Dimensions Publications¶

This page contains information about the Dimensions Publications data source in the Altmetric BigQuery project.

Dimensions Publications Schema¶

Field	Type	Description	Example
`id`	String Clustering field	Unique Altmetric identifier.	ⓘ
`authors`	Array of < Author >	Ordered list of author names and their affiliations, as they appear in the original publication. The listing can include researcher and organization identifiers, where available.	ⓘ
`funder_orgs`	Array of < String >	The GRID organisations funding this publication.	ⓘ
`research_orgs`	Array of < String >	GRID organisations associated to the publication. Identifiers are automatically extracted from author affiliations text, so they can be missing in some cases.	ⓘ
`category_for`	ComplexSystematicCategorization	ANZSRC Fields of Research classification	ⓘ
`category_sdg`	SystematicCategorization	SDG - Sustainable Development Goals	ⓘ
`metrics`	Metrics	If available, metrics relating to the publication.	ⓘ
`funding_details`	Array of < Funding >	List of details regarding funding associated with the publication.	ⓘ
`source`	Source	The source title this publication belongs to, this may be a journal, a book series or a preprint platform.	ⓘ
`publisher`	Publisher	The publisher associated with the publication.	ⓘ
`open_access_categories_v2`	Array of < String >	Open Access categories of a publication (latest version).

Auxiliary Entities¶

AffiliationAddress¶

Field	Type	Description
`city_id`	Integer	City identified in the affiliation, as GeoName IDs.
`country_code`	String	Country/territory identified in the affiliation, as ISO-3166 alpha-2 codes.
`grid_id`	String	GRID organisation identifier assigned to the affiliation.
`raw_affiliation`	String	Raw affiliation address as seen in the source document.
`state_code`	String	State/region identified in the affiliation, as ISO 3166-2 codes.

Author¶

Field	Type	Description
`affiliations_address`	Array of < AffiliationAddress >	Listing of processed affiliation addresses.
`corresponding`	Boolean	Indicator that the author is considered a corresponding author for the publication.
`first_name`	String
`grid_ids`	Array of < String >	Based on the affiliation addresses, associated GRID organisation identifiers for the author.
`initials`	String
`last_name`	String
`orcid`	Array of < String >	If present, the ORCID identifier for the author.
`raw_affiliations`	Array of < String >	Listing of raw affiliations, as seen in the source document.
`researcher_id`	String	The determined Dimensions Researcher ID for the author.

ComplexSystematicCategorization¶

A complex categorization system featuring two hierarchical levels, where each category value includes a unique identification code.

Field	Type	Description
`first_level`	SystematicCategoryLevel	First level of categorisation within the classification scheme.
`second_level`	SystematicCategoryLevel	Second level of categorisation within the classification scheme.

Funding¶

Field	Type	Description
`grant_id`	String	Dimensions grant identifier linked to funding the publication.
`grid_id`	String	Dimensions organisation identifier (GRID) linked to funding the publication.

Journal¶

Field	Type	Description
`eissn`	String	Electronic International Standard Serial Number of the publication's journal.
`id`	String	Dimensions source title identifier for the journal associated with the publication.
`issn`	String	International Standard Serial Number of the publication's journal.
`title`	String	Title for the journal associated with the publication.

Metrics¶

Field	Type	Description
`field_citation_ratio`	Float	Relative citation performance of article when compared to similarly aged articles in its area of research.
`recent_citations`	Integer	Number of citations received in the last two years. Does not support emptiness filters.
`relative_citation_ratio`	Float	Relative citation performance of an article when compared to others in its area of research.
`times_cited`	Integer	Number of citations.

Publisher¶

Field	Type	Description
`id`	String
`name`	String

Source¶

Field	Type	Description
`eissn`	String
`id`	String	The Dimensions source ID, if we could assign one.
`issn`	String
`original_title`	String	The journal/book series/preprint platform name as seen on the original document.
`title`	String	Title of the source the publication belongs to.

SystematicCategorization¶

Listing of categorization values assigned within a classification scheme. Consists of a single flat hierarchy and categorisation values all contain either a numbering or code based identification approach.

Field	Type	Description
`codes`	Array of < String >	Listing of all category specific codes assigned to this particular record.
`full`	Array of < SystematicCategory >	A complete listing of category values, assigned to this particular record, including the unique Dimensions identifier associated with each category value.

SystematicCategory¶

Field	Type	Description
`code`	String	Numeric or non-numeric category value code. Value is classification scheme specific.
`id`	String	Dimensions specific identifier assigned to the category value.
`name`	String	Individual category value description, excluding the classification scheme specific code prefix.

SystematicCategoryLevel¶

A grouping of assigned category values for a specific level of classification, used in systems that feature multiple hierarchical levels.

Field	Type	Description
`codes`	Array of < String >	A consolidated list of all category-specific codes at a particular classification level, assigned to this record.
`full`	Array of < SystematicCategory >	A listing of category values at a specific classification level, assigned to this particular record, including the unique Dimensions identifier associated with each category value.