Altmetric it! Use the Altmetric Bookmarklet
Use the altmetric bookmarklet for a quick and easy way to view article level metrics for any online article that has a DOI:
- Drag the bookmarklet into the bookmarks bar in your browser.
- View any paper in your browser.
- Click the bookmarklet to view altmetrics for the article.
The Altmetric bookmarklet only:
- Works for articles from PubMed, arXiv or pages containing a DOI,
- Supports publishers who embed Google Scholar friendly citation metadata on their pages,
- Collects twitter mentions for articles published since July 2011.
For more information see:
About Altmetric.com
Altmetric gathers article level metrics for journal articles, and provides altmetric data for publishers, institutions and researchers.
Altmetric widgets may be embedded into databases, e-journals or institutional repositories.
You can also use the Altmetric bookmarklet to view metrics for any online article with a DOI.
Altmetric gathers metrics for articles from four main types of sources:
- Policy documents.
- Mainstream media.
- Social media.
- Online reference manager and publisher download count data.
Example:
Lustig, R. H., Schmidt, L. A., & Brindis, C. D. (2012). Public health: The toxic truth about sugar. Nature, 482(7383), 27-29.
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Altmetric ExplorerAltmetric for Institutions lets you monitor, search and measure conversations about publications by people affiliated with your institution. Access is restricted to users on-campus at the University of Melbourne.
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Examples: Altmetric Top 100 articlesA review of the 100 papers published in 2013 that received the most attention online, according to Altmetric.
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Altmetric KnowledgebaseExplore How-To's and learn best practices.
Databases and eJournals with embedded info from Altmetric
Many databases and e-journals now have Altmetric information embedded in the pages for articles.
Look out for an Altmetric box, Am score button, Article metrics link or similar and click through for view the full article-level metrics.
If a database or e-journal does not have embedded altmetric information, you can use the Altmetric bookmarklet.
For some examples, see the databases and e-journals below:
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NatureView any research article and click the 'Metrics' link.
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BioMed Central JournalsView any article and click the 'Metrics' link underneath the article's title.
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Taylor & Francis JournalsWhen viewing the details of a journal article, the number of views, and also citations counts from CrossRef, the Web of Science, and Scopus, and an Altmetric widget are displayed where relevant.