ResearchGate Altmetric scores and Scopus bibliometric indicators among lecturers

PurposeMany researchers in ResearchGate (RG) engage in scholarly activity and share research findings. The researchers' activities in this social network may increase the probability of their works being cited. Thus, this study aims to examine the status of RG indices and the Scopus citation in...

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Published in:Performance measurement and metrics 2020-12, Vol.22 (1), p.15-24
Main Authors: Nasibi-Sis, Hamed, Valizadeh-Haghi, Saeideh, Shekofteh, Maryam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bibliometrics
Citation analysis
Citation indexes
Collaboration
Communication
Correlation coefficients
Indicators
Informetrics
Institutional repositories
Medical research
Otolaryngology
Publishing
Researchers
Science
Scientometrics
Social networks
Surgery
User behavior
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Summary:PurposeMany researchers in ResearchGate (RG) engage in scholarly activity and share research findings. The researchers' activities in this social network may increase the probability of their works being cited. Thus, this study aims to examine the status of RG indices and the Scopus citation indicators of the allied medical sciences lecturers and their association with their academic rankings.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional, descriptive analytical study was performed. As a first step, the names of all 50 lecturers at the School of Allied Medical Sciences were searched through RG to find all the lecturers with profiles. Then, the h-index as well as the number of citations by them were extracted from Scopus. Spearman's correlation coefficient test was performed to explore the association of the RG score with the Scopus citation indicators and the academic rankings of the lecturers.FindingsThe findings demonstrated that there is a statistically significant relationship between the RG indices (except the question and answer indices) and the Scopus citation indicators with the academic rankings of the lecturers (p-value 
ISSN:1467-8047
1758-6925
DOI:10.1108/PMM-04-2020-0020