There was time during the day for discussion about challenges and opportunities, as well as networking (two Impact Fellows were spotted discussing possible collaboration, which is excellent news).
Throughout the day, we were all filmed in group discussions and in individual interviews, so look out for videos in the coming weeks.
And we’d like to thank the Impact Fellows for taking switzerland rcs data the time to come together and share. Here’s to our next meeting!
Alongside the use of bibliometrics and recording engagement activities on impact assessment platforms, researchers can also use Altimetrics to measure online public engagement.
Altimetrics (alternative non-traditional metrics), can capture online activity not historically measured by bibliometrics, as unlike citation count and measures of journal quality, Altimetrics take into account the number of times an article is downloaded, shared or mentioned on social media or traditional media. Although they can be subject to the same problems as bibliometrics, Altimetrics can provide a clearer and timelier picture of how the research is being received and discussed online and also in wider-reaching media outlets. It can be argued that Altimetrics offer a more suitable alternative than bibliometrics for measuring public engagement.