Mapping altmetrics: A bibliometric analysis using Scopus (2012-2024)

Abstract

This study conducts a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of the altmetrics landscape from 2012 to 2024, aiming to explore key trends, influential contributors, and thematic concentrations in scholarly discourse. The Bibliometrix package in R made it easy to conduct a bibliometric study on altmetrics using data extracted from Scopus. This allowed for an in-depth examination of publication trends, influential authors, and thematic concentrations. VOSviewer was used to visualize bibliometric data, which gave information about co authorship networks and thematic clustering in the altmetrics literature. The United States emerged as the foremost contributor in terms of publication frequency. Key words such as "bibliometrics," "social media," and "journal impact factor" were identified as central themes in the altmetrics discourse, reflecting the multidimensional nature of scholarly evaluation in the digital age.