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 and informetric approaches” (Björneborn & Ingwersen, 2004).
Related terms: Altmetrics, Bibliometrics
Reference:
- Bjørneborn, L., & Ingwersen, P. (2004). Toward a basic framework for webometrics. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 55(14), 1216–1227. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.20077
Drafted and Reviewed by: Charlotte R. Pennington, Christopher Graham, Mirela Zaneva