Case Study: United States Environmental Protection Agency tracks research impact and public attention with Altmetric Explorer for Institutions

United States Environmental Protection Agency - Customer Case Study

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sought a better way to track and report on the public impact and online engagement of its funded environmental research, moving beyond traditional citation counts and manual searches for news and policy mentions. To address this, the EPA's Publications workgroup began using the Altmetric Explorer for Institutions from vendor Altmetric.

Using Altmetric's platform, the team could efficiently bulk upload publication DOIs to analyze online attention from sources like news, social media, and policy documents. This provided a broader understanding of research engagement, enabling the creation of internal reports and a detailed poster showcasing high-quality mentions. The solution revealed impactful attention in unexpected outlets, helping the agency demonstrate the real-world influence of its research on public health and environmental policy.

United States Environmental Protection Agency