Computing and Using Metrics in the ADS
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Talk given at the LISA VII Conference (June 2014, Naples, Italy). Abstract: Finding measures for research impact, be it for individuals, institutions, instruments or projects, has gained a lot of popularity. More papers than ever are being written on new impact measures, and problems with existing measures are being pointed out on a regular basis. Funding agencies require impact statistics in their reports, job candidates incorporate them in their resumes, and publication metrics have even been used in at least one recent court case. To support this need for research impact indicators, the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) has developed a service which provides a broad overview of various impact measures. In this presentation we discuss how the ADS can be used to quench the thirst for impact measures. We will also discuss a couple of the lesser known indicators in the metrics overview and the main issues to be aware of when compiling publication-based metrics in the ADS, namely author name ambiguity and citation incompleteness.
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- 23. EdwinHenneken,SmithsonianAstrophysicalObservatory,USA Generate results programmatically Application Programming Interface https://github.com/adsabs/adsabs-dev-api To obtain access to the ADS Developer API you must do two things: ! 1. Log in to the newest version of the ADS search interface (with existing “Classic ADS” account, otherwise make new) 2. Apply for and receive a developer token using the Signup Form
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