The distribution of online attention in publications in the field of Information Science & Library Science an applied study in the Web of Science database (2012-2021)
[version 1; peer review: 2 major revision]
Rafael Gutierres Castanha, 
Antonio Perianes-Rodriguez This study examined the distribution of altmetric attention received by publications in the Information Science & Library Science category indexed in the Web of Science database between 2012 and 2012. A weak correlation was observed between the publication year and Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) values, as well as between the citations received and AAS values. Furthermore, it was found that uncited documents received less altmetric attention than cited ones. Significant differences were also noted in AAS values between uncited, one-cited, and two+ cited documents. In conclusion, this study revealed that online attention in the Information Science & Library Science category is highly skewed, with most publications receiving little to no altmetric attention. The findings also suggest that altmetric attention may be related to citation class and that citations may have some impact on the AAS values of documents.
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- License: CC BY
- Review type: Open Review
- Publication type: Conference Paper
- Conference: 27th International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (STI 2023)
- Publisher: International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators
Citation
Gutierres Castanha, R., Savegnago de Mira, B. & Perianes-Rodriguez, A. (2023). The distribution of online attention in publications in the field of Information Science & Library Science an applied study in the Web of Science database (2012-2021) [version 1; peer review: 2 major revision] [preprint]. 27th International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (STI 2023).
