History of Altmetric Attention Score

Your attention score has a story. Now you can tell it.

The Altmetric Attention Score provides a vital snapshot of your research’s current reach. Now, we’re building on that foundation. By adding a historical layer to your data, you can see how attention has evolved, from post-publication trends and promotional campaigns to long-term impact. Move beyond the current score to understand the narrative behind the numbers, effortlessly turning snapshots into stories.

The Attention Score History Chart introduces an interactive timeline directly to the Details Pages you already use. Every tracked output now features a complete record of score evolution since August 2022, providing visibility across any customizable timeframe. Seamlessly integrate this data into your existing workflows to map attention spikes to specific activities, such as funder announcements or congress calendars. It’s the same trusted metric you rely on, now enriched with the context of how your research gained traction over time.

Altmetric is the most widely recognised source of research attention data across publishers, universities, funders, pharmaceutical organisations, and government partners worldwide. The Attention Score History Timeline strengthens that established, trusted metric, giving every team that relies on it the context to move from reporting a number to telling a story.

Score history available across all tracked outputs

7 flexible time-range presets, plus a custom draggable timeframe selector, and ability to select exact dates

Exportable in PNG and CSV, ready for reports, impact cases, compliance records, and analytical briefings

One feature, zero new workflows: the timeline lives inside Details Pages your team already uses daily

See how attention to your research has grown, spiked, and sustained over time.

Turn campaign and dissemination activity into visible evidence
Stop guessing which campaigns worked. The attention timeline helps you match your dissemination activity (press releases to congress presentations and anything in between) to measurable score changes. Transform approximations into an evidence trail that proves exactly how your content gained traction.
Report with confidence to authors, funders, leadership, and assessment bodies
Move beyond launch-day metrics to demonstrate long-term content performance and sustained community engagement. Deliver a defensible narrative of research impact with visual, data-backed stories that hold up under scrutiny.
Identify inflection points and support deeper analytical work
Spot critical shifts as they happen. Use custom date range controls to distinguish organic growth from sudden spikes. Pinpoint when attention to specific outputs accelerated and what the surrounding context was.
Built into the workflow you already have
No additional setup required. Historical attention data is integrated directly into the Altmetric Details Pages your team already uses daily.

See how attention to your research has evolved and what it means.

Move beyond citations to uncover the full story of research.