Can alternative metrics (altmetrics) data be used to measure societal impact? We wrote this
literature overview of empirical studies in order to find an answer to this question. The …

Altmetrics have been proposed as a way to assess the societal impact of research. Although
altmetrics are already in use as impact or attention metrics in different contexts, it is still not …

This scientometric analysis of the area of 'smart city (ies)'research covers 1990–2016,
divided into three nine year periods: 1990–1998; 1999–2007; and 2008–2016. The …

Citizen science (CS) aims primarily to create a new scientific culture able to improve upon
the triple interaction between science, society, and policy in the dual pursuit of more …

This study provides an overview of science from the Wikipedia perspective. A methodology
has been established for the analysis of how Wikipedia editors regard science through their …

This paper analyses the scientific activity related to open science in Spain and its influence
on public policy from a bibliometric perspective. For this purpose, Spanish centres' projects …

This article outlines the history of library and information science (LIS), from its roots in
library science, information science and documentation. It considers various conceptions or …

This article analyses scientific publications of international prestige in three social science
disciplines (communication, economics, and sociology) to identify possible production …

Societal impact considerations play an increasingly important role in research evaluation. In
particular, in the context of publicly funded research, proposal templates commonly include …

University ranking systems use various single and multi-faceted methodologies. Despite
being efficient and less biased, the former fails to cover all academic performance …