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altmetric

altmetric adjective: relating to altmetrics.

Adjective

altmetric (not comparable)

  1. Relating to altmetrics
    • Further empirical studies are necessary in upcoming years, because mentions in policy documents are of special interest in the use of altmetric data for measuring target-oriented the broader impact of research..2015, Lutz Bornmann, Robin Haunschild, Werner Marx, “Policy documents as sources for measuring societal impact: How is climate change research perceived in policy documents?”, in arXiv

Questions about altmetric

What does altmetric mean?
Altmetric means relating to altmetrics.
What part of speech is altmetric?
Altmetric is an adjective.

Words near altmetric in the dictionary

  1. Altman
  2. Altmanesque
  3. Altmann
  4. Altmanns
  5. Altmans
  6. altmetric
  7. altmetrics
  8. Altmeyer
  9. Altmeyers
  10. altmode
  11. altmodes

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