Free access for scientometricians to Altmetric data to study how research is shared and communicated online (see details below).
Altmetric data is available free of charge to university-affiliated scientometrics researchers studying relevant topics as outlined below.
Scientometric research involves the quantitative study of science, technology, and innovation, primarily through the analysis of publications, citations, and other academic outputs. It aims to measure and evaluate the impact, patterns and trends in scientific research and its influence across disciplines and institutions. We also welcome projects that support the development, testing, or comparison of bibliometric or scientometric indicators. Innovative research is particularly encouraged; duplicative research questions are not (with the exception of replication studies, which are encouraged).
Research projects need to be clearly defined in order for our team to review.
Free access is not intended for use in commercial products, for self assessment or beyond scientometric research as outlined above. Access is provided for a limited time only, with a maximum period of six-months. Access is only available for non-commercial research projects aiming for published results. For more information read our FAQs.
Special consideration is given for International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics members and associates of the Research on Research Institute.
Altmetric tracks detailed metrics and mentions for discussions of research outputs (e.g. datasets, journal articles, monographs) on the Web. We capture all mentions where a research output with a compatible persistent identifier and adequate metadata has been linked to any of the sources we track. The bulk of our data contains mentions from 2011 onward. For more details on our data collection practices, please visit our knowledge base.
Our data does not include social media topics and hashtags unless they are associated with discrete research outputs. We also do not track downloads and page views, due to concerns over data reliability. Depending on the source of data, X post identifiers may be limited or missing (they are only available using the Details Page API and then in limited quantity).
To apply for free Altmetric access, please tell us about your research. We’ll review your application (with an aim to respond within 30 business days) and let you know if Altmetric would be a good fit to answer your research questions.
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