Within the Altmetric Explorers Advanced Search you can query the database by a Fields of Research (FoR) code to see relevant data. 

Altmetric’s subject area data is provided by Dimensions. Subject areas are assigned at the article-level instead of a journal level, which allows for richer data searches as journals can cover a wide variety of topics. Articles published in journals that are classified as “multi-disciplinary” can now benefit from this more detailed analysis of their articles. 

Is subject area information available for other output types, such as datasets?

At this time, our subject area information is available only for journal articles.

Quick search

In the Quick Search, you can type in the name of subject area or an FoR code, and see a list of suggestions of matching subjects, as shown in the example below:

Advanced search

In the Advanced Search, you can select one or more subjects to create a more detailed search query. 

In the Research Outputs tab, you can also view the subject areas for individual research outputs in your search results - simply switch to the ‘List view’ of the Research Outputs tab to view these subject labels.

How do I see the top subject areas for my search?

The Highlights tab in the Altmetric Explorer now contains information about the top subject areas within your search query. 

Top subjects are determined by identifying the FoR codes whose outputs hold the greatest share of attention within the given search query. 

The percentages are calculated by taking the total number of mentions associated with outputs with those FoR codes, and dividing by the total number of mentions in the search query.

How do I export affiliations data from the Explorer?

From the Research Outputs and Mentions tabs, you can also export the affiliations data using the CSV exports and the Explorer API.