Webometrics

Definition: Webometrics involves the study of online content. Webometrics focuses on the numbers and types of hyperlinks between different online sites. Such approaches have been considered as a type of altmetrics. “ The study of the quantitative aspects of the construction and use of information resources, structures and technologies on the Web drawing on bibliometric bibliometric and informetric informetric approaches” (Björneborn & Ingwersen, 2004).