Video: What changes does the current research landscape need?
Series:
Part 04 -
Dr. Donald Samulack, US Operations, Editage, Cactus Communications, in conversation with Euan Adie, Founder and CEO of Altmetric
In this segment, Euan explains how Altmetric captures data in different ways from global social media platforms, with a particular focus on Asian countries. He discusses the need to aggregate altmetrics data such that users are able to understand the true impact of research. Further, speaking about the need for change in academic publishing, Euan mentions that the academic community needs to develop a better understanding of impact and shift focus from numbers to start telling stories about research instead.
View other parts in the series:
- Part 1: “Altmetric came out of my experience as an author”
- Part 2: How Altmetric measures research impact
- Part 3: Finding and interpreting Altmetric data for published papers
- Part 5: Researchers should use altmetrics data to advance their careers
- Part 6: The difference between Altmetric and alternative metrics
- Part 7: How Altmetric evolved as a platform that increases the discoverability of research
