1. Kim Holmberg, Timothy D. Bowman, & Fereshteh Didegah
Altmetrics and research profiles for 10 universities in Finland
Kim Holmberg, Timothy D. Bowman, & Fereshteh Didegah
RUSE - Research Unit for the Sociology of Education
University of Turku
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(w3)
@kholmber

2. Measuring the societal impact
Research project:
Measuring the societal impact
of open science
Project is financed by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture’s
Open Science and Research Initiative ( ).

4. Can different altmetrics reflect institutional research profiles?
Are some fields of research overrepresented on some altmetrics?

5. We compared the distribution of publications, citations, and selected altmetric events across four broad fields of science

6. (Big thanks to Altmetric.com for sharing data!)
Publications
( ) with
altmetric events
University of Helsinki
3928
University of Turku
1684
Aalto University
1173
University of Eastern Finland
1141
University of Jyväskylä
1071
University of Oulu
1057
University of Tampere
936
Tampere University of Technology
675
Åbo Akademi University
496
Lappeenranta University of Technology
314
University of Lapland
230
University of Vaasa
166
Hanken School of Economics
101
University of Arts 59
Total
13031
Altmetric events from Wikipedia, Twitter, Facebook, news, blogs, CiteULike, and Mendeley1, and citations and research profiles from Web of Science.
(Big thanks to Altmetric.com for sharing data!)
1) Mendeley data collected via the Mendeley API

7. University of Helsinki
For instance, based on WoS indexed publications (total):
University of Helsinki
Share of publications
(%)
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
36.82
NATURAL SCIENCES
36.92
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
12.93
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
13.34

8. University OECD categories WoS profile Wikipedia Twitter Facebook News
Blog
CiteULike
Mendeley
Citations (WoS)
Aalto University
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
5.20
10.91
48.14
59.57
30.18
24.04
37.83
31.52
38.95
NATURAL SCIENCES
47.38
50.91
26.97
22.09
28.08
51.44
34.57
36.07
38.40
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
10.23
5.45
8.77
5.24
3.67
1.92
6.52
12.02
3.49
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
37.19
32.73
16.12
13.09
38.06
22.60
21.09
20.39
19.16
University of Helsinki
36.82
24.35
47.67
44.85
33.69
28.90
39.90
31.01
34.00
36.92
48.19
24.65
23.13
27.76
38.82
38.17
39.66
51.17
12.93
7.25
6.87
4.56
3.78
4.22
3.65
10.41
2.67
13.34
20.21
20.81
27.47
34.77
28.06
18.27
18.92
12.16
University of Eastern Finland
44.20
53.49
60.71
61.36
57.60
44.09
40.63
32.15
42.68
30.32
27.91
19.05
16.40
17.07
33.87
40.38
42.31
7.63
0.00
5.82
4.06
3.47
3.76
5.29
7.48
2.26
17.84
18.60
14.43
18.18
21.87
18.28
13.70
16.18
12.75
University of Jyväskylä
17.32
16.13
34.63
28.59
23.68
17.45
31.33
24.84
20.87
47.61
54.84
20.71
18.97
21.41
35.85
29.57
37.96
50.09
21.47
3.23
7.85
6.47
9.57
3.30
6.77
10.07
2.57
13.59
25.81
36.81
45.98
45.34
43.40
32.33
27.12
26.48
Lappeenranta University of Technology
0.67
56.23
78.79
70.69
44.00
42.73
30.94
40.67
44.17
71.43
31.54
13.64
27.59
50.00
41.82
54.51
53.12
10.12
4.76
4.36
2.02
1.72
4.00
3.64
3.83
1.04
45.03
7.87
5.56
2.00
11.82
10.72
5.17
University of Oulu
27.87
27.66
51.33
44.61
33.59
21.48
40.00
29.66
35.68
42.57
44.68
22.72
13.12
26.34
37.11
34.68
38.13
43.43
7.01
4.26
6.67
24.49
3.13
2.34
6.85
2.38
22.55
23.40
19.29
17.78
40.08
38.28
22.98
25.37
18.51
Tampere University of Technology
5.02
22.73
49.28
31.03
26.67
26.09
30.64
43.51
47.26
25.34
24.14
41.90
46.74
31.11
40.49
40.77
5.13
4.55
10.54
6.03
4.29
4.89
2.69
42.58
14.84
38.79
27.14
20.65
20.00
16.71
13.03
University of Tampere
62.94
34.78
66.13
69.11
42.52
41.62
40.91
35.49
38.50
16.60
54.35
18.08
16.22
40.65
37.06
39.39
35.91
44.80
13.73
4.79
5.33
4.67
2.03
5.76
12.03
3.86
6.73
4.35
10.99
9.33
12.15
13.94
16.57
12.84
University of Turku
40.43
15.49
52.86
62.95
42.45
24.02
37.58
30.12
23.06
35.73
76.55
17.39
13.72
18.50
35.74
41.46
65.64
12.60
2.65
8.54
6.59
2.45
8.11
4.66
11.81
11.24
5.31
21.21
16.74
36.60
32.13
16.30
17.99
8.61
Åbo Akademi University
12.64
67.11
54.85
60.39
38.19
39.72
29.50
41.70
44.66
22.07
21.10
34.03
35.05
38.78
13.01
3.07
0.32
4.86
8.94
3.51
29.70
12.76
18.73
22.92
22.90
21.07
16.01

9. University of Helsinki

10. Lappeenranta University of Technology

11. Aalto University

12. University of Turku

13. WoS research profile (With 4 OECD categories)
Table 2. Correlations between distributions of events across fields of research and universities research profiles based on the distributions of their publications in Web of Science
WoS research profile (With 4 OECD categories)
Variables
Aalto University
University of Helsinki
University of Eastern Finland
University of Jyväskylä
Lappeenranta University of Technology
University of Oulu
Tampere University of Technology
University of Tampere
University of Turku
Åbo Akademi University
AVERAGE
Wikipedia: posts
0.800
1.000
0.200
-0.211
0.400
0.600
-0.200
0.539
Twitter: posts
-0.800
-0.400
Facebook: posts
0.000
0.040
News: posts
0.140
Blogs: posts
0.300
CiteULike: readers
0.220
Mendeley: readers
0.540
WoS: citations
0.380
0.100
0.775
0.925
-0.375
-0.326
0.175
0.750
0.450
-0.125

14. AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
University
WoS
Wikipedia
Twitter
Facebook
News
Blog
CiteULike
Mendeley
Citations
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Aalto-yliopisto
37.19
32.73
16.12
13.09
38.06
22.60
21.09
20.39
19.16
Helsingin yliopisto
13.34
20.21
20.81
27.47
34.77
28.06
18.27
18.92
12.16
Itä-Suomen yliopisto
17.84
18.60
14.43
18.18
21.87
18.28
13.70
16.18
12.75
Jyväskylän yliopisto
13.59
25.81
36.81
45.98
45.34
43.40
32.33
27.12
26.48
Lappeenrannan teknillinen yliopisto
45.03
4.76
7.87
5.56
0.00
2.00
11.82
10.72
5.17
Oulun yliopisto
22.55
23.40
19.29
17.78
40.08
38.28
22.98
25.37
18.51
Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto
42.58
22.73
14.84
38.79
27.14
20.65
20.00
16.71
13.03
Tampereen yliopisto
6.73
4.35
10.99
9.33
12.15
13.94
16.57
12.84
Turun yliopisto
11.24
5.31
21.21
16.74
36.60
32.13
16.30
17.99
8.61
Åbo Akademi
29.70
12.76
18.73
22.92
22.90
21.07
16.01
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
5.20
10.91
48.14
59.57
30.18
24.04
37.83
31.52
38.95
36.82
24.35
47.67
44.85
33.69
28.90
39.90
31.01
34.00
44.20
53.49
60.71
61.36
57.60
44.09
40.63
32.15
42.68
17.32
16.13
34.63
28.59
23.68
17.45
31.33
24.84
20.87
0.67
19.05
56.23
78.79
70.69
44.00
42.73
30.94
40.67
27.87
27.66
51.33
44.61
33.59
21.48
40.00
29.66
35.68
5.02
49.28
31.03
26.67
26.09
30.64
43.51
62.94
34.78
66.13
69.11
42.52
41.62
40.91
35.49
38.50
40.43
15.49
52.86
62.95
42.45
24.02
37.58
30.12
23.06
12.64
67.11
54.85
60.39
38.19
39.72
29.50
41.70
NATURAL SCIENCES
47.38
50.91
26.97
22.09
28.08
51.44
34.57
36.07
38.40
36.92
48.19
24.65
23.13
27.76
38.82
38.17
39.66
51.17
30.32
27.91
16.40
17.07
33.87
40.38
42.31
47.61
54.84
20.71
18.97
21.41
35.85
29.57
37.96
50.09
44.17
71.43
31.54
13.64
27.59
50.00
41.82
54.51
53.12
42.57
44.68
22.72
13.12
26.34
37.11
34.68
38.13
43.43
47.26
25.34
24.14
41.90
46.74
31.11
40.49
40.77
16.60
54.35
18.08
16.22
40.65
37.06
39.39
35.91
44.80
35.73
76.55
17.39
13.72
18.50
35.74
41.46
65.64
44.66
22.07
21.10
34.03
35.05
38.78
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
10.23
5.45
8.77
5.24
3.67
1.92
6.52
12.02
3.49
12.93
7.25
6.87
4.56
3.78
4.22
3.65
10.41
2.67
7.63
5.82
4.06
3.47
3.76
5.29
7.48
2.26
21.47
3.23
7.85
6.47
9.57
3.30
6.77
10.07
2.57
10.12
4.36
2.02
1.72
4.00
3.64
3.83
1.04
7.01
4.26
6.67
24.49
3.13
2.34
6.85
2.38
5.13
4.55
10.54
6.03
4.29
4.89
2.69
13.73
4.79
5.33
4.67
2.03
5.76
12.03
3.86
12.60
2.65
8.54
6.59
2.45
8.11
4.66
11.81
13.01
3.07
0.32
4.86
8.94
3.51

15. Some altmetrics are able to reflect institutional research profiles, suggesting at their connection to scholarly communication.
Research in certain fields of science is more likely to gain more attention on specific platforms (e.g. medical research on Twitter).

16. Our future research will continue to investigate why some research gain higher attention on some platforms compared to other research.

17. Vă mulțumim pentru atenție Kim Holmberg kim.j.holmberg@utu.fi
@kholmber