Analysing Altmetric data on research citations in policy literature - the case of the University of Sheffield

Tattersall, Andy and Carroll, Chris (2018) Analysing Altmetric data on research citations in policy literature - the case of the University of Sheffield. Impact of Social Sciences Blog (12 Feb 2018). Website.

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One of the sources of attention Altmetric.com tracks is the number of times research outputs have been cited in policy literature. Andy Tattersall and Chris Carroll explored the case of the University of Sheffield and what the data says about the impact of its research on national and international policy. The percentage of outputs with at least one policy mention compares favourably with previous studies, while huge variations were found between the time of publication and the time of the first policy citation. However, some problems with the quality of the data were identified, highlighting the need for careful scrutiny and corroboration.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Date Deposited:	27 Jun 2018 14:33
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 13:32
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/88755

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