LibGuides: Altmetrics: Altmetrics Platforms and Tools

Altmetric, PlumX and ImpactStory

Altmetric

The FAU Libraries currently does not subscribe to Altmetric. See its free tools for ways you can find altmetrics on your publications.

Altmetric.com
Altmetric YouTube Channel
Altmetric for Researchers
Altmetric Free Tools
Free Badges for Individual Researchers (Altmetric)
Badges can be requested through Altmetric, which can be added to a web site or online CV, and can help demonstrate the reach of your work to visitors. Once embedded, it provides full details on research output.

Altmetric for Books

Altmetric provides information for the impact of books based on their social media mentions, Wikipedia posts, and inclusion on scholarly platforms. Atlmetric for Books can help with showing evidence of influence, refining a book's marketing and promotion activities, and identifying emerging topics for future development. See its fee-based services through its web page for more information or to use the service.

Altmetric for Books

Altmetric Attention Score

The Attention Score is generated by Altmetric.com. The colorful doughnut is integrated into many publisher sites and other search platforms. In this example for an article that appeared in Nature, Altmetric shows the number of news outlets, blogs, and tweets that mentioned or discussed it.

Plum Analytics (PlumX)

Plum Analytics
About PlumX Metrics
This page describes the 5 categories of metrics PlumX captures, along with the sources it uses to compile them.

Plum Analytics (Elsevier), like Altmetric.com, tracks altmetrics. Let's start with an article written by a team in the FAU College of Nursing, "Guidance for using mixed methods design in nursing practice research." PlumX metrics are provided in this journal article as it appeared in ScienceDirect journal collection:

The "View Details" link led to a page that gave specifics on the article's mentions, tweets, and other altmetrics:

ImpactStory