Abstract
The chapter describes the research publications on altmetrics research during 2012-2019. A total of 461 publications were brought out on this area over period of study. 25.81% of the publications were published in the year 2018. It is analyzed that information science and library science areas hold the majority 293 (63.55%) of the publications, and the University of Wolverhampton has contributed the highest number (40; 8.67%) of the publications in the field of altmetrics. The study found that lowest relative growth rate (RGR; 0.04) was found in 2008. 2010, 2012, and 2014 RGR rose up to 0.75 in 1990, and the average mean value of relative growth rate (RGR) is 0.15. The highest number of publications (293; 63.55%) accumulated from information science library science. This area has been ranked first among 25 research fields listed in the study.
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