# Altmetric

> Use this tool when you need to monitor and analyze the online impact of research publications. It tracks attention across various platforms, including news, policy documents, social media, and more, providing insights into research reach and engagement. By using Altmetric, users can identify key trends, patterns, and influencers, and receive outputs such as attention scores, demographics, and engagement metrics.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/altmetric  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/altmetric

## Description

Track research attention across news, policy documents, social media, and online platforms

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.73
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/altmetric)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/altmetric/altmetric-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "altmetric"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/altmetric` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/altmetric/pull`

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