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Publication metrics for the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator grant

Use this guide to access example statements and instructions for finding key evidence to include in your NHMRC Investigator Grant application. Note that not all sections will be relevant to your application.

Example narrative using Altmetric data

Example of how to highlight the reach and impact of your work/a specific publication using Altmetric data: 

    "This work led to sweeping reversals on policy regarding introducing allergens to children, including recommendations by American Academy of Pediatrics and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease… (Altmetric Explorer, May 2024)”

    "This work has influenced public discourse and the results have been shared widely online, including in 471 news stories in 26 countries, 616 X posts and 143 Facebook posts. This work was also rated as ‘exceptional’ and ‘changes clinical practice’ on Faculty Opinions (Altmetric Explorer, May 2024).”

Online attention to your research

Altmetrics (also known as alternative metrics) can uncover the volume and nature of attention to your publications from sources including:

  • social media (likes, reposts, comments)
  • public policy documents
  • patent citations
  • news articles and mainstream media
  • blog posts
  • wikipedia articles.

Learn more about Altmetrics — includes guides, videos and recommended readings.

Note: Don't highlight the Altmetric Attention Score unless you provide more context.

Find Altmetric Attention data

Altmetric Explorer

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  1. Search for your publications in UQ eSpace
  2. Click the number under the Altmetric Attention donut in the result
    • If there is no number, the article may not have Altmetric data
    • Only publications with a DOI have altmetric data.

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Altmetric Bookmarklet

Add an Altmetric Bookmarklet to your bookmarks toolbar to instantly get article altmetrics for any recent paper.

The Conversation analytics

If you have written for The Conversation you can log in to your profile to see a dashboard detailing metrics and engagement with your article(s) that may be used to demonstrate impact of your research.

Articles that you have written for The Conversation will also be tracked as online attention by Altmetric.

Note: You will need to search for the Conversation article title in Altmetric (to see any online attention it has recieved), as these articles are not tracked by a DOI. 

Media and parliamentary attention

Search for mentions about you or your research as it appears in press releases and parliamentary, legislative, judicial and regulatory news with LexisNexis Capital Monitor (UQ subscription required).

Use inverted commas around your search terms in the Search For box and select the categories in Search What
(tip: select Media for press releases).

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