<b>Underlying data for article: Evaluating Overton and Altmetric as tools for tracking healthcare research use and impact on policy and practice: a descriptive study</b>

These are the underlying data for the article "<i>Evaluating Overton and Altmetric as tools for tracking healthcare research use and impact on policy and practice: a descriptive study". </i>We explored the usefulness of the platforms Overton and Altmetric as tools to gain insight into the use in policy and clinical practice of research evidence generated by the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Maternal and Neonatal Health and Care.This project contains the following underlying data:Data file 1. Articles reporting research funded by the 2010–2018 PRU-MHC programme (108/0001)Data file 2. Articles identified by Scopus search for funding code “108/0001” but excluded as not PRU-MHC-funded.Data file 3. Articles reporting research funded by the 2019–2023 PRU-MNHC programme (PR-PRU-MNHC-1217-21202)Data file 4. Articles identified by Scopus search for funding code “PR-PRU-MNHC-1217-21202” but excluded as not PRU-MNHC-fundedData file 5. Policy and guideline citations of 2010–2018 PRU-MHC programme-funded articles returned by Overton and Altmetric searches, before exclusions/mergersData file 6. Unique policy and guideline citations of 2010–2018 PRU-MHC programme-funded articles returned by Overton and Altmetric searchesData file 7. Policy and guideline citations of 2019–2023 PRU-MNHC programme-funded articles returned by Overton and Altmetric searches, before exclusions/mergersData file 8. Unique policy and guideline citations of 2019–2023 PRU-MNHC programme-funded articles returned by Overton and Altmetric searchesData file 9. Journal article citations of 2010–2018 PRU-MHC programme-funded articles returned by Scopus searchData file 10. Journal article citations of 2019–2023 PRU-MNHC programme-funded articles returned by Scopus searchThis research is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Programme, conducted through the Policy Research Unit in Maternal and Neonatal Health and Care, NIHR206113. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.