Attention Source¶
This page contains information about the Attention Source data source in the Altmetric BigQuery project.
The Attention Sources data source is a curated database of mention source 'types', for example newspaper titles, blogs, social media profiles, policy organizations.
Attention Source Schema¶
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
city |
String | The city of the attention source, where it is known. |
country |
String | The country name of the attention source where it is known. |
description |
String | The description of the attention source. |
id |
String Clustering field | Altmetric's unique internal ID for this attention source. |
name |
String | The name of the attention source. |
permalink |
String | The permanent link to the source. Only exists for blogs. |
social_media |
SocialMediaDetails | Social media user details for supported attention source types. |
type |
String Clustering field | The type of mention source (one of: tw, fb, gplus, sw, rdt, blog, msm, linkedin, policy, guideline, bsk, podcast, seminar_series). |
Auxiliary Entities¶
SocialMediaDetails¶
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
followers |
Integer | The number of followers this source has, where available. |
screen_name |
String | The user ID of the source, where it exists (i.e., ID number for Facebook profiles or the string handle for X/Twitter profiles). |