Track the full conversation around your research

Without including podcast data, you risk overlooking critical public, professional, and policymaking conversations that shape how research is understood and valued. Research is discussed, explained, and shared far beyond academic papers. Podcasts have become one of the most dynamic spaces for these conversations.

Discover new insights with podcasts now available in Altmetric as an attention source. Altmetric is the first to track podcast mentions — ensuring no conversation about research goes unheard.

With podcast data in Altmetric you can quickly and easily:

Gain a broader view of research influence
Strengthen your evidence of impact
Stay ahead as engagement evolves


The technical bit:

Tracks research mentions in the text descriptions of podcast episodes — currently monitoring 200k+ individual episodes from 36k+ podcasts.
Tracks RSS feeds from a database of several million podcasts, allowing us to monitor a significant number of mentions in a scalable and robust way.

Gain a broader view of research influence

Track mentions of your research resonating across new audiences and channels, ensuring you don’t miss the real-world conversations shaping public understanding of research.

This helps you to highlight the role of research in accessible, mainstream conversations that often extend beyond academic circles.

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Strengthen your evidence of impact

Stay ahead in a shifting landscape

As platforms evolve, Altmetric ensures you’re always capturing where meaningful conversations about research are happening, reducing reliance on more volatile platforms.

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Discover how Altmetric podcast tracking helps you turn conversations into measurable evidence of research influence

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