ImpactStory is a free online tool that allows researchers to explore and share the diverse impacts of their research outputs. It collects metrics on how often a researcher's work is bookmarked, recommended, saved, cited, and where. To get started, a user creates an account on the ImpactStory website and links their various research profiles and accounts. ImpactStory then aggregates altmetric and citation data for the user's outputs which they can view and track over time. The tool provides insights into both the scholarly and public impacts of a researcher's work.
2. What is ImpactStory?
• “an open-source, web-based tool that helps
researchers explore and share the diverse
impacts of all their research products”
http://www.impactstory.org/faq
• You can use it to get an idea who is bookmarking,
recommending, saving and citing your papers as
well as other outputs (e.g. software and blog
posts) and where this is happening
27. The results of a sample collection
showing the altmetrics of a few outputs:
Available at: http://www.impactstory.org/CarlBoettiger
28. The results of a sample collection
showing the altmetrics of a few outputs:
Available at: http://www.impactstory.org/CarlBoettiger
Linked accounts
29. The results of a sample collection
showing the altmetrics of a few outputs:
Available at: http://www.impactstory.org/CarlBoettiger
Output title – the name of your paper, dataset, etc
30. The results of a sample collection
showing the altmetrics of a few outputs:
Available at: http://www.impactstory.org/CarlBoettiger
Summary of
the altmetrics
results
31. The results of a sample collection
showing the altmetrics of a few outputs:
Available at: http://www.impactstory.org/CarlBoettiger
In the summary of the altmetrics
results, BLUE blocks indicate a
measure of scholarly impact
While GREEN blocks indicate a
measure of public impact
32. To see the altmetrics for each article, you can view the results
by clicking on the output title or the altmetrics summary:
33. To see the altmetrics for each article, you can view the results
by clicking on the output title or the altmetrics summary:
You can click through to
see more details on, for
example, the citations
on Scopus
34. To see the altmetrics for each article, you can view the results
by clicking on the output title or the altmetrics summary:
This particular article has 14 Scopus citations.
This article has more citations than 91% of items indexed in that same year
(2012).
35. To see the altmetrics for each article, you can view the results
by clicking on the output title or the altmetrics summary:
You can also track
increases in your
citations, views,
downloads, etc.
36. Some additional things to note:
• You can only use ImpactStory with an account (free)
• When logged in, you can remove items from or add items to
your profile:
37. Some additional things to note:
• If you have already created a profile and have an account, you
can login in to make any changes:
38. You can add other articles, etc. using either
“Connect more accounts” or the “Import individual products”:
40. See how many of the papers listed on the profile are
available Open Access:
41. • Sources of some of the metrics that are measured:
Altmetric.com (for blog post, Facebook, Google+ and Twitter
data), CiteULike, CrossRef, Delicious, Figshare, Mendeley,
PLoS, PubMed, Scopus, Slideshare, Wikipedia.
• To see more on how ImpactStory should and shouldn’t be
used, see the FAQs: http://impactstory.org/faq#toc_3_3
• To download this step by step guide, visit:
http://www.slideshare.net/SarahG_SS/using-impactstory-an-
introduction
Some additional things to note:
42. For more information and to keep up to date with the
latest on ImpactStory:
• See the FAQ page: http://www.impactstory.org/faq
• Find out more about the team behind ImpactStory:
http://www.impactstory.org/about
• Follow the blog: http://blog.impactstory.org/
• Follow ImpactStory on Twitter: @ImpactStory
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This tool can help you look at and share the impact of many of your research products – not just for peer reviewed articles.