How altmetrics are reshaping research impact measurement - Research Information

"Despite being more than a decade old, altmetrics remain relevant in today’s research landscape. Taylor, whose career spans the transformation of academic publishing, points to the rise of open access as a key driver of this continued relevance. “The biggest thing we’ve seen over 15-20 years has been the rise of Open Access. It has cost a lot, caused a lot of disruption,” he says. “A lot of the thinking behind OA was moral, that it is right to have science available to all. Altmetric gives us a great way of quantifying that success.”

Beyond measuring open access impact, altmetrics provide unprecedented insights into the speed of research translation. The inclusion of clinical guidelines in Altmetric’s data sources offers researchers and publishers a window into how quickly academic research moves from publication to practical application, a crucial metric for understanding real-world impact."