Altmetric scores in Political Science are gendered - does it matter?
Meibauer, G., Alejandro, A.
, Phull, K. & Ciflikli, G.
(19 June 2023)
Altmetric scores in Political Science are gendered - does it matter?
Impact of Social Sciences Blog.
, Phull, K. & Ciflikli, G.
(19 June 2023)
Altmetric scores in Political Science are gendered - does it matter?
Impact of Social Sciences Blog.
Altmetrics are generally seen as indicators for online engagement and attention. However, taking the field of political science as an example, Gustav Meibauer, Kiran Phull, Audrey Alejandro & Gokhan Ciflikli use altmetrics to analyse the dynamics of knowledge production in the field. Finding that altmetrics show a highly hierarchical and gendered spread of attention to work in political science, they ask how and why these metrics can be used responsibly.