A4 Refereed article in a conference publication
Google Search results as an altmetrics data source?
Authors: Holmberg Kim., Bowman Timothy D.
Editors: Catalano G., Daraio C., Gregori M., Moed H.F., Ruocco G.
Conference name: International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics
Publisher: International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics
Publishing place: Rooma
Publication year: 2019
Journal: Proceedings of the International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics
Book title : 17th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENTOMETRICS & INFORMETRICS ISSI2019: with a Special STI Indicators Conference Track 2-5 September 2019 Sapienza University of Rome, Italy: PROCEEDINGS VOLUME I
Journal name in source: 17th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics, ISSI 2019 - Proceedings
Volume: 1
First page : 1462
Last page: 1467
Number of pages: 6
ISBN: 978-88-3381-118-5
ISSN: 2175-1935
Web address : http://issi-society.org/proceedings/issi_2019/ISSI 2019 - Proceedings VOLUME I.pdf
This research-in-progress investigates currently available means to collect data relevant for altmetrics research from search engines. Content analysis is used to study accuracy and relevance of the collected data and to assess the applicability of Google Search results for altmetrics research. The results show that although search engines contain a vast amount of data that could be useful for altmetrics research at a small scale, the data does not come without problems. A high number of false positives in the retrieved data showed that the data cannot be used as such and further research is required into improving the data collection strategy.
