The Rise of Alternative Metrics (Altmetrics) for Research Impact Measurement

Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as alternatives to impact factor for journals as well as individual citation indexes (h-index). Altmetrics uses online activities to measure the impact, buzz and word of mouth for scientific information. It includes new methods to measure the usage at citation level.Cite as: Bong, Y. B., Ale Ebrahim, N. (3 April 2017). The Rise of Alternative Metrics (Altmetrics) for Research Impact Measurement, Asia Research News 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4814215.v