If you don’t track it, why fund it?

Using Crossref, Dimensions & Altmetric to demonstrate real impact

Most organizations can’t see the full influence of the research they fund or publish.

Why? Because their metadata is incomplete—and their impact metrics only tell half the story.

Join Crossref + Digital Science for a focused session on how open metadata + attention data create a complete, trustworthy picture of research impact.

If you’re responsible for proving research influence, this session gives you the tools to do it.

Key takeaways

• How Crossref registration strengthens transparency and reproducibility
• How Altmetric attention data reveals influence beyond citations
• How governments, funders, and non-profit organisations connect their grants to research publications and measure the resulting engagement
• Practical steps to improve reporting and demonstrate real-world impact

Who should attend

• Research funders & policy officers
• Scholarly publishers
• Research managers & strategy teams
• Librarians & information professionals

See how metadata and attention data work together to deliver a complete impact picture.