STM publisher Elsevier has launched a new Scopus module that will provide metrics for articles indexed in Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature.
The Article Metrics Module enhances the value of Scopus for researchers by enabling them to make quick decisions around articles based on a summary of authoritative research metrics. In addition, researchers will be able to more easily benchmark articles (including their own) against similar works without compromising the speed of their workflow.
For any given Scopus article page, citation and alternative metrics are displayed in both a quick view sidebar and a full details dashboard.
For the alternative metrics, Scopus has introduced the Snowball Metrics standard definitions which are: Scholarly Activity - Downloads and posts in common research tools such as Mendeley and CiteULike; Social Activity - Mentions characterized by rapid, brief engagement on platforms used by the public, such as Twitter, Facebook and Google +; Scholarly Commentary - Reviews, articles and blogs by experts and scholars, such as F1000 Prime, research blogs, and Wikipedia; and Mass Media - coverage of research output in the Mass Media (e.g. coverage in top tier media).
In addition to displaying the established metric of Field-Weighted Citation Impact, Scopus has introduced new percentile benchmark metrics for citations, Scholarly Activity, and Social Activity. These benchmarks show how citations or activity received by this article compare with the averages for articles of the same discipline, age, and document type.
