Talking Research - Discover the Latest Trends in Research

Using traditional citation metrics it takes at least two years to see what papers are having an impact in science. In this installment of the Talking Research series, you'll learn how Dimensions Analytics uses Altimetric to uncover the latest research trends by measuring the immediate online attention papers garner across social media, news sites, and other online references. Learn how:•To access the Dimensions Analytics database from the ARC portal and perform a keyword search (5 minutes)•The Dimensions Analytics Altmetric Attention Score works (2 minutes)•To sort search results by Altmetric Attention Score to see what publications are getting the most online attention (2 minutes)•To access a publication's Altimetric page to view and interpret its Altmetric Attention Score relative to other publications (2 minutes)•To view mentions of the publications on Twitter, online news sites, blogs, Mendeley (an academic social network for researchers), and other online resources (4 minutes)