Library Guides: Scopus: Article Level Metrics

iCite and Paperbuzz

iCite
iCite, calculates bibliometric values for user-selected articles listed in PubMed. iCite displays the number of articles, articles per year, citations per year, and Relative Citation Ratio (a field-normalized metric that shows the citation impact of one or more articles relative to the average NIH-funded paper). Created by the NIH Office of Portfolio Analysis (OPA)
Paperbuzz
Paperbuzz is a free and open way to track the online buzz around scholarly articles based on Crossref Event Data.

How are Article Metrics used in Scopus?
"Article metrics allow you to evaluate both citation impact and levels of community engagement around an article."

Plum X Metrics

"As people interact with research they leave online “footprints.” Plum Analytics gathers these footprints and creates and categorizes metrics on individual pieces of research output (articles, conference proceedings, book chapters, and many more). These metrics are collectively known as PlumX Metrics."1

Usage: A way to signal if anyone is reading the articles or otherwise using the research. Usage is the number one statistic researchers want to know after citations.
Captures: Indicates that someone wants to come back to the work — can be a leading indicator of future citations.
Mentions: Measurement of activities such as news articles or blog posts about research — a way to tell that people are truly engaging with the research.
Social media: This category includes the tweets, Facebook likes, etc. that reference the research. Social Media can help measure “buzz” and attention. Social media can also be a good measure of how well a particular piece of research has been promoted.
Citations: This category contains both traditional citation indexes such as Scopus, as well as citations that help indicate societal impact such as Clinical or Policy Citations"2

What is Field-weighted Citation Impact (FWCI)?
"Field-Weighted Citation Impact is the ratio of the total citations actually received by the denominator’s output, and the total citations that would be expected based on the average of the subject field." A score of 1.00 means the article is cited as it would be "expected", greater than 1.00 the article is doing "better than expected", and less than 1.00 the article is "underperforming".
What are PlumX Metrics?
"PlumX Metrics provide insights into the ways people interact with individual pieces of research output (articles, conference proceedings, book chapters, and many more) in the online environment. "

1. How are Article Metrics used in Scopus? - Scopus: Access and use Support Center. https://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/12031/supporthub/scopus/kw/plumx/. Accessed February 7, 2020.
2. Metrics - How Scopus Works - Scopus - Solutions | Elsevier. https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/scopus/how-scopus-works/metrics. Accessed February 7, 2020.