# UsageCounts Service
by OpenAIRE

UsageCounts service collects usage data from Open Science content providers repositories, journals, and other scientific data sources. Then, it aggregates them, delivering standardized activity reports about research usage and uptake. It complements existing citation mechanisms and assists institutional repository managers, research communities, research organizations, funders, and policy makers to track and evaluate research from an early stage.
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## Why OpenAIRE UsageCounts?

OpenAIRE UsageCounts applies the Open Metrics framework which standardizes the sharing and exchange of usage data and develops trusted metrics to promote open science.

UsageCounts is valuable for various stakeholders that either provide or consume open science data metrics. The value for both user groups, briefly are;

#### Providers

- Accurate and objective performance measures monitoring of repository content.
- Evidence based analytical metrics of views and downloads, aggregated from all over the world.
- Activity and trends of open science topics.

#### Consumers

- Overview of research outcomes per country or domain.
- Trustable, accurate statistics of open science research.
- Evaluate the result of invested funds, policies, measures and view impact.

## Who and why is it for?

UsageCounts offers standardized and comparable reports that measure the uptake of research outcomes.

##### For Open Science repository managers and Publishers

Perform the prerequisites - register your content in OpenAIRE PROVIDE, then share usage activity from your repository - and receive standardized statistics from aggregated usage data from sources around the world.
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##### For Research performing & funding organizations, research infrastructures and policy makers

Retrieve easily, fast and dynamically view research uptake, identify science trends based on user activity, examine the engagement, and evolution or research popularity.
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# Features

- Provides standards for usage data exchange (OpenAIRE Usage Statistics Guidelines )
- Complies to COUNTER Code of Practice for reliable and comparable reports
- Follows GDPR guidelines
- Offers global coverage
- Supports analysis via advanced visualizations
- Exports different types of reports via standard APIs