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Impact Dashboard
A transparent, multi-dimensional view of research output, science communication, digital presence, community building, and technical contributions. Last updated .
Why this page?As a freelance academic, traditional career metrics (tenure committees, institutional h-index targets) don't fully capture impact. This dashboard tracks a broader picture — from peer-reviewed publications to podcast reach, from open source contributions to community building. Inspired by the DORA declaration and altmetrics movement, which advocate for richer ways of evaluating research impact beyond citation counts alone.
Impact Profile
Rather than a single score, this radar chart shows the shape of impact across six dimensions. Each axis is normalised 0–10 based on configurable thresholds.
Academic Research
Bibliometric indicators tracked across 12 academic databases. Citation metrics are field-dependent — archaeology and digital humanities typically have lower counts than STEM fields.
Different databases index different journals — comparing across platforms gives a fuller picture.
| Platform | h-index | Citations | Pubs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Scholar | 4 | 58 | 20 | |
| Scopus | 2 | 20 | 3 | |
| Web of Science | 2 | 13 | 3 | |
| Semantic Scholar | 3 | 17 | 4 | Highly Influential: 1 |
| ResearcherID | 4 | 58 | 3 |
Science Communication
Translating academic research for broader audiences through audio storytelling, long-form writing, and regular newsletters.
An archaeology podcast about objects from the past in the present.
Combined reach: 92 views, 7 likes
Archaeology after Dark EP. 86 'Visual Science Communication'
Alabama Archaeological Society • podcast • 51 views
The Graffiti Palimpsest (Part 1) - Ep 51
And My Trowel • podcast • 21 views
The Graffiti Palimpsest (Part 2) - Ep 52
And My Trowel • podcast • 20 views
Digital Presence
Active across 6 platforms to reach different audiences — from academic peers to the broader public.
Community Building
Building communities around archaeology through platforms, events, and collaborative projects.
Creative & Commercial
Archaeology-themed illustration merchandise and creative products, primarily under the archaeoINK brand.
Open Source & Tech
Building tools, platforms, and open source projects for archaeology and heritage research.
Platform metrics (followers, citations, views) are manually collected quarterly and recorded in a JSON file. No APIs or automated scrapers are used — every number is verified by hand. Publication counts (podcast episodes, conference presentations, total research outputs) are derived automatically from the CV publications list at build time, so they stay in sync whenever a new publication is added. Last updated .
Each headline stat at the top of the page is derived as follows:
| Stat | Formula | Source |
|---|---|---|
| h-index | Highest h where ≥h papers have ≥h citations | Google Scholar (primary); also tracked on Scopus, Web of Science, Semantic Scholar |
| Citations / Paper | totalCitations ÷ totalPublications | Google Scholar total citations and publication count |
| Total Followers | Sum of followers across all social platforms | Instagram + Bluesky + Twitter + LinkedIn + Mastodon + Behance |
| Web Impressions | Sum of "Total impressions (last 12 months)" across all websites | Google Search Console for archaeoink.com, jonaschlegel.com, pastforwardhub.com |
| Open Access % | Percentage of publications available open access | ImpactStory / Unpaywall |
| Research Outputs | Count of all entries in publications.json | Derived at build time from the CV publications list — includes journal articles, conference papers, presentations, podcast episodes, theses, and other outputs |
Each of the 6 impact dimensions receives a normalised 0–10 score. Within each dimension, individual metrics are:
min (usually 0) and max thresholdsscore = ((value − min) / (max − min)) × 10weight (weights sum to 1.0 within each dimension)The max value represents “what would be excellent for someone at this career stage” — not an absolute ceiling. Thresholds are tuned for early-to-mid career researchers in archaeology and digital humanities.
| Dimension | Metric | Max (→10) | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Research | hIndex | 15 | 25% |
| Academic Research | totalCitations | 200 | 20% |
| Academic Research | totalPublications | 20 | 20% |
| Academic Research | conferencesPresentations | 15 | 15% |
| Academic Research | collaborators | 30 | 20% |
| Science Communication | podcastEpisodes | 50 | 25% |
| Science Communication | podcastSubscribers | 500 | 20% |
| Science Communication | blogPosts | 50 | 15% |
| Science Communication | newsletterSubscribers | 1,000 | 20% |
| Science Communication | guestAppearances | 10 | 20% |
| Digital Presence | totalFollowers | 5,000 | 50% |
| Digital Presence | totalPlatforms | 10 | 50% |
| Community Building | eventsOrganized | 10 | 40% |
| Community Building | communityMembers | 500 | 60% |
| Creative & Commercial | productsListed | 50 | 40% |
| Creative & Commercial | supporters | 100 | 30% |
| Creative & Commercial | projects | 20 | 30% |
| Open Source & Tech | publicRepos | 30 | 30% |
| Open Source & Tech | stars | 100 | 30% |
| Open Source & Tech | contributions | 500 | 25% |
| Open Source & Tech | forks | 50 | 15% |
Citation metrics are field-dependent — archaeology and humanities typically have significantly lower counts than STEM fields. An h-index of 5 in archaeology represents a different level of impact than an h-index of 5 in physics or medicine.
This dashboard follows the spirit of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which recommends against relying on journal-level metrics and advocates for considering the value and impact of all research outputs — from peer-reviewed articles to community-building platforms, from podcast episodes to open source code.