Library Guides: Altmetrics: Alternative Metrics for Measuring the Impact of Research: Book altmetrics

Dimensions
Database of scholarly publications.
Currently includes over one million monographs and edited books
Provides citation counts and altmetric data

Scopus
Provides citation counts and Plum-X altmetric data for a select number of edited books.
Date Coverage: 1970-present; selected access back to 1823

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Web of Science Core Collection
Provides citation counts for books.
Date Coverage: Varies by collection
Maximum Users: Unlimited
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Google Scholar
Provides citation counts for books.
Please see Google Scholar & Findit@MU for instructions on adding Findit@MU links to your Google Scholar page.
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Amazon
Average customer review.
Goodreads
Number of ratings and reviews and rating frequency.
Bookmetrix
Provides usage data for Springer, Palgrave Macmillan and Apress books and chapters including number of citations, downloads, book reviews, readers, and online mentions in policy documents, news outlets, Wikipedia entries and social media networks
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Provides data for Springer, Palgrave Macmillan and Apress books and chapters including number of citations, downloads, book reviews, readers, and online mentions in policy documents, news outlets, Wikipedia entries and social media networks

Worldcat provides holdings information for libraries worldwide.

Open Syllabus Project
See listing of books listed in the syllabi of over 4,000 academic institutions around the world. Rank and count included for each title..