Duke University librarians discuss how to use altmetrics in your CV, R&T packet, grant applications, personal website and more:
Altmetrics (alternative metrics) are a method of measuring citations that take into account online reader behavior, network interactions with content, and social media. Altmetrics are meant to complement traditional impact measures by looking at online attention and engagement. Read more on Altmetrics: A Manifesto.
Examples of Altermetrics include:
Strengths of Altmetrics:
PlumX Metrics provide insights into the ways people interact with individual pieces of research output artifacts (articles, conference proceedings, book chapters, and many more) in the online environment. The five categories of PlumX Metrics are:
Contact your subject librarian on how to access PlumX Metrics for your scholarship.
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