Both researchers and academic publishers in developing countries face an uphill battle when they seek to make an impact in their fields on the global stage. Researchers need both access to academic content to stay abreast of research developments, and a forum to publish results of their research that might get the attention the research deserves. Read More
We created an infographic of the research and metrics that PlumX covers. In it we pointed out that we track metrics on 67 different types of output. Tracking anything is a challenge. To track a piece of research you need a way to identify it. Read More
We are always expanding our sources and the latest is DataCite. Founded on the principle that research datasets need persistent identifiers, DataCite expanded to assign DOIs to many types of non-traditional research outputs. Plum Analytics is now tracking these with DOIs from DataCite. Read More
Plum Analytics Peeks into the Sci-Hub Top 100 Downloads By now I think everyone involved in performing research, publishing research, communicating research, and more is aware of what Sci-Hub is. If you are not, I highly recommend this Science Magazine article titled, Read More
On January 12, 2016, President Obama held his final State of the Union speech. In this speech he committed the United States to a “cancer moonshot.” Click here to view an excerpt of that part of the speech from CNN. Read More
The rise of the Internet and increasing journal prices helped pave the way for the open access movement. Now the rise of networked communication and the associated metrics can provide more advantages for researchers to use their institutions’ repositories for open access versions of their research papers. Read More
During Open Access Week Plum Analytics hosted a webinar titled, “The Feedback Loop Between Open Access & Altmetrics.” In the webinar, Mike Showalter, Plum Analytics Product Manager, talks about the role altmetrics can play in promoting the use of your open access repository. Read More
For Open Access Week, Plum Analytics is hosting a webinar titled “The Feedback Between Open Access & Altmetrics.” Action, information, reaction, that is the definition of a feedback loop. A feedback loop is an effective tool for changing behavior. Read More
Taylor & Francis recently published their annual Open Access Survey. This is a survey they conducted of the authors they published during 2012. What interested us about the survey were the responses concerning usage statistics. Sixty percent of the respondents said that usage and download statistics will become important for assessing the value of research over the next ten years. Read More
Open Access Week is almost here, and we’ll be celebrating with some exciting events. We are kicking off the week with a free webinar titled “Measuring Impact: Combining Traditional and Non-Traditional Metrics.” During this webinar you can learn about how using both traditional and altmetrics can help you evaluate and fine-tune your open access initiatives. Read More