I Like, I Cite? Do Facebook Likes Predict the Impact of Scientific Work?

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Summary

The findings indicate an interdisciplinary difference in the predictive value of Facebook likes, according to which Facebook likes only predict citations in the psychological area but not in the non-psychological area of business or in the field of life sciences.

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2015-08-05
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Altmetrics, Impact factor, Immediacy, Upload, Psychology

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