Correlating Research Impact of e-Learning Using Citation Counts and Altmetrics Score

Authors

  • Shweta Gupta Research Scholar, Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (U.P.) India
  • Sujata Gupta Librarian, Govt. Polytechnic, Kabirdham (Chhattisgarh) India

Keywords:

Altmetrics, e-Learning, Citation, Dimensions, Research Assessment, Scientometrics.

Abstract

Altmetrics presents an alternative metrics which ensure and monitor the reach and impact of scholarship and research through online interactions in terms of Blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Mendeley, Cite U like, mentions and others social platforms. The objective of the paper is to determine the research impact on the topic eLearning using Scopus Database. Altemetrics plugin has been used to calculate the Altmetrics Score. A correlation of citation with Altmetric Score is presented. The study reveals that there is relationship/correlation exist between the citation of the top fifty highly cited papers on e-learning and their Altmetrics score and Dimensions Badge.

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Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Gupta, S., & Gupta, S. (2020). Correlating Research Impact of e-Learning Using Citation Counts and Altmetrics Score. Library Waves, 6(2), 46–52. Retrieved from http://www.librarywaves.com/index.php/lw/article/view/89

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2020): July-December

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