Altmetric Explorer

• On-campus link to Altmetric Explorer - no password required
• Off-campus link to Altmetric Explorer - University username and password required

The links above will give you anonymous access to browse the data. If you wish to save reports and set up email alerts you will need to create an Altmetric account and login with that, once you have followed the on- or off-campus link above.

Scope

Use Altmetric Explorer to discover and report on all the alternative metric (altmetric) attention for research outputs such as journal articles. This includes mentions via Twitter, Facebook, news sites, Wikipedia, Google+, blog posts, Mendeley saves, Reddit stories, F1000 reviews and post-publication peer review sites such as PubPeer and Publons.

It is possible to search content from University of Reading authors or expand your search to include all articles that Altmetric is tracking.

Help & guidance

• Altmetric getting started guide
• Video guides to using Altmetric
• Contact Karen Rowlett, Research Publications Advisor, for advice on using this resource.