Thing 14, 15, 16 and 17: Get cited, Get protected

One of the tasks for this thing is to compare the number of citations and bibliometrics using Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar for a paper of your choosing. Bibliometrics are statistics relating to the number of citations a paper has and its citation impact based on factors like date of publication and disciplines associated with the source.

For the following paper the following number of citations was noted:

Chandrasekaran, S. et al., 2014. Fracture toughness and failure mechanism of graphene based epoxy composites. Composites Science and Technology, 97, pp.90–99. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2014.03.014.

Web of science – 29

Scopus – 27

Google Scholar – 40

The following bibliometrics were generated by Scopus:

Google Scholar contains absolute citations which can give it a slightly higher value when compared to other formal bibliometric sources. The key point to take away from the bibliometric data will be the “Field-Weighted Citation Impact” (FCWI) of 13.20. The FCWI is a measure of how well this paper is compared to similar articles. A FWCI of greater than 1.0 means the paper is more cited than expected according to the average paper of that discipline. To be noted: these statistics are only for paper downloads from Scopus, if the Google Scholar citations were included the FWCI would be increased meaning the paper at hand carries weight among the research community.

Alternative metrics or “altmetrics” is collated data from its mere existence on the online environment. This tool allows you to see the attention surrounding your research. Altmetrics is still in its early stages but can be an increasingly useful tool for not only analysing research impact but social impact as well (using sources from Twitter and Facebook).

Now then … a party piece for this blog has been the theme of “The Thing” representing “the things” for the 23 Things (*headache ensues*). I have been using these images off of Google Search without properly referencing their source, so can I keep them in the blog? Answer: No. So I will now issue the following disclaimer:

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