Case Study: United States Environmental Protection Agency tracks research impact with Altmetric Explorer

United States Environmental Protection Agency tracks 6+ attention channels with Altmetric

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sought to better track and report the public impact of its funded research. Previously, the team relied on manual searches and traditional citation metrics, which provided a limited view of broader engagement. To address this challenge, they implemented Altmetric Explorer for Institutions.

Using Altmetric's solution, the EPA workgroup uploaded publication DOIs to efficiently analyze online attention from news, policy, and social media. This allowed them to create internal reports and visualizations highlighting impactful mentions, including from major news and policy outlets. Altmetric enabled the agency to discover attention in unexpected platforms and provided a more comprehensive understanding of their research's reach, aiding internal reporting and planning.

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