Article level metrics (ALMs) are a quantifiable approach to understanding the impact a journal article has on the scientific community. Article metrics typically includes a combination of traditional measures, such as citation counts, along with new data sources (sometimes called "almetrics") in order to determine the full impact.
Citation counts are a common indicator of article influence. Citation counts are the number of times an article has been cited by another article. Scopus specializes in providing citation counts, while some journal providers, like PLOS and ScienceDirect, include citation counts as auxiliary information. Caution: Sometimes citation counts only include articles within that particular resource.
Altmetrics are similar to citation counts. However, altmetrics look at an expanded types of sources, like news outlets, social media, blogs and Mendeley, instead of only citations from articles. Advantages to using altmetrics include understanding the influence of an article in the popular press and timeliness.
In Web of Science, you can see article-level citation metrics using the 'Citation Network.'
On the right-hand side of the results page, click on the 'Citations' number to view more information.
Or, from the article record page, the 'Citation Network' appears on the right-hand side of the page. Click on the 'Citations' number to view more information.
From here, you can view the articles that were cited from your selected article. You have the options to click on 'Analyze Results' or view the 'Citation Report.'
Download the free Altmetrics bookmarklet to view Altmetrics in a single click.
Some journal providers also include the number of times an article has been cited.
ScienceDirect
SpringerLink
PLOS
