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Guide to altmetrics and research impact beyond traditional citations

When to use

• measuring broader research impact
• querying Altmetric.com API
• interpreting altmetric scores
• tracking online attention and engagement
• using PlumX and Dimensions metrics
• monitoring research dissemination speed

When not to use

• measuring research quality
• field-normalized comparison across disciplines
• resisting social media metric gaming

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