Sentiment Analysis

Understanding the conversation around your research

Altmetric Sentiment Analysis

Discover Sentiment Analysis, a powerful feature that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze the opinion expressed in online mentions of your research on selected social media. We go beyond counting mentions to understand whether the conversation surrounding your work is positive, negative, or neutral.

Understanding the true reception of your research with Altmetric Sentiment Analysis

Gain deeper insights into how the world is responding to your research on selected social media. Move beyond simple mention counts and discover the sentiment behind the engagement.

You work hard to produce impactful research, and you rely on metrics to understand its reach. But a simple count of mentions only tells part of the story. What if those mentions are critical? What if they are overwhelmingly positive endorsements? Without context, these numbers are just that – numbers.

Why does it matter?

Understanding the sentiment surrounding your research provides invaluable context and empowers you to:

Gain a deeper understanding of public and professional perception: See how your research is truly being received by different audiences.

Evaluate the real impact of your research: Determine if the engagement is positive, indicating strong resonance, or if there are areas of concern.

Mitigate potential reputation risks: Quickly identify and address negative sentiment surrounding your organization's research.

Demonstrate the broader value to stakeholders and funders: Showcase not just the reach but the positive reception and impact of your research.

Identify Key Opinion Leaders: Discover influential individuals who are expressing strong opinions about your research.

How does it work?

Our AI-powered system analyzes the language used in selected social media posts that mention your research and assigns it a sentiment score, ranging from strongly negative (-3) to neutral (0) to strongly positive (3). This nuanced approach allows you to see the spectrum of opinions, from strong criticism to enthusiastic support.

Key features

Sentiment breakdown charts: Get a visual overview of the overall sentiment for individual research outputs or for collections of multiple outputs in Altmetric Explorer.

Sentiment indicators on individual mentions: See the sentiment rating directly alongside each social media mention on the Details Page and in the Mentions Tab of Altmetric Explorer.

Sentiment filtering in Altmetric Explorer: Easily filter mentions by their sentiment to focus on specific types of feedback within a dataset of research outputs.

Transform how you look at research influence

Move beyond citations to uncover the full story of research.