Do Mendeley reader counts indicate the value of arts and humanities research?

被引：7
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作者：
Thelwall, Mike [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Wolverhampton, Stat Cybermetr Res Grp, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, W Midlands, England
来源：
JOURNAL OF LIBRARIANSHIP AND INFORMATION SCIENCE | 2019年 / 51卷 / 03期
关键词：
Altmetrics; arts; humanities; Mendeley; research evaluation; scientometrics; RESEARCH IMPACT; SOCIAL-SCIENCES; CITATION COUNTS; INFORMATION; ALTMETRICS; HISTORIANS; ARTICLES; CHOICE;
D O I：
10.1177/0961000617732381
中图分类号：
G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];
学科分类号：
1205 ; 120501 ;
摘要：
Mendeley reader counts are a good source of early impact evidence for the life and natural sciences articles because they are abundant, appear before citations, and correlate moderately or strongly with citations in the long term. Early studies have found less promising results for the humanities and this article assesses whether the situation has now changed. Using Mendeley reader counts for articles in 12 arts and humanities Scopus subcategories, the results show that Mendeley reader counts reflect Scopus citation counts in most arts and humanities as strongly as in other areas of scholarship. Thus, Mendeley can be used as an early citation impact indicator in the arts and humanities, although it is unclear whether reader or citation counts reflect the underlying value of arts and humanities research.
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页码：781 / 788
页数：8
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