Normalization of zero-inflated data: An empirical analysis of a new indicator family and its use with altmetrics data

Highlights：

• New field- and time normalizing indicators’ family have been proposed for zero-inflated count data (e.g. altmetrics).

• These indicators basically compare proportions of mentioned papers (e.g. on Facebook) with proportions of non-mentioned papers.

• We propose a new indicator belonging to the family: Mantel-Haenszel quotient (MHq).

• Using citation counts, we find that the indicator MHq can distinguish between different quality levels (in terms of peers’ assessments).

• Results with MHq show that the relationship between citations and peer assessments is stronger than between altmetrics and these assessments.