There are multiple factors that are considered relevant when it comes to calculating your impact factor. Altmetrics are "alternative metrics." Some assert the value of the number of overall downloads, views, bookmarks, etc. for determining overall impact. These alternative metrics are not standardized and are highly variable across different online platforms. Here are some examples of the data that altmetrics can take into account:
h-index = the number of publications with a citation number greater than or equal to h.
For example, 15 publications cited 15 times or more, is an h-index of 15.
Find Your H Index and other metrics:
Google Scholar provides the h index for authors who have created a profile.
Publish or Perish is a software program that retrieves and analyzes academic citations from Google Scholar and provides the h index among other metrics. Publish or Perish is handy for obtaining the h index for authors who do not have a Google Scholar profile.
Web of Science allows for generation of the h index for publications and citations from 1970 to current using the "Create Citation Report" Uses only those citations in the journals listed in Web of Science.
