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Track research impact beyond citations via PlumX altmetrics API

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# PlumX Metrics API

## Overview

PlumX (by Elsevier/Plum Analytics) tracks 5 categories of research impact metrics beyond traditional citations: Usage, Captures, Mentions, Social Media, and Citations. It covers 130M+ research artifacts including articles, datasets, presentations, and videos. Available via Elsevier's API infrastructure. Requires an Elsevier API key.

## Metric Categories

| Category | What it measures | Examples |
|----------|-----------------|---------|
| **Usage** | Reading/viewing | Abstract views, PDF downloads, HTML views |
| **Captures** | Saving for later | Mendeley readers, CiteULike bookmarks |
| **Mentions** | Commentary | Blog posts, news articles, Wikipedia refs |
| **Social Media** | Sharing/discussion | Tweets, Facebook shares, Reddit posts |
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