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. 2021 Jan 3;126(2):1189–1215. doi: 10.1007/s11192-020-03809-7

Table 1.

The categories provided by PlumX along with an explanation about their semantics

Category Explanation Category Explanation
Usage A signal that anyone is reading an article or otherwise using a research Captures An indication that someone wants to come back to the work
Mentions Number of mentions retrieved in news articles or blog posts about research Social Media The number of mentions included in tweets, Facebook likes, etc. that reference a research work