantitative measures designed to help evaluate research outputs." Read more...

Here are some resources to get you started thinking about research metrics:

Meaningful Metrics: A 21st-Century Librarian's Guide to Bibliometrics, Altmetrics, and Research Impact by Robin Chin Roemer; Rachel Borchardt
Call Number: Z 669.8 R64 2015

Metrics Toolkit
Offers information on various research metrics in use across different disciplines.
Librarian Quick Reference Cards for Research Impact Metrics
PDF created by Elsevier.
Demonstrate your Impact
Information on various different metrics from Portland State University.
Understanding Impact Factor and Other Bibliometrics
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Publish or Perish
Downloadable software that helps you calculate some metrics.
Telling your research story with numbers: impact metrics for the humanities
Column with advice from University Affairs.
San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment
Recommendations on ways to improve the evaluation of research outputs.

Bibliometrics

Bibliometrics are "statistical analys[es] of written publications, such as books or articles." Read more...

Here are some resources to get you started thinking about and calculating bibliometrics:

What are bibliometrics?
From the University of Leeds.
Bibliometrics basics
From University College London.
Bibliometrics: A Practical Guide
From the University of York.
JournalGuide
A database of journals that includes SNIP metrics.
Scopus Sources
Provides CiteScore metrics for journals.
Google Scholar Metrics
Provides impact information for articles and publications, as calculated by Google Scholar.

Altmetrics

Altmetrics are metrics intended to calculate scholarly impact using non-traditional measures, such as social media activity and online mentions. Read more...

Here are some resources to get you started thinking about and calculating altmetrics:

Altmetrics: A Practical Guide for Librarians, Researchers and Academics by Andy Tattersall, ed.
Call Number: Z 699.5 R47 A48 2016

Explains the theory behind altmetrics, including how it came about, why it can help academics and where it sits amongst current measurements of impact.

What are Altmetrics?
From the University of Pittsburgh.
altmetrics: a manifesto
Introduction and proposal originally published in 2010.
Altmetric Bookmarklet for Researchers
Browser plug-in that lets you track online mentions and shares for articles.