University of Qom Sciences and Techniques of Information Management 2476-6658 5 4 2019 12 22 An Altmetric Study on Scientific Iranian Articles Indexed in Social Science index An Altmetric Study on Scientific Iranian Articles Indexed in Social Science index 162 190 1516 10.22091/stim.2020.4982.1356 FA Mansoureh Serati Shirazi Assistant Professor, Islamic World Science Citation Center and Regional information Center for Science and Technology, Shiraz, Iran. 0000-0002-4558-9192 Journal Article 2019 11 25 Objective (s):<br /> The aim of this study was to investigate the use of social media for Iranian articles that indexed in social science index of WoS, and the association between altmetrics and citation indicators.<br /> <br /> Methods: The current descriptive research was conducted through scientometrics method and using altmetrics data. The study population consisted of Iranian articles that were indexed in social science index of WoS.<br /> To collect alternative indicators, altmetricexplorer.com was used. <br /> <br /> Results: Twitter were the most used social media for Iranian articles that were indexed in social science index of WoS. The results revealed statistically significant relationship between altmetric score and citations. From the reviewed articles,<br /> <br /> Conclusion: Social media can have a positive impact on the citation rate of articles. Therefore, researchers can make use of social media in order to increase the citation to their scientific productions. For this purpose, they could share their work in various social media.<br /> <br /><br /> Objective (s):<br /> The aim of this study was to investigate the use of social media for Iranian articles that indexed in social science index of WoS, and the association between altmetrics and citation indicators.<br /> <br /> Methods: The current descriptive research was conducted through scientometrics method and using altmetrics data. The study population consisted of Iranian articles that were indexed in social science index of WoS.<br /> To collect alternative indicators, altmetricexplorer.com was used. <br /> <br /> Results: Twitter were the most used social media for Iranian articles that were indexed in social science index of WoS. The results revealed statistically significant relationship between altmetric score and citations. From the reviewed articles,<br /> <br /> Conclusion: Social media can have a positive impact on the citation rate of articles. Therefore, researchers can make use of social media in order to increase the citation to their scientific productions. For this purpose, they could share their work in various social media.<br /> <br /><br /> https://stim.qom.ac.ir/article_1516_b2c0818705dbb9f6b8b31e765c6b2180.pdf