Webinar
Altmetric@Coimbra: The Impact of Research Outside Academia
Date: 14 July 2025
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 am
Location: Online
Language: English
Speaker: Ben McLeish
The event is free, but registration is required.
The University of Coimbra has extensive experience in the use of traditional bibliometric indicators, including citation-based metrics, national and international collaboration data, and open access analysis.
In this online training session, the focus will turn to alternative metrics, denominated altmetrics, that go beyond traditional indicators to help assess the societal impact of research outside academia.
This session will highlight aggregate-level indicators, with particular emphasis on:
- Author-level metrics
- Research centre-level metrics
- University-level metrics
The session will be led by Ben McLeish, who will provide an overview of the Altmetric platform, a tool that enables the analysis of this type of data.
This training offers a valuable opportunity to explore innovative approaches to research evaluation and to reflect on how universities can better demonstrate the broader relevance and influence of their scientific output.