Highest Altmetric Attention Score Research Articles

The Top 100 Most Impactful Articles on the Achilles Tendon According to Altmetric Attention Score and Number of Citations.

Achilles tendon injuries often generate substantial discussion in the mainstream media. The Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) measures the online dialogue pertaining to Achilles tendon research that occurs outside scientific journals, which traditional citation-based metrics fail to capture. To characterize the top 100 most-cited Achilles tendon articles and compare them with the 100 Achilles tendon articles with the highest AAS. A secondary goal was to gain an improved understanding of the online dissemination and interpretation of Achilles tendon research through this comparison. Cross-sectional study. The Web of Science Clarivate database was queried to isolate the 100 most-cited Achilles tendon articles, and the Altmetric database was queried to identify the Achilles tendon articles with the top 100 AAS values. Data elements were extracted for each article including study type, study topic, and geographic origin. The Web of Science Clarivate database search yielded 10,890 articles published between 1970 and 2021. The 100 most-cited articles were published in 35 journals, with the American Journal of Sports Medicine being the most prevalent. The mean (±SD) number of citations was 214.5 ± 86.47. The most prevalent study type was laboratory (28.0%). The most prevalent study topic was treatment (41.0%). Of these articles, 72.0% were European. The Altmetric database search yielded 3810 articles published between 1957 and 2021. The AAS of the top 100 articles ranged from 37 to 476 with a mean of 98.17 ± 85.53. The selected articles were published in 39 journals, with the British Journal of Sports Medicine being the most prevalent. The most prevalent study type was randomized controlled trial (25.0%). The most common study topic was treatment (40.0%). Of these articles, 46.0% were European. Our findings suggest that, although the scientific community remains committed to high-impact journals with articles backed by high citation numbers, there is an increasing opportunity to consume Achilles tendon literature through social media.

The bibliometric and altmetric analysis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy research: how great is the impact?

The study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has received great attention from academia and the general public. This study aims to analyze the research productivity on CTE and investigate the most discussed articles in academia and the general public by conducting bibliometric and altmetric analyses. Data of articles were obtained from the Web of Science Core Databases and Altmetric Explore. VOSviewer and CiteSpace software were used to analyze and visualize the articles. The correlation between Altmetric attention scores (AAS) and citation counts were assessed by Spearman correlation coefficient. 788 publications of CTE were eventually gathered and analyzed, and 100 articles with highest citation counts (Top-cited) and 100 articles with highest AASs (Top-AAS) were then identified. The keywords density map showed both the general public and the scientists were particularly interested in the risk factors and pathology of CTE, and scientists were interested in the causes and characteristics of neurodegenerative diseases while the public became increasingly concerned about the detection and prevention of CTE. By examining the shared characteristics of the 44 articles (High-High articles) that overlapped between Top-cited and Top-AAS articles, we identified certain traits that may potentially contribute to their high citation rates and high AASs. Besides, significant positive correlations with varied strength between AAS and citation were observed in the 788 articles, Top-cited, Top-AAS and High-High datasets. This study is the first to link bibliometric and altmetric analyses for CTE publications, which may provide deeper understanding of the attention of the scientists and the general public pay to the study of CTE, and offer some guidance and inspiration for future CTE in the selection of research topics and directions.

The 100 Most Impactful Articles on Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: An Altmetric Analysis.

To use the top 100 articles pertaining to total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) to understand the impact that social media platforms have on the dissemination of shoulder research while highlighting bibliometric factors associated with Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) to offer insight into the impact that social media platforms have on the dissemination, attention, and citation of shoulder research publications. In June 2023, the Altmetric database was searched using the following PubMed MeSH terms: "total shoulder arthroplasty" or "TSA." Articles with the highest AAS were screened to exclude other topics unrelated to TSA. The top 100 articles that met inclusion criteria were used in the final analysis. Bibliometric factors pertaining to each study were collected for further analysis of article characteristics in accordance with prior studies. The Altmetric Database query yielded 1,283 studies. After applying our inclusion criteria, the top 118 articles with the highest AAS were identified. The mean AAS was 29.14 ± 42.35, with a range of 13 to 402. The included articles represented 27 journals, with 70 articles attributed to 2 journals: Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (JSES; 43%) and the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS; 16%). There was a significant increase in AAS for the presence of a conflict of interest (p = 0.042) and open access status (p < 0.01), but no association between the score and citation rate (p > 0.05). Top articles on TSA, as defined by high AAS, mostly comprise original clinical research performed in the United States or Europe. The presence of a conflict of interest and open access status is associated with an increase in AAS, but there was no association between AAS score and citation rate.

The Online Attention to Research in Legal Medicine: An Altmetric Study on the Most Discussed Articles on the Web

Background: Online attention is a relevant research feature that can be related to its societal impact. Online attention in the field of legal medicine was explored as well as the relation between citation count and the Altmetric Attention Score (AAS). Methods: A search was performed, through the free Dimensions app, during September 2020, on the journals related to legal medicine listed in the 2019 edition of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR). The 200 published items with the highest AAS were retrieved and screened for bibliometric data. Articles with related citations were gathered from Web of Science (WOS), Scopus, and Dimensions. Results: Seventy-five percent of the articles were published by five of the selected journals. Twitter and news outlets were the most prevalent Altmetric resources. Additionally, 73.5% of the articles were published between 2013 and 2020. The most frequent topics were the ones related to toxicology and pharmacology, followed by criminalistics and law and bioethics. A poor correlation was found between the citations in WOS, Dimensions, and Scopus and the AAS. Conclusions: The online attention on legal medicine-related topics can be considered high on social media. The high number of news outlets is a distinctive feature of the most discussed articles in legal medicine. In this field of medicine, citation-based metrics combined with Altmetric can allow a broader evaluation of research findings but it should be underlined that, when measuring very different aspects of a published item, the scores in classic citation databases and Altmetric do not have a direct relation.

Graphical abstracts are associated with greater Altmetric attention scores, but not citations, in sport science

This paper aimed to determine if papers published with a Graphical abstract (GA) in the sport science field were associated with higher Altmetric attention scores and more citations than papers published without. A multivariate negative binomial mixed effects model was used to determine whether Altmetric attention scores and citation counts were different between articles published with or without a GA longitudinally over five timepoints. Included articles were published between January 2019 and December 2020 from three journals ranked within the top quartile of the category of “Sport Science”. Of 562 articles, 96 were published with a GA. Articles with GA were associated with higher Altmetric attention score than those without (incidence rate ratio 1.89 [95% confidence interval [CI] 1.25–2.85]; p = 0.003; small effect), with no difference in citations (incidence rate ratio 0.97 [95% CI 0.72–1.30]; p = 0.829; trivial effect). This study suggests that publishing with a GA is associated with increased Altmetric attention scores, but not citations, in sport science. This may indicate that GAs improve research dissemination amongst the public, which is important in practical fields.

Correlation between Altmetric score and traditional bibliometric measures for total shoulder arthroplasty manuscripts

BackgroundThe Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) was developed to assess the impact a publication has on various social and mainstream media platforms. In this study, we examine the relationship between AAS and traditional bibliometric measures in peer-reviewed publications discussing total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). MethodsThe Altmetric database was utilized to identify the top 50 TSA articles with the highest AAS. The Clarivative Analytics Web of Knowledge database was utilized to obtain various metrics for each article. Linear regression analysis was performed to investigate significant relationship between the variables measured. ResultsAmong the top 50 studies, the AAS ranged from 19 to 110 with a median of 26. The number of citations for each article ranged from zero to 147 with a median of 15.5. The average impact factor (IF) for journals was 3.45. AAS and number of citations showed a nonsignificant negligible correlation (r = −0.115, P = .425). AAS and IF of the journal of publication had a nonsignificant negligible correlation as well (r = 0.179, P = .215). The most common type of studies were retrospective cohort (32%), case series (20%), and systematic review (18%). DiscussionIn the current TSA literature, AAS is not a predictor for number of citations a manuscript receives and is not related to a journal’s IF. Therefore, AAS should not be used in lieu of traditional bibliometric measures, although it could be used as a supplement by authors and journals to appraise their social media presence.

Fifty years of the Journal of Perinatal Medicine: an altmetric and bibliometric study.

To apply scientometric methodology to characterize influential articles in the Journal of Perinatal Medicine (JPM). We performed a cross-sectional study of all JPM articles indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (WOS), NIH Open Citation Collection, and Altmetric Explorer databases (1973-2022). We identified articles cited≥100 times in WOS and articles with highest Relative Citation Ratios (RCR, a metric of influence based on citations) and highest Altmetric Attention Scores (AAS, a metric of engagement with social media and public platforms). We performed descriptive analysis to characterize influential articles based on citation rates vs. highest AAS, and quantile regression with bootstrapping to estimate the median differences (95% confidence intervals). We identified 4095 JPM articles that were indexed in the WOS, of which 3,959 (96.7%) had RCRs and 939 (22.9%) had AASs. The study cohort included 34 articles cited≥100 times and the 34 top-RCR and 34 top-AAS articles, representing 83 unique articles. These influential articles had median 67 citations (IQR 17-114), median RCR 3.4 (IQR 1.7-5.0), and median AAS 14 (IQR 3-28). The majority were observational studies and reviews. Compared to top-AAS articles, top-cited articles had higher median citations (117 [IQR 111-147] vs. 13 [IQR 5-62]; median difference 104.0, 95% CI 86.6-121.4) and citations per year (7.3 [IQR 4.9-10.6] vs. 2.3 [0.7-4.6]; median difference 5.5 [95% CI 3.1-7.9]). Results were similar for top-RCR vs. top-AAS articles. We identified influential articles during 50 years of JPM, providing insight into the impact of the journal and providing a template for future studies of academic journals.

Checklist for Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging Reporting Adherence in Peer-Reviewed and Preprint Manuscripts With the Highest Altmetric Attention Scores: A Meta-Research Study.

Purpose: To establish reporting adherence to the Checklist for Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging (CLAIM) in diagnostic accuracy AI studies with the highest Altmetric Attention Scores (AAS), and to compare completeness of reporting between peer-reviewed manuscripts and preprints. Methods: MEDLINE, EMBASE, arXiv, bioRxiv, and medRxiv were retrospectively searched for 100 diagnostic accuracy medical imaging AI studies in peer-reviewed journals and preprint platforms with the highest AAS since the release of CLAIM to June 24, 2021. Studies were evaluated for adherence to the 42-item CLAIM checklist with comparison between peer-reviewed manuscripts and preprints. The impact of additional factors was explored including body region, models on COVID-19 diagnosis and journal impact factor. Results: Median CLAIM adherence was 48% (20/42). The median CLAIM score of manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals was higher than preprints, 57% (24/42) vs 40% (16/42), P < .0001. Chest radiology was the body region with the least complete reporting (P = .0352), with manuscripts on COVID-19 less complete than others (43% vs 54%, P = .0002). For studies published in peer-reviewed journals with an impact factor, the CLAIM score correlated with impact factor, rho = 0.43, P = .0040. Completeness of reporting based on CLAIM score had a positive correlation with a study's AAS, rho = 0.68, P < .0001. Conclusions: Overall reporting adherence to CLAIM is low in imaging diagnostic accuracy AI studies with the highest AAS, with preprints reporting fewer study details than peer-reviewed manuscripts. Improved CLAIM adherence could promote adoption of AI into clinical practice and facilitate investigators building upon prior works.

Open Access Articles Garner Increased Social Media Attention and Citation Rates Compared With Subscription Access Research Articles: An Altmetrics-Based Analysis

Background: To better understand the research impact on social media, alternative web-based metrics (Altmetrics) were developed. Open access (OA) publishing, which allows for widespread distribution of scientific content, has become increasingly common in the medical literature. However, the relationship between OA publishing and social media impact remains unclear. Purpose: To compare social media attention and citation rates between OA and subscription access (SA) research articles within the orthopaedic and sports medicine literature. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Articles published as either OA or SA in 5 high-impact hybrid orthopaedic journals between January 2019 and December 2019 were analyzed. The primary outcome was the Altmetric Attention Score (AAS), a validated measure of social media attention. Secondary outcomes included citation rates, article characteristics, and the number of shares on social media. Independent t tests and chi-square analyses were used to compare outcomes between OA and SA articles. A multivariable linear regression analysis was performed to determine the association between article type and AAS while controlling for bibliometric characteristics. Results: A total of 2143 articles (246 OA articles, 11.5%; 1897 SA articles, 88.5%) were included. The mean AAS among all OA articles was 62.4 ± 184.6 (range, 0-2032), whereas the mean AAS among all SA articles was 18.4 ± 109.8 (range, 0-3425), representing a statistically significant difference (P < .001). The mean citation rate among OA articles was significantly higher (17.0 ± 22.5; range, 0-139) than that of SA articles (8.6 ± 13.4; range, 0-169) (P < .001). Multivariable linear regression analysis demonstrated that OA status (β = 15.15; P = .044), number of institutions (β = 2.13; P = .023), studies classified as epidemiological investigations (β = 107.40; P < .001), and disclosure of a conflict of interest (β = −11.18; P = .032) were significantly associated with a higher AAS. Conclusion: OA articles resulted in significantly greater AAS and citations in comparison with SA articles. Articles published through the OA option in hybrid journals as well as those with a higher number of institutions, those that disclosed a conflict of interest, and those classified as epidemiological investigations were positively associated with greater AAS in addition to a greater number of citations. The potential for more extensive research dissemination inherent in the OA option may therefore translate into greater reach and social media attention.

The 100 most impactful articles on the rotator cuff: an altmetric analysis of online media

PurposeThe purpose of our study was to use the Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) to evaluate the 100 most impactful articles in online media pertaining to the rotator cuff and compare their characteristics to the most-cited rotator cuff articles in the scientific literature.MethodsWe performed an article extraction using Altmetric Explorer to identify all published articles pertaining to the rotator cuff. The top 100 articles with the highest AAS were included for analysis. Several data elements were extracted for each included article: title, article type, article topic, year of publication, journal name, authors, institutional affiliations, and online mentions (i.e. the number of times the article was mentioned in news, blog, Twitter, Facebook, and Wikipedia sources). The geographic origin of each article was also determined by the institutional affiliation of the first author, which was categorized as American (originating in the United States), European (originating in Europe), or other.ResultsThe 100 articles with the highest AAS were published between 2009 and 2020, with AAS ranging from 47 to 676 (median: 74.5, 25th percentile: 59.5, 75th percentile: 114.5). Of all online media sources, Twitter correlated most strongly with AAS (r = 0.9007, r2 = 0.8112). The selected articles were most frequently published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine (13), the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (11), and the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (7). The most common article type was Systematic Review/Meta-Analysis (29%), followed by Randomized Controlled Trial (15%). The top 3 AAS articles were all published by authors based in Europe.ConclusionThe most impactful rotator cuff articles in online media generated substantial online attention. These studies were often performed in Europe and tended to be high level of evidence, focusing on treatment of rotator cuff pathology. The rotator cuff articles that produced the most online attention differed from a previous report of the most-cited rotator cuff articles, suggesting that alternative metrics may be used in concert with conventional bibliometrics to obtain a more complete representation of scientific impact.

EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF EMERALD LIBRARY SCIENCE JOURNALS ON THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE

The objective of this research is to identify which Emerald Library Science journals and articles in the field of library and information science have received high altmetric attention scores and citation scores. The study examines all LIS journals indexed by the Dimensions database as of 2022.The findings of this study reveal that the Journal of Documentation is the top-ranked journal, with 24 articles that have the highest dimensions score of 3485, AAS score of 1159, Mendeley score of 3227, and an impact factor of 1.96 over the past five years. Notably, this study found that Mendeley (12150) and Twitter (2313) were the most frequently used altmetric sources. It is also worth mentioning that the highest altmetric attention scores were observed in document journals, with an altmetric score of 1159 indicating the level of attention these articles received. Researcher Subject Categories majority was the members of the public at 1727(17.26%). And highest geographical data access from the United States had the highest number of accesses with 315 (3.15%).

Public interest in social research ethics: An analysis of the top 50 articles in Altmetric database

Social media influences public awareness, politics, and the economy. A new web-based metric called Altmetric has recently been developed for use in scientific fields, which provides a complementary measure of the impact of scientific articles. This study aims to identify and characterise the top 50 articles with high Altmetric attention scores (AASs) in social research ethics, which have received the most significant amount of attention from the general public and scholars.Using the Altmetric database, we searched for 438 AAS articles with content in social research ethics, which were published in 172 journals in social sciences using the Web of Science and Scopus databases. We determined the top 50 articles with the highest AASs using the Altmetric.com databases and then analysed them with some criteria of the journal, year, type of article, a field of research, main topic, and ethical research consideration.Among the 50 chosen articles, the journal that published the most articles on social research ethics that received the most attention on social media was the International Journal of Social Research Methodology (n=7). The most frequent keywords appearing in these articles are ethics (n=20), research ethics (n=14), social media (n=13), and privacy (n=7). Articles in the journal with higher impact factors (IFs) and Scimagor’s ranks were expected to have higher AASs. The research areas with articles with high AASs are philosophy and religious study (27), medical, pharmacology and health sciences, and studies in human society. Our study presents a detailed list and analysis of the top 50 articles with the highest AASs in social research ethics, which paint a significant picture of public attention in social research ethics. Indeed, this picture shows that despite having public interests in this topic, the level is less considerable compared to its vital position in social research in contemporary life

The Altmetric Attention Score Is Associated With Citation Rates and May Reflect Academic Impact in the Total Joint Arthroplasty Literature.

Background: Given the increasing interest and potential use of social media for the promotion of orthopedic literature, there is a need to better understand Altmetrics. Purposes: We sought to determine the relationship between the Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) and the number of citations for articles on total joint arthroplasty (TJA) published in orthopedics journals. We also sought to determine the predictors of greater social media attention for these articles. Methods: Articles on TJA published in Bone and Joint Journal (BJJ), Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS), Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research (CORR), Journal of Arthroplasty, Journal of Knee Surgery, Hip International, and Acta Orthopaedica in 2016 were extracted (n = 498). One-way analysis of variance with Bonferroni corrections was used to compare AAS and citations across journals. Multivariate regressions were used to determine predictors of social media attention and number of citations. Results: The mean AAS and number of citations were 7.5 (range: 0-289) and 16.7 (range: 0-156), respectively. Significant between-group effects were observed according to journal for AAS and number of citations. Publishing an article in JBJS was the strongest predictor of higher number of citations. Publishing an article in BJJ was the only independent predictor of higher AAS, while publishing an article in JBJS or CORR trended toward statistical significance. A higher AAS was a significant predictor of a higher number of citations. Number of citations and number of study references were positive predictors of greater social media attention on Twitter and Facebook. Conclusions: In articles on TJA published in 7 journals in 2016, a higher AAS was a associated with a higher number of citations. Various bibliometric characteristics were found to be significantly associated with greater social media attention; the most common influences were number of citations and number of references. Researchers in orthopedics can use this information when considering how to assess the impact of their work.

Altmetric Attention Score and Its Relationships to the Characteristics of the Publications in the Journal of the American Chemical Society

ABSTRACT This article contributes to the discussion on the relationship between views, citations, number of references, number of authors, number of countries and the Altmetric Attention Score (AAS). The aim is to identify the metric most likely to complement traditional citations in scholarly publishing in chemistry. We used the publications in a top multi-disciplinary chemistry journal, the Journal of the American Chemical Society, for a three-year period for this study. We identified whether materials that are highly viewed correlates with higher number of citations and higher Altmetric Attention Scores; high AAS correlates with higher number of views and higher number of citations; higher number of citations correlates with higher number of views and higher AAS; (multi-authored works correlate with higher AAS, higher number of views and/or higher number of citations; and authors from more than one country correlate with higher number of views, higher citations and higher AAS.

Research Promotion Is Associated with Broader Influence and Higher Impact of Plastic Surgery Publications.

Social media have altered the mechanisms by which published research is disseminated and accessed. The objective of this study was to measure the effect of promotion on research article dissemination, influence, and impact in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery . All articles published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2018, were obtained and reviewed to determine inclusion/exclusion and for the Altmetric Attention Score, citations, relative citation rate, and 16 unique promotional tags (e.g., journal club, editor's pick, press release, patient safety, and so on) as indexed on the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery website. The analysis included 1502 articles. Statistical analysis was completed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, and t tests where appropriate with a predetermined level of significance of p ≤ 0.05. A total of 637 articles (42.4 percent) had a promotional tag, whereas 252 (16.8 percent) had multiple tags. Articles with promotional tags had a higher Altmetric Attention Score (30.35 versus 8.22; p < 0.001), more citations (11.96 versus 8.47; p < 0.001), and a higher relative citation rate (2.97 versus 2.06; p < 0.001) compared to articles without a tag. Articles with multiple tags had a higher Altmetric Attention Score (50.17 versus 17.39; p < 0.001), more citations (15.78 versus 9.47; p < 0.001), and a higher relative citation rate (3.67 versus 2.51; p < 0.001) compared to articles with only one tag. As the number of tags increased for an article, Altmetric Attention Score ( p < 0.001), citation count ( p < 0.001), and relative citation rate ( p < 0.001) likewise increased. This analysis strongly suggests that promotion of research articles is associated with significantly wider dissemination, broader visibility, and more subsequent citations in the literature.

Measuring the online attention to business research papers: An altmetric study of selected journals with high impact factor

The present study is aimed toward examining the attention received by research papers through social and electronic media in business research. In recent years, altmetrics has emerged as a complementary measure of the impact of research works besides citation analysis and bibliometrics. Using the altmetric attention score (AAS) the paper is the first research of its kind to shed light on the characteristics of 100 papers receiving the highest online attention. Various predictors of online engagement with articles in business research journals having an impact factor greater than 6 are discussed. Data was collected from the Dimensions.ai database and analyzed using R statistical software. It is found that the Journal of Business Ethics contributed maximum papers with the highest AAS followed by the Journal of Business Research. Using the Kruskal-Wallis rank-sum test it was determined that AAS in business research is dependent upon article type, topics, and journal of publication. Most of the papers in high impact factor business journals have been contributed by the authors of USA, UK and China.

Comparing online engagement and academic impact of lung cancer research: An altmetric attention score and PlumX analysis.

11044 Background: Social media has proven vital in the rapid dissemination of literature to medical professionals and the public. In recent years, seminal research articles have yielded breakthrough therapies for lung cancer, including targeted drugs and unique immunotherapy-based combinations. New metrics such as the Altmetric Attention score (AAS) and PlumX Impact score capture interactions through social media and other public forums and serve as swifter counterparts to citations, which can take years to accrue. In this study, we characterize and compare AAS, PlumX and traditional bibliometrics (citation count, impact factor [IF]) of the top 100 trending articles on lung cancer. Methods: The 100 articles with the highest AAS featuring the keywords “lung cancer” between 01/2019 and 12/2021 were identified via Altmetric explorer. AAS, open access status, article type, topic, year and continent of publication were collected. PlumX and citation count were identified via Scopus database. Analysis included Spearman correlation coefficients and ANOVA. Results: A majority of the 100 articles were original investigations, of which 40% were RCTs, 22% retrospective cohort, 14% prospective, 9% basic science, 8% cross-sectional and 6% genome-wide association studies. Most articles focused on NSCLC (59%) and were conducted in North America (44%); 13% were in Europe, 36% multi-continental and the remainder &lt; 5% each. PlumX positively correlated with both citation count (p &lt;.001, r =.765) and IF (p &lt;.001, r =.581). AAS did not correlate with citation or IF. Articles on guidelines (p &lt;.001) and screening (p &lt;.001) were associated with higher AAS in comparison to other article types and topics, respectively. Basic science articles were associated with a higher PlumX (p &lt;.001) in comparison to others article topics. Year and continent of publication did not impact PlumX or AAS. Open access status did not correlate with PlumX or AAS. Conclusions: In our study, PlumX scores strongly correlated with citations and IF for recently published articles on lung cancer; this mirrors trends in other specialties. PlumX may be predictive in terms of academic impact, making it valuable to the research community. Though AAS did not correlate with traditional bibliometrics, its association with guidelines and screening articles suggests AAS may reflect interactions amongst a broader community (oncologic and non-oncologic clinicians). With the growing use of social media, the continued exploration of alternative metrics will play a role in understanding readership and fields of interest in lung cancer and in anticipating academic impact.[Table: see text]

Characterizing online engagement and academic impact of oncology research during the COVID-19 pandemic.

11043 Background: There is increasing use of social media as a platform to discuss research and educate. An article’s impact can be assessed through the Altmetric Attention score (AAS), which considers the volume of social media mentions (Twitter, Facebook, Wikipedia, policy, etc), and the PlumX Impact score, which incorporates interactions on these platforms and citations. COVID-19 has encouraged novel literature in oncology, and these metrics may holistically evaluate the immediate impact of articles in addition to gradual accrual of citations. We explored the relationship between traditionally used bibliometrics (citations, impact factor) and new bibliometrics (AAS, PlumX) of the top 100 trending articles on cancer and COVID-19. Methods: The 100 articles with highest AAS featuring keywords “cancer” and “COVID-19” between March 1, 2019 and January 15, 2022 were identified via Altmetric explorer. AAS, journal, social media mentions, open access status and other characteristics were collected. Scopus database was utilized to identify PlumX scores and citation count. Analysis included Spearman correlation coefficients and ANOVA. Results: Of the 100 articles, 64% were original investigations, 18% editorials/perspectives, 6% guidelines/consensus articles and remaining article types &lt; 6% each. Original investigations comprised of 41% retrospective cohort, 33% cross-sectional, 20% prospective cohort, and remainder &lt; 4% each. Most articles were open access (91%), from cancer-focused journals (77%), and based in North America (36%); 25% were in Europe, 24% multi-continental, and remainder &lt; 8% each. Most publications were in 2020 (56%) and 2021 (40%). AAS and PlumX did not correlate with number of citations or impact factor. Open access publications were associated with greater PlumX (p = 0.033) compared to closed access; this was not seen with AAS. ANOVA showed greater AAS in Australian articles (p =.004) and greater PlumX in North American articles (p =.04). Article type or publication year did not impact AAS and PlumX. Conclusions: In our analysis, Altmetrics and PlumX did not correlate to traditional bibliometrics (citation count, impact factor) in cancer and COVID-19 articles. This suggests that these tools may be complimentary rather than predictive of citations. However, this may change given likely insufficient time for citations to accrue for 2021 studies. There were more editorials/perspective articles compared to similar studies in other specialties, suggesting greater impact of such articles in oncology during COVID-19; this is perhaps due to reliance on expert opinion given paucity of data. Additionally, we noted that PlumX benefits from open access status. Overall, as the use of social media for research dissemination grows, researchers and journal editors may employ alternative metrics to better understand ways to increase the influence of oncology literature during the pandemic.

Measuring Social Media Attention of Scientific Research on COVID-19: An Investigation on Article-Level Metrics Data of Dimensions

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of scientific productions on COVID-19 in social media for four months. This applied and scientometric study was conducted using the altmetrics approach. The data sources for this study included research papers published about the COVID-19 indexed in the Dimensions platform from December 2019 to March 2020. Approximately, 20% of the data on research articles with the highest citations in addition to 20% of the articles with the highest Altmetric Attention Scores (AASs) including title, journal, citation, and altmetrics indicators was extracted and analyzed by SPSS 16.0. The results showed that 1910 scientific productions about the COVID-19 were indexed in the Dimensions platform. A considerable number of these articles were accessible via preprint services and were published in journals such as The Lancet, JAMA, BMJ, and NEJM. Authors from China and Japan were the most active authors. All 382 articles had AAS, that is, all of these articles received attention, at least in one of the social media articles. The highest and lowest AAS for these articles ranged from 14030 to 6, respectively. These results showed a high rate of attention by researchers and users of social media to the articles presented on COVID-19. The results of this research also showed a significant positive relationship between citations and altmetric indicators. Based on the results, it was concluded that the information provided on COVID-19 was remarkably high. In addition, the result showed that the information demand by social media audiences was also high.

Altmetric and bibliometric analysis of influential articles in reproductive biology, 1980–2019

Research questionWhat are the most influential articles in reproductive biology journals from 1980 to 2019 according to Altmetric Attention Score (AAS), number of citations and Relative Citation Ratio (RCR)? DesignCross-sectional study of reproductive biology articles indexed in the National Institutes of Health Open Citation Collection from 1980 to 2019. Data were downloaded on 20 May 2021. The 100 articles with highest AAS, RCR and number of citations were analysed. ResultsTwenty-one reproductive biology journals were identified, including 120,069 articles published from 1980 to 2019. In total 227 reproductive biology classics were identified due to some overlap between the three lists. Compared with the 100 articles with the highest AAS (after excluding articles featured on both lists), the 100 top-cited articles were older (2014 versus 2001, mean difference [95% confidence interval] 13.5 [11.5, 15.5]), less likely to be open access (64% versus 85%), more likely to be reviews (42% versus 12%) and less likely to be observational studies (9% versus 51%) and randomized clinical trials (0% versus 5%). These same trends were observed in analyses comparing the 100 articles with highest AAS to the 100 articles with highest RCR. The most common topic was assisted reproduction, but prominent topics included infertility for top AAS articles, reproductive technology in animals for top-cited articles, and polycystic ovary syndrome for top RCR articles. ConclusionsFormerly, influential articles in reproductive biology journals were evaluated by absolute citation rates and subject to limitations of conventional bibliometric analysis. This is the first comprehensive study to use altmetrics and citation-based metrics to identify reproductive biology classics.