workshop on management of scientific reputation and influence by improving Altimetric attention score

On 15 October, a workshop titled "Managing Scientific Reputation and Influence by Improving Altmetric Attention Score" was held, led by Dr. Mashallah Torabi. This workshop aimed to enhance researchers', professors', and students' understanding of improving their scientific reputation and influence by boosting their Altmetric Attention Score.

Key topics of the workshop included:

1. Understanding the Altmetric Score:Dr.
   Torabi explained that Altmetric is a vital tool for measuring the public impact and attention garnered by scientific papers. This score is derived from various sources, including public policy documents, mainstream media, post-publication peer-review platforms, Wikipedia, university syllabi, patents, blogs, citations, research highlights, social media, and multimedia platforms. Each color in the Altmetric donut represents a different source of attention.

2. Tracking Public Policy Documents:Altmetric
   tracks policy documents globally, showing which research papers have influenced policy-making and their level of impact.

3. Monitoring Mainstream Media:Dr.
   Torabi emphasized the role of mainstream media in boosting the visibility of scientific papers. Altmetric monitors over 1,300 news outlets worldwide to collect mentions of research papers.

4. The Role of Social Media and Online Reference Management Tools:The
   workshop highlighted the importance of platforms like Mendeley and social networks such as Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook in increasing the Altmetric score. Dr. Torabi demonstrated how engaging with audiences and sharing scientific content on these platforms can enhance visibility.

5. Strategies for Enhancing Altmetric Score:Dr.
   Torabi reviewed various strategies, including interacting with academic blogs, tracking patent citations, and utilizing multimedia platforms. He also stressed the importance of high-quality content and active communication with the scientific community and the media.

Conclusion and Impact:

Participants in this workshop were introduced to practical tools for increasing their scientific reputation and influence. The workshop was well-received, and attendees appreciated the techniques and strategies provided to boost their Altmetric score and elevate the global standing of their research papers.

Altmetric is a novel metric that assesses the attention and influence of scientific papers based on public engagement across multiple sources, helping researchers measure their work's impact both within and outside the scientific community.