Editverse: Altmetrics: Understanding the Social Impact of Your Research

Altmetrics in 2026: Understanding the Social Impact of Your Research

Altmetrics — alternative metrics for measuring research impact — have quietly moved from niche academic debate into mainstream evaluation frameworks used by universities, funders, and publishers worldwide. Yet most researchers still don’t understand how an Altmetric Attention Score is calculated, which platforms actually count, or how to use this data to strengthen grant proposals and tenure files. In working with over 1,100 manuscripts at Editverse,…