Plum Analytics measures definitions36
| Categories | Explanation | Example | |
| Usage | Signal that individuals are reading the articles and using the research. | Abstract Views | Number of times the abstract has been viewed |
| Full Text Views | Number of times the full text has been viewed | ||
| Clicks | Number of clicks of a URL | ||
| Downloads | Number of times the artefact has been downloaded | ||
| Holdings | Number of libraries that hold the artefact | ||
| Captures | Measure indicating that the individual wants to return to the work. Captures can be linked to future citations. | Bookmarks | Number of times an artefact has been bookmarked |
| Favourites | Number of times the artefact has been marked as a favourite | ||
| Readers | Number of people who have added the artefact to their library | ||
| Exports/Saves | Number of times an artefact citation has been exported to bibliographic tool Number of times an artefact’s citation has been saved/emailed/printed | ||
| Mentions | Mentions indicate that people are engaging with the research. | Blog Mentions | Number of blog posts written about the artefact |
| Comments | Number of comments made about an artefact | ||
| News Mentions | Number of news articles written about the artefact | ||
| Social media | Social Media can help measure the interest for an article. | Likes | Number of times an artefact has been liked |
| Shares, Likes and Comments | Number of times a link was shared, liked or commented on | ||
| Tweets | Number of tweets and retweets that mention the artefact |