مجلة العلوم وافاق المعارف
Volume 4, Numéro 1, Pages 172-192
2024-06-30

Mapping Altmetrics: A Bibliometric Analysis Using Scopus (2012-2024)‎

Authors : Guechairi‬‏ ‪samira .

Abstract

This study conducts a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of the ‎altmetrics landscape from 2012 to 2024, aiming to explore key trends, ‎influential contributors, and thematic concentrations in scholarly discourse. The ‎Bibliometrix package in R made it easy to conduct a bibliometric study on ‎altmetrics using data extracted from Scopus. This allowed for an in-depth ‎examination of publication trends, influential authors, and thematic ‎concentrations. VOSviewer was used to visualize bibliometric data, which gave ‎information about co-authorship networks and thematic clustering in the ‎altmetrics literature. The United States emerged as the foremost contributor in ‎terms of publication frequency. Key words such as "bibliometrics," "social ‎media," and "journal impact factor" were identified as central themes in the ‎altmetrics discourse, reflecting the multidimensional nature of scholarly ‎evaluation in the digital age.‎

Keywords

Altmetrics ; bibliometric analysis‎ ; Bibliometrix‎ ; Scopus‎