Do altmetrics correlate with the quality of papers? A large-scale empirical study based on F1000Prime data.

In this study, we address the question whether (and to what extent, respectively) altmetrics are related to the scientific quality of papers (as measured by peer assessments). Only a few studies have previously investigated the relationship between altmetrics and assessments by peers. In the first s...

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Main Authors: Lutz Bornmann, Robin Haunschild
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5965816?pdf=render