Impact Factor 2.0 : Applying Social Network Analysis to Scientific Impact Assessment
ISSN
1530-1605
ISBN
978-1-4799-2504-9
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2014-01-07
Author(s)
Abstract
Social media are becoming increasingly popular in scientific communication. A range of platforms are geared specifically towards the academic community. Proponents of the altmetrics approach point out that these new media allow for new avenues of scientific impact assessment. Traditional impact measures based on bibliographic analysis have long been criticized for overlooking the relational dynamic of scientific impact. We therefore propose an application of social network analysis to researchers' interactions on an academic social networking site in order to generate new metrics of scientific impact. Based on a case study conducted among a sample of Swiss management scholars, we analyze how these new relational metrics relate to traditional, offline impact indicators as well as online communication activity and publication resonance. We conclude that a relational approach based on social network analysis may add richness and differentiation to scientific impact assessment.
Language
English
Keywords
Altmetrics
Scientometrics
Social Media
Social Network Analysis
Scientific Communication
ResearchGate
Impact Factor
Scientometrics 2.0
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Business Innovation
Refereed
Yes
Book title
2014 47th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2014)
Publisher
IEEE
Publisher place
Piscataway, NJ
Start page
1576
End page
1585
Pages
10
Event Title
47th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
Event Location
Waikoloa, HI, USA
Event Date
06.-09.01.2014
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
228507
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hicss researchgate submission final.pdf
Size
389.55 KB
Format
Adobe PDF
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