Bibliometric Measures in Citation-Tracking Databases: Scopus altmetric data

If available for a publication, altmetric data for publications indexed in Scopus is visible at the article-level from "View all metrics". 

Known advantages of altmetric data include the ability to:

• Capture elements of societal impact.
   
• Complement traditional metrics.
   
• Offer speed and discoverability.

Known limitations of altmetric data include:

• The altmetric data available in Scopus is naturally limited to the publications indexed in Scopus.
   
• Altmetrics is a still-evolving field and therefore currently lacks a standard definition.
   
• Almetrics are time-dependent.
   
• Altmetric data is not normalized and has known tracking issues.

If available for an article, Scopus captures a variety of altmetrics using PlumX Metrics. For a full listing of each altmetric, see PlumX Metrics: The Five Categories. 

• ​Usage: These metrics capture information about the number of clicks, downloads, or views a document has received from different sources such as EBSCO abstract views. 

• Captures: These metrics capture information about whether someone wants to revisit a document by tracking things like bookmarks, favorites, etc. from different sources.

• Mentions: These metrics capture information about how a document has been mentioned outside of scholarly communication, including blog posts, comments, reviews, Wikipedia references, etc.

• Social Media: These metrics capture information about how a document has been referenced in social media platforms through shares, likes, comments, tweets, etc. 

• Citations: These metrics capture traditional citations from other items in Scopus as well as citations from sources like Clinical or Policy Citations.