Researchers

Scholars from all disciplines often use altmetrics in the following ways:

• To quickly learn what others think of their research;
• To demonstrate the success of their past outreach efforts when applying for grants; and
• To document the influence of their research when going up for tenure and promotion

Here are some specific examples of how researchers have used altmetrics in the past few years.

Grant Reporting: Dr. Holly Bik	Tenure: Dr. Ahmed Moustafa
Tracking engagement with research: Dr. Terrie Moffitt	Grant Applications: Dr. Fernando T. Maestre
Tracking Open Access research: Dr. Ashley Casey	Tenure: Dr. Steven Roberts

Portions of this guide were adapted from the Impactstory blogpost, “The Right Metrics for Generation Open” and are reused under a CC-BY license.