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PlumX Metrics provides both altmetrics and traditional metrics from a variety of sources such as articles, book chapters and conference papers. These metrics shown together provide the user with an overall impact profile in the one location - a link from the database record.
PlumX measures the individual works of a researcher. It divides the types of interactions into five categories:
PlumX metrics are embedded in databases such as Scopus, ScienceDirect and EBSCOhost.
Click on the drop-down arrow next to PlumX icon in article records, then select "see details".
See this example of a PlumX Metrics page: Neonatal brain injuries in England: population-based incidence derived from routinely recorded clinical data held in the National Neonatal Research Database.