Altmetric

Altmetric follows online attention across news outlets, websites, blogs, social media, and more, tracking thousands of online conversations to uncover the societal impact of scholarly works.

Editing Pages

Search Results

Within a search results page, users will see the Altmetric badge located to the right of the document, next to the ScholarCheck metrics.

image of the Altmetric donut badge next to ScholarCheck metrics within a HeinOnline search results page

What's more, users can refine their search to only show results for articles that contain a DOI (digital object identifier). In this example search, use the facets on the left-hand side of the page and select Digital Object Identifier.

image of the faceting tool In HeinOnline

Within the tool, select DOI: Yes to display any articles that include a Digital Object Identifier.

image of the DOI filter in HeinOnline's faceting tool

Next, sort the results page to Number of Times Cited by Articles. Within results find the Altmetric badge listed to the right of the ScholarCheck metrics.

image of HeinOnline search results displaying Altmetric badges

Author Profile Pages

The Altmetric badge can be found on Author Profile Pages in HeinOnline. Similar to search results, the donut badge will be listed next to the ScholarCheck metrics of the author’s listed works.

image of the Almeteric Donut Badge on a HeinOnline author profile page listed next to the ScholarCheck metrics

Viewing an Article

When viewing an article in HeinOnline, an Altmetric badge will display next to the ScholarCheck metrics above the table of contents.

image of an Altmetric badge shown above the table of contents when viewing an article in HeinOnline

MyHein

If a user saves an article that contains an Altmetric badge to their MyHein account, the badge will be displayed there as well.

image of an Altmetric badge listed within a bookmark of a MyHein account