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).”
Altmetrics (also known as alternative metrics) can uncover the volume and nature of attention to your publications from sources including:
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Note: Don't highlight the Altmetric Attention Score unless you provide more context.
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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.
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).