The "cited by" or "citation count" is the number of times an article has been cited by a subsequent article. There are three sources to find this count: Scopus (Wilkes subscription), Google Scholar (freely available) and Web of Science (not available through a Wilkes subscription). Note that citation counts may differ among these sources because each uses different criteria and metrics.
In the Scopus database (available through Wilkes University), search the article's title. In the results, you should see the cited by count to the right of the entry. Clicking on the count will show a list of the articles that have cited your article.
You can also see a cited by count in Find@Farley and ESBCOhost database search results. Clicking on the link will take you directly to Scopus.
You can easily find an article's "cited by" count by searching the article's title. In the results, you should see the cited by count at the bottom of each entry. Clicking the link will list each of the articles that cited the original article.
Note: Notice how the "cited by" count differs significantly that what is shown for the same article in the Scopus database above, which shows only 283. The count in Google Scholar can often be inflated or incorrect. The count can include self-citations and sources that are not scholarly. We recommend using Scopus, but if you use Google Scholar, it's a good idea to go to the "cited by" article directly and check the references yourself to make sure it cited the article you are looking up.
Altmetrics are alternative metrics and measure research impact based on online activities and social media.
These could include the following:
Altmetrics can be helpful in that they can accumulate much faster than traditional metrics, which are usually based on citations. They can also see the impact of an article outside the academic community by seeing how the article was shared or written about in the news or social media. However, keep in mind that altmetrics lack official standards and there is no official scale or rating system.
There are several subscription tools that calculate altmetrics, including Plum Analytics and Altmetric.com.
However, there is a free tool available from Altmetric.com. The Altmetric bookmarklet can show various altmetrics for any article with a DOI. After "installing" the tool by placing the bookmarklet in your browser's bookmarks bar, you can click on it while viewing most articles to see the altmetrics.
