About Artifacts
Research Output (aka Artifacts)
When talking to a new customer during the implementation process, one of the very first questions we ask is, “What do you consider to be research output?” Of course, PlumX gathers robust research metrics around scholarly journal articles, but research output is so much more.
Researchers have many forms of output depending on their field of study. For example, books and book chapters might be their primary output. They might present results at a conference, and share their slides. They might share underlying data that relates to their research. They might blog about their research, talking about negative results or what information did not make it into their published journal articles.
We strive to gather research metrics around all of these types of research output we call artifacts. Artifacts are any research output that is available online.
Working in conjunction with our customers, we have defined 67 different types of artifacts that we gather metrics about, including:
abstracts articles audio files bibliographies blogs blog posts books book chapters brochures/pamphlets cases catalogues clinical trials code/software collections commentaries conference papers corrections | data sets designs/architectural plans editorials exhibitions/events expert opinions file sets figures government documents grants guidelines images interviews issues journals learning objects lectures/presentations letters |
live performances manuscripts maps media files musical scores newsletters news online courses papers patents policy posters preprints press releases projects recorded works reference entries/works | reports research proposals reviews retractions speeches standards syllabi technical documentation textual works theses/dissertations videos visual arts volumes web pages web resources other |
Below is a chart that shows how different PlumX customers categorize their research output.
This is a chart that shows how different PlumX customers categorize their research output.