Author-level metrics in the new academic profile platforms: The online behaviour of the Bibliometrics community

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Highlights：

• Google Scholar Citations is the preferred source by the bibliometric community.

• Academic profiles are assuming roles traditionally assigned to personal websites.

• We find a clear separation between usage and citation metrics in ResearchGate.

• The number of followers keep separated both from usage and citation metrics.

• Online academic profile platforms act like author showcases.

摘要

•Google Scholar Citations is the preferred source by the bibliometric community.•Academic profiles are assuming roles traditionally assigned to personal websites.•We find a clear separation between usage and citation metrics in ResearchGate.•The number of followers keep separated both from usage and citation metrics.•Online academic profile platforms act like author showcases.

论文关键词：Online academic profiles,Author-level metrics,Social media metrics,Google scholar citations,Altmetrics,Citation impact

论文评审过程：Received 23 June 2017, Revised 3 April 2018, Accepted 3 April 2018, Available online 13 April 2018, Version of Record 13 April 2018.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2018.04.001