Case Study: ETH Zurich boosts research outreach and visibility with Altmetric

ETH Zurich uses Altmetric to track research attention across 10-minute Coffee Lectures

ETH Zurich, a Swiss university specializing in science and technology, sought to better showcase the broader impact of its research and analyze the effectiveness of its outreach efforts. To address this, they turned to Altmetric and subscribed to the Altmetric Explorer for Institutions.

The solution implemented by Altmetric provided ETH Zurich with tools to track and visualize online attention for research. Using the Altmetric Explorer, the team could generate reports, monitor mentions in news and social media, and set up alerts. By integrating the Altmetric API, they embedded donut visualizations on their website to display real-time engagement for each publication. This allowed them to demonstrate the public impact of their publicly funded research. Additionally, using Altmetric data in conjunction with platforms like Kudos helped maximize the visibility of their research output.

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