{"id":11057,"date":"2022-01-31T11:15:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T16:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-cu-sites.pantheonsite.io\/library\/?page_id=11057"},"modified":"2025-05-07T08:44:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T12:44:01","slug":"article-level-metrics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/research-tools-collections\/guides\/research-impact-metrics\/article-level-metrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Article-Level Metrics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These metrics are used to demonstrate the impact of an individual research publication, usually by referencing citation based article level indicators or altmetrics (alternative metrics).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Article-level metrics can help answer the following questions:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How many times was an article cited? \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How does it compare to other similar papers? (above\/below expected count\u00a0for its discipline, age or publishing outlet)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is it in the top 0.1%, 1% or 5%, etc. in its discipline? (measure of excellence)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is it gaining citations at an unusually\u00a0rapid rate? (measure of early impact)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How it it tracking in social media? (possible indication of later citation performance)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-3eb1b812-8db0-4473-bc97-ca5e0c11e61b advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Note on Citation Analysis<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>Citation analysis is a quantifiable measure of academic output. Users need to be aware of the limitations and incongruities of citation metrics. Library subscription databases and Google Scholar do not correct errors in citing papers. This means that one paper may be cited many different ways and appear as separate entries in these tools. Also, author and institutional naming inconsistencies complicate these analyses. Comparisons between these tools should be avoided. The databases use different sources to generate data and some are more comprehensive than others.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-e63fc8df-159e-4f6a-b570-1a6670818077 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\"><a>Citation Counts<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>Citation counts\u00a0indicate that other researchers have referred to your publication in their publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Citation counts can be tracked in a number of different resources but the key multidisciplinary databases. The citation count for each article tracked in these databases will more than likely differ across all three because each includes different publications in their databases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Available in <a href=\"https:\/\/ezproxy.clarkson.edu\/login?url=https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/search\/form.uri?display=basic#basic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scopus<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Scholar<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-7a1cdf95-03eb-48f4-9828-e7e92e4afe49 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\"><a>Citation Benchmarking<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>Citation benchmarking indicates how citations received by the document being viewed compare with the average for similar documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scopus\u00a0<\/strong>citation benchmarking\u00a0takes into account the date of publication, the document type, and the disciplines associated with the item.\u00a0Citation Benchmarking compares documents within an 18 month window and is computed separately for each of its sources\u2019 disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.s3.amazonaws.com\/accounts\/33133\/images\/Scopus_-_article_benchmarking.PNG\" alt=\"Citation benchmarking example in Scopus\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-f8aa6d6d-d7c9-43a8-8d0f-d0b47c3b2fd1 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\"><a>Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI)<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>Field-Weighted Citation Impact score is available in Scopus indicates how the article\u2019s citation count compares to similar articles in the same field and timeframe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A value greater than 1.00 means the document is more cited than expected according to the average. It takes into account:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The year of publication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Document type, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disciplines associated with its source.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The FWCI is the ratio of the document\u2019s citations to the average number of citations received by all similar documents over a three-year window. Each discipline makes an equal contribution to the metric, which eliminates differences in researcher citation behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Available via <a href=\"https:\/\/ezproxy.clarkson.edu\/login?url=https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/search\/form.uri?display=basic#basic\">Scopus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-990ded8a-ac0a-4403-be79-35b25e970370 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\"><a>Altmetrics: Non-citation Based Article-Level Indicators<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>Altmetrics was coined as shorthand for alternative metrics and encompasses a diverse range of non-citation-based indicators for a digital item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The signals can include downloads, views, likes, shares, social media mentions like blogs and twitter as well as software reuse. These metrics accumulate quicker than citation metrics and are indicative of reach beyond academia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Available via <a href=\"https:\/\/ezproxy.clarkson.edu\/login?url=https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/search\/form.uri?display=basic#basic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scopus (PlumX metrics<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altmetric.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Altmetric.com,<\/a> or via freely available <a href=\"http:\/\/impactstory.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ImpactStory.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-4bf23343-ce64-45cd-99cb-2bc13c0dea5a advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\"><a>Characteristics of Citing Articles<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>Often interesting information about the<strong>&nbsp;impact of a publication<\/strong>&nbsp;can be gleaned by analyzing characteristics of citing papers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In\u00a0SCOPUS, from\u00a0<strong>article bibliographic detail page<\/strong>, follow the link to\u00a0<strong>\u201cview all citing documents.\u201d<\/strong> From there,\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u201cAnalyze Search Results.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0It provides a visual analysis of your results broken up into 7 categories (year, source, author, affiliation, country\/territory, document type and subject area). Please visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.scopus.com\/topics\/analysis-tools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scopus blog page on Analysis Tools<\/a>\u00a0for more information.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-ced8af75-a55c-4d8b-ace5-83a7f0019453 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Related Guides<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/research-tools-collections\/guides\/research-impact-metrics\/\">Measuring Research Metrics &amp; Impact<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/research-tools-collections\/guides\/research-impact-metrics\/author-metrics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Author-Level Metrics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/research-tools-collections\/guides\/research-impact-metrics\/journal-metrics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Journal-Level Metrics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These metrics are used to demonstrate the impact of an individual research publication, usually by referencing citation based article level indicators or altmetrics (alternative metrics). 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