This document discusses metrics for evaluating individuals, publications, and institutions. It begins by describing traditional bibliometrics like the impact factor and h-index, which focus only on citations. It then presents newer forms of metrics like article-level metrics (ALM), altmetrics, and usage metrics that provide a more comprehensive view. It proposes personal bibliometric profiles that integrate metrics from various sources to measure an individual's activity, visibility, impact, and usage. Visualization of networks and dashboards are suggested to interactively present these metrics. Standard identifiers and institutional webpages are recommended to reliably track individuals and provide portfolios beyond CVs.

1. I-Metrics
biblio-, web-, alt- & usagemetrics
Isidro F. Aguillo
isidro.aguillo@csic.es

2. AGENDA
 BORED
– Journal-level Metrics (infamous Impact Factor)
– Citation-only Analysis (unreliable h-Index)
– Metadata focused repositories
 COOL
– Identifiers
– Article Level Metrics (ALM)
– Altmetrics (not only ALM)
 BETA
– Profiles
• Composite indicators
• Visualization
• Rankings
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3. Standard Identifiers are badly needed!
PP
PERSONAL PROFILES
ORCID
ALM
DOI
IR
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ARTICLE-LEVEL METRICS
INSTITUTIONAL REPORTS
ISNI

4. A model for I-Metrics
BIBLIOMETRICS
WEBOMETRICS
Number of times the
bibliographic record
(identifier) of a paper/book is
cited in another similar
formally published paper
Number of times the URL of
a document/author webpage
is linked from another
webpage
Document-level metrics
Title
Source:Journal/Book/Patent
Publication Year
Citations
Identifier: URL/DOI/Handle
Subject/Tags
Author-level metrics
ALTMETRICS
Number of times the
elements are mentioned
(shared) in
websites, wikis, blogs, soci
al bookmarks and networks
(incl. Twitter) or search
engines
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Author(s)
Institution (Affiliation)
Publication Year
Discipline/Tags
Web profiles
Web 2.0 profiles
USAGEMETRICS
Number of times the
document is
read/visited/downloaded from
its publishing place (incl.
websites)

5. A Plea for Personal Profiles
 Sources
– Commercial bibliographic databases (WoS, Scopus,…)
– Public Web search engines, incl. academic ones (GS, MS AS, Mendeley)
– Social Web platforms
(Academia.edu, ResearchGate, LinkedIn, Wikipedia, YouTube, Twitter, …)
– Personal (and group) webpages
– Repositories
 Metrics
– Activity: Formal (peer-reviewed papers/chapters/monographs), Informal
– Visibility: Inclusion in repositories, bibliographic databases/search engines
– Impact: Citations, Links, Mentions (incl. likes, discussions & similar)
– Usage: Visits, Visitors (incl. followers), Downloads
 Integration (and visualization)
– ImpactStory Plus Plus
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6. Personal (Bibliometric) Profiles (I)
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7. Rankings
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8. Personal (Bibliometric) Profiles (II)
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9. Visualization
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10. New actors (I)
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11. New actors (II)
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12. Webometrics for individuals, not yet? …
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13. Altmetrics for individuals, not yet? …
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14. (Super)Repositories for individuals, not yet? …
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15. Usagemetrics for individuals, not yet? …
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16. IMHO … Personal Institutional Webpage
 From Profile to Portfolio
– Institutionally hosted
• Prestige, authority, long-term preservation
– Caring about Identifiers
– Not only Metrics
• Beyond CV: Rhetorical introduction
• Updated frequently: Twitter, Blog or similar
• Outlinks rich
 But also Metrics
– APIs based: Objectivity, Reliability
• Absolute and relative (rankings) figures
– Network visualization: topics, colleagues, institutions
– Public (interactive) dashboard
• Current standard Google Analytics needs to emerge
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18. Open forum
Thank you!
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