University Libraries: Scholarly Communication: Altmetrics

About Altmetrics

Alternative metrics, often referred to as altmetrics, include additional metric sources such as online reader attention and engagement. Altmetrics tend to be more current than traditional metrics, so they can more quickly show the importance of a given publication.

Examples of altmetrics include downloads, social media attention, traditional media attention, exports to citation management systems, university reading requirements, and bookmarks on citation management tools.

For more information, visit altmetrics: a manifesto.

Altmetrics Tools

PLOS Reports: Article Level Metrics
Article Level Metrics (ALM) Reports allows you to view article-level metrics for any set of PLOS articles as well as summarize and visualize the data results. Data includes views, downloads, cites, and discussion on social media, including Facebook, Twitter and Wikipedia.
PlumX Metrics
PlumX Metrics categorizes metrics into five categories: citations, usage, captures, mentions, and social media.