Close the loop

Once your work is out, track its reach so you can report it and find collaborators.

  • Citation alerts — Google Scholar and the databases can email you when your work is cited.
  • Altmetrics — tools like Altmetric track mentions in news, policy, and social media.
  • Profile stats — views and downloads on repositories and profiles.
Worked example — a standing alert
In your Google Scholar profile, turn on “Follow → new citations to my articles”. Now you are emailed whenever someone cites you — useful evidence for reports, and a way to spot who is building on your work (and might collaborate).

🔗 Learn more (free): Altmetric — track attention beyond citations

Try it
Set up one citation alert (e.g. on your Google Scholar profile, or for a key paper in your field). What will it tell you over the next few months?

Self-check

Name two different signals you could track to understand your work’s reach.

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