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Research metrics and publishing: Policy & guideline metrics

Citation influence on policy and guidelines

Policy citations of scholarly papers

Policy citations of scholarly papers can be useful in indicating the reach, use and influence of your research beyond academia.
The types of policy documents can vary depending on the tool being used and the sources they track.. 

They can include government and organisational reports ,working papers and policy briefs from a range of international government and non government organisations.
Tools to use: Overton, DimensionsAltmetric Explorer, Scopus (PlumX metrics-Overton source)


Clinical Guideline citations

Clinical guideline citations of your scholarly research can document the translation of your research into clinical practice.
This can demonstrates such things as the importance and significance of your research findings in improving patient care.
Tools to use: Overton, Altmetric Explorer (search policy citations, filter by title), Scopus (PlumX metrics-Dynamed & Pubmed), also Overton Policy data includes clinical guidelines