Track research mentions in podcast episodes with Altmetric!

1. What's new?

We’re always working to expand the ways our users can track research conversations and attention, and we’re excited to announce our newest attention source: as of 15 October 2025, Altmetric is tracking mentions from podcast episodes!

2. Value and user impact

Traditional metrics and citations only tell part of the story. Today, research is discussed debated, explained, and shared far beyond academic papers — and podcasts have become one of the most dynamic spaces for these conversations.

Podcasts are a rapidly emerging medium gaining traction in research discussions (with an estimated 619 million podcast listeners in 2026), and now they are is fully integrated into Altmetric as a new attention source.

Here's what this means to Altmetric users:

Stay ahead in a shifting landscape: As platforms evolve, Altmetric ensures you're always capturing where meaningful conversations about research are happening.

A broader view of research influence: Track mentions of your research resonating across new audiences and channels, ensuring you don't miss the conversations shaping public understanding of research.

Powerful social proof: Show your work isn't just cited: it's discussed in mainstream, accessible forums that reach large audiences.

Report with confidence: Podcasts add rich, narrative-driven evidence to your impact story, giving you confidence when reporting to leadership and stakeholders. With podcasts included, you can gain a more complete, credible view of research influence across scholarly, professional, and public domains.

3. Where will attention from podcasts be available?

We are tracking attention from podcasts across all areas of our product.

Attention to individual research outputs in Details Pages

Attention from podcasts also contributes to the Altmetric Attention Score, as outlined in this article.

Tools for further data analysis

Data on the attention we track from podcasts is available in:

• Altmetric API

• Altmetric GBQ dataset

• Scientometric Research Access to Data Program

4. Features available at launch

We are tracking research mentions from podcast episodes that meet these conditions:

• The episode is present in the podcast’s RSS feed

• Each podcast has been sourced from a curated list of shows with a higher likelihood of including relevant mentions

• At least one research output is mentioned in the written description of the podcast episode

• Mentions are included through a DOI or URL to a research output

Due to technical limitations, we will not be able to track:

• Attention from podcasts that do not have a RSS feed

• Research mentions in podcasts with an invalid RSS feed (i.e. the feed is available, but has data format issues that prevent us from processing it)

• Research mentions in the audio content of podcast episodes

• Research mentions in episode transcripts

• Numbers of followers / listeners for the podcasts and episodes we track

5. Additional information

• Podcasts on the Altmetric website

• Podcasts on Altmetric press release

• Read about our new attention source on our Support portal

Please contact the Altmetric Support team for any further questions, we'll be happy to help!