Impact & Engagement

Altmetrics 

Altmetrics is a platform that tracks the references to (mentions) specific research outputs across a multitude of non-academic forums such as newspapers, blogs, twitter, google posts and published policy.  Altmetrics provides an indication of the social impact of research outputs.  Social impact is becoming increasingly important for research funding applications and promotion.

Knowing where research outputs are being referenced and what is being said is crucial in today’s highly competitive research world.

Torrens researchers can view their Altmetrics profile, log in using your Torrens e-mail address.