The Importance of Tracking Blog Post Mentions of Research

Recently we announced a partnership with ACI Information Group to bring more blog post mentions to PlumX. ACI individually curates blogs through researchers with expertise in each blog’s topic or field of study in a variety of academic and research disciplines. Read More

Productivity Reporting in PlumX: See All of Your Researchers Output

As our customers have been using PlumX to build a comprehensive scholarly record about the outputs of their researchers, departments and grants, we have been asked to use this data to go beyond calculating altmetrics about the outputs, but also to perform analysis around their productivity.  Read More

PlumX Profiles and Altmetrics Analytics Get a Usability Boost

Two core elements of PlumX have a new look and feel: our profile editing pages and our altmetrics analytics reports.  Our mission is to support anyone who funds, performs, supports, or publishes research in tracking and understanding its impact, attention and reach. Read More

PlumX’s Facebook Altmetrics – Measure Up!

If you look only at public comments on Facebook for a piece of research, you’re cheating yourself. The real news is in the total volume of all Facebook interactions. We’re not talking about a whisper campaign – it’s simply this: If you’re not seeing the full altmetrics picture, Read More