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They are sorting metrics by engagement

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ImpactStory– an open-source, web-based tool where professors can add an ImpactStory widget on their own websites to get live altmetrics for papers and other research products. type and audience.
ResearchGate– beside publishing, sharing and commenting research, this platform can calculate a RG Score which is “scientific reputation based on how work is received by peers.”
edu– a platform where researchers create saudi arabia rcs data profiles, upload papers and track readership and use.
SymplurRank– specialised algorithm for measuring influence and content in the field of healthcare.
Dimensions– a research insights platform which offers the Dimensions Badge tool that enables researchers to showcase the count of citations that their publications have received, both for individuals and organisations.


How do governments and institutions adapt to altmetrics?
Sir Phillip Campbell monitors this shift from citation-based metrics to altmetrics.

“There is now a substantial movement away from this narrow practice,” he stresses the importance of this because “it is an enormous challenge for universities and funders to avoid being overly influenced by impact factors when assessing submissions for hiring, promotion, grants or publications.” From his own experience, “some papers in low-Impact Factor Journals can have a considerable societal impact e.g. in a particular country.”
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