Altmetric
Research impact tracking beyond traditional citations
About
Altmetric measures and tracks the broader online attention and impact of scholarly research, collecting mentions from news, social media, policy documents, and more, beyond traditional academic citations. It displays this data as an Altmetric Attention Score and visual donut. This tool helps educators demonstrate the real-world relevance of their work or find highly discussed research for curriculum development, while students can identify impactful and publicly engaged academic resources for their studies.
How to Use
- Create an Altmetric account and log in to access the research impact tracking dashboard.
- Enter the DOI, PMID, or URL of your published research paper, dataset, or other scholarly output into the search bar.
- Altmetric will generate a 'donut' visualization and a detailed report showing mentions across news outlets, social media, policy documents, and more.
- Analyze the data to understand the broader public and societal engagement with your research beyond traditional academic citations.
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AI in Education's Verdict
Editorial Review
Altmetric tracks social media, news, policy documents, and Wikipedia mentions of research papers, offering an alternative lens on research impact beyond traditional citation counts. The free tier via institutional library access is widespread, though the standalone paid version limits individual uptake. It is most useful for researchers wanting to communicate the broader impact of their work and for graduate students learning about scholarly communication ecosystems.
Criteria breakdown — Functionality: 3.5/5 | Ease of Use: 4.0/5 | Value: 3.0/5 | Education Fit: 3.5/5 | Support/Docs: 3.5/5
Rated by AI in Education editors using a transparent rubric across Functionality, Ease of Use, Value, Education Fit, and Support/Docs maturity.