
1) Go to PLOS (Public Library of Science)
2) Enter your search terms in the search box in the upper right-hand corner of the page
3) When you find an article of interest in your search results, click on the title to access its metrics:
4) Look in the upper right-hand corner of the screen to see an overview of the metrics available for this article. Then, click on the Metrics button to view a detailed explanation of the metrics:

Atlmetrics provided: When available, numer of article and data views and downloads; number of ciations in Scopus, PubMed Central, Web of Science, Europe PubMed Central and/or Google Scholar; number of Mendeley or CiteULike saved bookmarks; and total number of shares on Twitter, Facebook, and Google Blogs.