The Effect of Altmetrics Indices on the Scientometric Scores of the Most Prolific Authors in the Field of Environment

Ali Biranvand, Zohreh Cheraghi Assistant Professor, Department of Knowledge and Information Science Payame Noor University, Iran., PhD in Knowledge and Information Science, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

Abstract: Background and Objectives: social networks as one of the essential communication tools with their capabilities and facilities affect various aspects of scientific activities. social networks are based on interaction, collaboration, and partnership. Although the vast majority of these networks are used for entertainment purposes, other aspects of their functions are currently of great interest. (Mastromatteo, 2010). some networks have become specific and have been created for particular purposes (scientific, recreational, etc.), for example, ResearchGate and Academia, which have been set up to share and collaborate scientific information among researchers. According to Ponte & Simon (2011), a third of professionals and researchers use scientific, social networks. The growing trend towards these networks is tangible among them. But the extent to which Iranian researchers keep up to date with new Communication technologies and use them only to interact with scientific issues is a challenge that is always raised due to changes in the digital world. On the other hand, there is evidence that the membership of researchers affiliated with research organizations in scientific and social networks and the sharing of articles or links related to their access increases the number of visits to the websites of relevant organizations. In some cases, the percentage of evaluation of such articles through search engines has increased) Kelly & Delasalle, 2012). Therefore, in this study, we try to determine the presence and activity of Iranian researchers in the research gate and the relationship between obtaining citations in Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Altmetrics indicators from the research gate.

Keywords: Altmetrics, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Visibility The Effect of Altmetrics Indices on the Scientometric Scores of the Most Prolific Authors in the Field of Environment

DOI:https://doi.org/10.6025/stm/2022/3/3/66-67

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