Document metrics allow you to evaluate both citation impact and levels of community engagement of an article through a combination of Scopus metrics and PlumX Metrics.

To view document metrics, from a Documents details page, select 'Metrics' from the navigation menu or select the Metrics accordion.

About Metric details

The top of the Metric details page shows citation metrics calculated and provided using Scopus data.

Metric	Definition
Citation count	The citation count shows how many times this publication has been cited.
Field-Weighted Citation Impact	Field-Weighted Citation Impact is the ratio of the total citations actually received by the denominator output, and the total citations that would be expected based on the average of the subject field. The FWCI values in Scopus are aligned with SciVal. For more information, see What is Field-weighted Citation Impact (FWCI)?.
Citation benchmarking	Citation benchmarking is based on the SciVal field-weighted version of the Outputs in Top Citation Percentiles metric. This metric shows how citations received by this document compare with the average for documents in the same publication year, normalized by subject area. For example, the 99th percentile is high, and indicates a document in the top 1% globally. The criteria used in the calculation: Publication year of the document + 3 years Compared to same document type Compared to the same discipline Citation benchmarking compares articles within a 36 month window. The Citation Benchmarking only appears when compared to all three criteria.
Cited by Graph	Export Select 'Export' to export a Cited by graph to either a .zip or .csv file. A drop-down opens: Export the graph to a zip file- The zip file contains a screenshot of the graph. Export the data to a csv file- A comma separated file opens listing data points of cited-by points. If you export documents that contain accented characters (for example: à), those characters may not appear correctly in Excel unless you use the Excel import function. Citation graph Use the Citations graph to view the number of times an article has been cited in a year. The number of citations for an article is on the y-axis, and the publication year is on the x-axis. Date range To change the date range: Select a different beginning or end year from the Date range drop downs. Select 'Update'. The graph updates according to the date range. Note: Available date ranges are from the current year to 1970. Current year includes documents with a publication date of the next year; it does not include documents from the current year. For example, if the current year is 2024, then current year would find documents with a publication date of 2025. Exclude self-citations and Exclude citations from books To remove self-citations or book citations from a citations graph, select one of the following and click 'Update': 'Exclude self-citations' - Removes self-citations for the Citations graph 'Exclude citations from books'- Removes book citations for the Citations graph

About PlumX Metrics

As people interact with research they leave online footprints. Plum Analytics gathers these footprints and creates and categorizes metrics on individual pieces of research output (articles, conference proceedings, book chapters, and more). These metrics are collectively known as PlumX Metrics.

By categorizing the metrics into five categories – Usage, Captures, Mentions, Social Media, and Citations – PlumX helps make sense of a large amount of metrics data and enables analysis by comparing metrics that are compatible.

PlumX Metrics Include:

Metric	Definition
Plum Print	A data visualization that dynamically changes to indicate the relative number of metrics in each category.
Usage (green)	Usage indicates whether anyone is reading the articles or otherwise using the research. After citations, Usage is the top statistic researchers want to know. Example metrics: Clicks Downloads Views Library Holdings Plays See more about PlumX Usage metrics.
Captures (purple)	Capture metrics indicates that someone wants to come back to the work. Captures can be an early indicator of citations. Example metrics: Bookmarks Code Forks Favorites Readers Watchers See more about PlumX Capture metrics.
Mentions (yellow)	Mentions are a measurement of activities such as news articles or blog posts about research. They indicate that people are actively engaging with the research. Example metrics: Blog posts News mentions Comments Reviews Wikipedia Links See more about PlumX Mentions metrics.
Social Media (blue)	Social Media can help measure “buzz” and attention. This category includes tweets, Facebook likes, etc. that reference the research. Example metrics: +1s Likes Shares Tweets See more about PlumX Social Media metrics.
Citations (red)	This is a category for both traditional citation indexes such as Scopus, and a place to capture new citations that help indicate social impact such as Clinical or Policy Citations. Example metrics: Citation Indexes Patent Citations Clinical Citations Policy Citations See more about PlumX citations metrics.

Emailing metric details

1. From the Document details page, select 'Metrics' from the navigation menu or select the Metrics accordion.
2. Select 'More metrics' to open the Metric details page.
3. From the Metric details page, select 'Email'.
4. Enter the recipient(s) email address and the sender email address. Separate multiple addresses with a comma.
5. Select 'Send'. An email is to the recipient email address(es) with link to the Metric details page.