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Which Papers Got the Most Attention Online This Year? #AltmetricTop100

12th December 2017
 | Katy Alexander

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One of the best things about the festive month of December is the Altmetric Top 100 – an annual list that showcases the most popular articles of the last 12 months based on how much attention they’ve received in the mainstream news, social media, and from other online sources. It provides a fascinating glimpse into which research has really caught the imagination of a broader audience!

The top 3 papers of 2017 are:

We were fortunate enough to spend some time talking to the researchers involved in the most popular papers and also to an editor about how a journal supports its researchers.

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