Use Altmetric Explorer to track the reach and influence of your work.
Altmetric Explorer enables you to monitor the online activity surrounding your academic research and track the reach, impact and influence of your work on non-academia channels such as social media, news outlets, blogs and video platforms.
These September training sessions are a must-attend event for all Researchers at Western. It is particularly valuable for HDR Candidates and Early Career Researchers.
The Library provides free access to Altmetric Explorer for Western students and staff via its ongoing subscription.
Join the online sessions to discover how to leverage this feature-rich platform to gain meaningful reports you can use to gather evidence of outreach activity and impact to support grant applications, and integrate insights into evaluation and review processes.
Online Session 1: Altmetric Explorer Training: Promoting Research Effectively
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Audience: Academics, Researchers and HDR Students
No registration necessary, join us via Zoom on the day:
https://digital-science.zoom.us/j/84842690233?pwd=cFdtN1RPcGdUUk1lVDE1TlUwbkd5Zz09
This vendor-lead session will cover:
- How Altmetric Explorer tracks attention
- Sources of Attention and Score
- Ranking and Assessment
- Tracking institutions and creating and saving search queries
It will also demonstrate how to promote all types of research and the outcomes of gaining recognition for published research outputs
Online Session 2: Altmetric Explorer Training: Assessing Impact and Creating Narratives
Thursday Sep 15, 2022. ⋅ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Audience: Academics, Researchers and HDR Students
No registration necessary, join us via Zoom on the day:
https://digital-science.zoom.us/j/89176984219?pwd=TVRKUlVaWkoreSs5eldRSE5hK3BGdz09
This vendor-lead session will cover:
- How Altmetric Explorer tracks and analyses mentions
- Sources of ‘Attention’ coverage and the frequency of sharing outputs
- Which source types are influential beyond the typical academia networks
- Discover which research outputs trend and accrue new mentions beyond academia and uncover new audiences