Presence on social networks and altmetrics of authors frequently published in the journal El profesional de la información

Authors

  • Daniel Torres-Salinas El profesional de la información
  • Yusnelkis Milanés-Guisado

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2014.jul.04

Keywords:

Altmetrics, Author level metrics, Social web, Social networks, Library and information science, Communication, El profesional de la información, EPI, Web of Science, Mendeley, CiteULike, Twitter, Slideshare.

Abstract

We analyzed a discrete sample of the most frequent contributors to the journal El professional information (EPI) for the period 2009-2013. We studied the presence of these authors in social networks and the impact of their EPI publications indexed in Web of Science using different altmetrics. The results showed that 77% had a public profile on Google Scholar Profiles and 70% had an account on both LinkedIn and Mendeley. This platform has served as the tool with higher statistics and obtained the highest correlation with the number of citations in Web of Science (0.516). Other networks were Twitter (55%) and Slideshare (47%); despite its lower presence in the sample,  Slideshare offers users higher visibility, receiving the highest number of user hits. We also present detailed altmetrics for 47 EPI authors, ending with a reflection on the difficulty of analysing altmetrics at author level.

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Published

2014-07-16

How to Cite

Torres-Salinas, D., & Milanés-Guisado, Y. (2014). Presence on social networks and altmetrics of authors frequently published in the journal El profesional de la información. Profesional De La información, 23(4), 367–372. https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2014.jul.04

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 4 (2014): Altmétricas

Section

Research articles

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