Tracking Societal Impact with Altmetric

Tracking Societal Impact with Altmetric

  • 02h 13m of material
  • 25 questions & answers
  • 7 practice examples
About this resource

Thousands of conversations about scholarly content happen online every day. Altmetric Explorer tracks a range of sources - from policy documents, to patent databases to Twitter, to capture and collate this activity.

In this resource you will find frequently asked questions about how to use the Altmetric Explorer to: 

  • track who is saying what about the work you care about,
  • monitor the reach of your scholarly content,
  • demonstrate societal impact, 
  • showcase influence, or
  • identify the most effective communication channels.
Who is it for?
  • Researchers, research administrators and support staff and communication officers
Who is the author?

All material in this resource has been provided by Altmetric.com and Research Intelligence Services at the University of Groningen. 

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Resource overview

  • 02h 13m of material
  • 25 questions & answers
  • 7 practice examples
  • How-to videos included
  • Q&A supported