Altmetric Explorer
Altmetric Explorer is an intuitive platform that enables you to monitor the global online attention surrounding academic research. As a member of Lancaster University, you can browse individual authors or departments within the University, as well as using the full Altmetric database to track work from other Universities.
To complement traditional research metrics, altmetrics offer a near real-time picture of the attention that research is gaining online. The Explorer pulls in several sources, including (but not limited to) policy and patent citations and social media mentions. This enables researchers to see their reach, and importantly see where research has not achieved expected reach to take steps to increase attention.
The following videos introduce altmetrics and the attention score, with further information as expandable text below. Training can be booked via the link at the end of this page. This webpage is still under development, so feedback is welcomed to researchintelligence@lancaster.ac.uk.
Departmental Altmetric Explorer Reports
Two reports for each Department can be accessed on this page. The first looks at mentions for all departmental publications over the previous 12 months (from today's date). The second looks at the same timeframe, but for Open Access publications only. Both reports are updated daily.
Departmental Altmetric ReportsAccordion
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Access Altmetric Explorer
Getting started with Altmetric Explorer is easy. Simply visit this altmetric website and you will be prompted to create a profile using your institutional email address. You will also find this link on the Staff Intranet under Tools > Research > Altmetric Explorer.
Please contact researchintelligence@lancaster.ac.uk if you have any problems.
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For Researchers
The Research Intelligence Team, based in the Library, are able to support the use of Altmetrics. However, we also encourage you to learn how to use the platform to support your research. Some of the things you can achieve by using the Altmetric Explorer include:
- Improve grant application success
- Track influence as it happens
- Ensure effective reputation management
- Support your researchers
- Inform strategic decision making
- Report on outcomes and trends
You can use the Explorer to run reports and analyse attention on research that matters to you, you can do this by creating custom shareable reports, exporting your saved searches to CSV files to create additional graphs, using the API to do more in-depth reporting as needed.
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For Professional Services
The Research Intelligence Team, based in the Library, are able to support the use of Altmetrics. However, we also encourage you to learn how to use the platform to support your role.
You can use the Explorer to run reports and analyse attention on research that matters to you, you can do this by creating custom shareable reports, exporting your saved searches to CSV files to create additional graphs, using the API to do more in-depth reporting as needed.
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For Students
You may wish to use Altmetric Explorer as part of a literature review or research piece, or to find relevant reading to support your studies which has gained recent attention. We encourage you to attend one of the three upcoming training sessions (details to book at the end of this page).
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Case Studies
We will be working on institutional case studies over the coming months as Altmetric Explorer becomes embedded into Univesity life. In the meantime, Altmetric have a range of examples from different institutions. You can contact researchintelligence@lancaster.ac.uk if you would like further support.
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Help and Support
Altmetric Explorer curate a vast support hub, and we recommend searching Altmetric Support if you are comfortable doing so. You can also contact researchintelligence@lancaster.ac.uk and we will troubleshoot or signpost as appropriate.
- Useful Webinars and videos