The conference focused on changing trends in citation analysis and the challenges of altmetrics, discussing various data sources and measurement tools, including Scopus and Twitter. Key topics included the importance of altmetrics in research, methodologies for analysis, and future integration into academic metrics. Challenges in API measurement and the need for standardized norms in citation practices were also highlighted.

1. Munesh Kumar
National Institute of Technology Goa
India
mun_esh@hotmail.com
Changing trends in citation analysis and
challenges in API measurement
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2. INTRODUCTION
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• Universe of Knowledge (literature)
• Classification of literature
• Metrics; bibliometrics, scientometrics, webometrics;
• Study of article level metrics; Altmetrics
• Social media
• blogs
• Approaches of information consumption
• Credits of scholarly work, API
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3. SOURCES OF ALTMETRICS DATA
 Scopus - source of citation
 ScienceDirect – downloaded article data
 Scientific Blog – data related to personal opinion and
knowledge sharing
 Twitter and Facebook – different type data of approaches
like; download, sharing, comments, book mark etc.
 More -
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4. ALTMETRICS TOOLS FOR ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE MEASURMENT
 Impact story
 ReaderMeter
 Academia.edu
 Google scholar
 ScienceCard
 PLoS Impact Explorer
 PaperCirtic
 CrowdoMeter
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5. METHODOLOGY
 Comparative
 Analysis based
 Thought provocative approach
 Progressive
 Evaluation based
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6. IMPORTANCE OF ALMETRICS
 Research with scientific social media
 Citation Count
 Gray literature
 General social media supportive
 Extensive citation and indexes
 Real time citation analysis
 Proper citation method (overall impact Garfield's
approach on citation)
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7. API AND ALTMETRICS IN FUTURE
 Policy on citation
 Additional information related research
 Research help
 Consortium based work
 E-resume or resume with altmetrics data
 Citation of personal blog
 Official and unofficial blog
 Measurements on idea drawn
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8. CHALLENGES IN API MEASURMENT
WITH THE DANAYMIC DATA
 How to understand the core consumption
 How to set the credits of altmetrics data
 Temporary existence
 Lack of statistical tools
 Different criteria
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9. CONCLUSION
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It is a new tool to be used for best out of it. It is freely
available for researcher at ‘altmetrics.com’. It is equally
important for individuals, institutions and vendors. It is
directly related to the technology updates. We need a
standard norms for accepting the changing values of
reference, citation, download, bookmarked, share,
comments and shares etc. for generating API. Big way is to
go for ‘how to major the API worldwide and criteria for
fixing the credits of work for API measurement.’
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