Mean Altmetric Attention Score Research Articles

P60. The top 100 spine surgery articles on social media: an altmetric study

BACKGROUND CONTEXT This study aims to discern how social media outlets contributed to spine surgery literature dissemination and to investigate how popular articles compared to articles with most citations. Scientific literature is increasingly distributed via social media. The influence of social media on the promulgation of orthopedic spine surgery literature has not been investigated. The Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) is calculated from each article's social media presence in outlets such as news, blogs, Facebook, Twitter, etc. PURPOSE This study will determine if any factors are associated with online popularity as measured by AAS. The primary aim of this investigation is to discern what social media outlets most contribute to dissemination of spine surgery literature. Our secondary purpose is to investigate how article popularity compares to traditional metrics such as citations and impact factors. STUDY DESIGN/SETTING Retrospective. PATIENT SAMPLE A total of 13,601 peer-reviewed articles on spine surgery were included. OUTCOME MEASURES AAS, social media presence, citation number. METHODS The Altmetric database was used to perform a search of nine spine surgery journals from January 2010-October 2019. AAS-related variable averages were summarized alongside metrics such as citation count and impact factor. Spearman rank and time-controlled partial correlations examined the association between AAS and online sources, readers and citations. Journals were grouped by impact factor, and an analysis-of-variance compared mean AAS. The 100 highest AAS articles were compared to the 100 most cited. RESULTS A total of 13,601 articles included. The mean AAS was 5.3 ± 29.8, with Twitter contributing the most (4.5). The three highest associations were Twitter (0.649 vs 0.755), news (0.537 vs 0.857), and Facebook (0.409 vs 0.501). There was no significance between impact factor and AAS. Comparing the top 100 AAS articles to those with most citations, the most popular articles on social media had more article types (10 types vs 5 types), more prospective studies (42 vs 21), fewer retrospective studies (22 vs 40), fewer reviews (7 vs 17) and fewer systematic reviews (14 vs 20). Spine contributed the most articles in the top 100 AAS and citation sets. There is a weak correlation between impact factor and citation rate, and there is not statistically significant relationship between Altmetric attention score and impact factor (p CONCLUSIONS This is the first study using the AAS to evaluate social media underpinnings of peer-reviewed spine surgery literature dissemination. Our evaluation revealed Twitter, newsfeeds and Facebook were the most significant social media outlets. Compared to articles with the greatest citations, the most popular articles are prospective and encompass broader study designs. Social media plays an integral role in article dissemination in spine literature and the public sphere. FDA DEVICE/DRUG STATUS This abstract does not discuss or include any applicable devices or drugs.

Innovation Reports: Successes and Limitations for Promoting Innovation in Medical Education.

In 2013, Academic Medicine introduced a new article type, Innovation Reports, with the intent to promote innovation by providing a forum for publishing promising new ideas at an early stage of development. In this article, the authors examine Innovation Reports as a means for promoting innovation within the medical education community.The authors undertook a 2-part analysis. In July 2018, they examined submission data, Altmetric scores, and citations for the first 5 years of the feature. To explore authors' perceptions of the impact of publishing an Innovation Report, in October 2018, they conducted a web-based survey of corresponding authors.Between October 2013 and May 2018, 920 manuscripts were submitted under the Innovation Report category, of which 335 were sent for review and 151 were published (16% overall acceptance rate). The mean citation rate for the published Innovation Reports was 4.3 (range 0-47). The mean Altmetric Attention Score was 14.3 (range 0-441). An Altmetric score of 14 places an article in the top 20% of articles published in Academic Medicine.The 151 published Innovation Reports had 148 unique corresponding authors, of whom 85 (57%) responded to the survey. Almost all respondents (n = 82; 96%) reported that publishing an Innovation Report promoted their individual career growth. For many corresponding authors, the publication of early ideas in an Innovation Report appeared to be an end point rather than a springboard for further development and innovation, as only 14 (16%) reported publication of a subsequent related study.Reflecting on the successes and limitations of Innovation Reports over the first 5 years, the authors suggest that soliciting input from more stakeholders and being explicit about the goals of this article type would help inform how Innovation Reports should evolve in the future so they can better launch creative thought and spur innovation.

Altmetrics in Plastic Surgery Journals: Does It Correlate With Citation Count?

Altmetrics (alternative metrics) have become one of the most commonly utilized metrics to track the impact of research articles across electronic and social media platforms. The goal of this study was to identify whether the Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) is a good proxy for citation counts and whether it can be employed as an accurate measure to complement the current gold standard. The authors conducted a citation analysis of all articles published in 6 plastic surgery journals during the 2016 calendar year. Citation counts and AAS were abstracted and analyzed. A total of 1420 articles were identified. The mean AAS was 11 and the median AAS was 1. The journal with the highest mean AAS was Aesthetic Surgery Journal (31), followed by Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (19). A weak positive correlation was identified (r = 0.33, P < .0001) between AAS and citations. Articles in the top 1% in terms of citation counts showed strong positive correlation between AAS and citation counts (r = 0.64, P = .01). On the contrary, articles in the top 1% of AAS had no significant correlation with citation counts (r = -0.31, P = .29). Overall correlation between citations and AAS was weak, and therefor AAS may not be an accurate early predictor of future citations. The 2 metrics seem to measure different aspects of the impact of scholarly work and should be utilized in tandem for determining the reach of a scientific article.

The Top 100 Spine Surgery Articles on Social Media: An Altmetric Study.

Literature review. To discern which social media outlets contribute most to spine surgery literature dissemination and to investigate how popular articles compare to articles with most citations. Scientific literature is increasingly disseminated through social media. The Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) is defined as an automated, weighted score calculation from counts of all online attention received by various research outputs. Increasing AAS values indicate more online attention. For example, the overall top 100 Altmetric spine surgery peer-reviewed articles since 2010 had an AAS range from 78 to 1537. Among all spine surgery literature reviewed since 2010, the mean AAS was 5.3 with a median of 1.0. We performed an Altmetric database search of nine spine surgery journals from January 2010 to October 2019. Mean AAS was summarized alongside metrics including citation count and impact factor. We assessed correlations between AAS and online sources, readers, and citations. Journals were grouped by impact factor, and analysis-of-variance compared mean AAS. The 100 highest AAS articles were compared to the most cited. 13,601 articles were included. The mean AAS was 5.3, with Twitter contributing the most. The three highest associations were news (P < 0.001), Twitter (P < 0.001), and Facebook (P < 0.001). There was no significant association between impact factor and AAS. Compared with the most cited articles, the top 100 AAS articles had significantly more article types, more prospective studies, fewer retrospective studies, fewer reviews, and fewer systematic reviews (P < 0.001 for all). Spine contributed the most articles in both top 100 sets. Our evaluation revealed Twitter, newsfeeds, and Facebook were the most significant social media outlets. Compared to articles with the most citations, the most popular articles are prospective and encompass broader study designs. Social media plays an integral role in dissemination, both within spine literature and the public sphere. 3.

Altmetrics analysis of Archivos de Bronconeumología from 2014 to 2018

IntroductionAlternatives metrics or altmetrics are non-traditional measurements of scientific production that reflect a publication’s influence in social networks and similar channels of dissemination. The aim of this study was to analyze the media impact of Archivos de Bronconeumología according to 2 altmetric aggregators and website visits. MethodsThis was an observational study of the original articles and review and consensus articles published in Archivos de Bronconeumología during the period 2014–2018. Data from the PlumX Metrics and Altmetric aggregators and visits to the Archivos de Bronconeumología website were analyzed. Five comparisons were made: by specialty area, by funding received, by number of participating centers, by document type, and by topic. In a subanalysis, altmetrics were correlated with the conventional citation system. ResultsWe analyzed 273 publications, of which 186 were original articles (68.1%). The papers that achieved greater media impact in the two aggregators analyzed, and in terms of website visits, were pulmonology papers and review and consensus articles. The mean Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) was 1.9 ± 4.4 (range 0–59), which is above average for the date of publication of the paper. A statistically significant weak to moderate correlation was identified between altmetrics and conventional citations. ConclusionsReview articles, consensus documents, and pulmonology papers had a greater media impact. Mean Altmetric Attention Score was higher than the average based on the date of publication. A weak to moderate correlation between altmetrics and conventional citations was identified.

What Is the Predictive Ability and Academic Impact of the Altmetrics Score and Social Media Attention?

Background: Citation rate and journal impact factor have traditionally been used to assess research impact; however, these may fail to represent impact beyond the sphere of academics. Given that social media is now used to disseminate research, alternative web-based metrics (altmetrics) were recently developed to better understand research impact on social media. However, the relationship between altmetrics and traditional bibliometrics in orthopaedic literature is poorly understood. Purpose: To (1) assess the extent that altmetrics correlate with traditional bibliometrics and (2) identify publication characteristics that predict greater altmetrics scores. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Articles published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine (AJSM), The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, Acta Orthopaedica, and Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy between January 2016 and December 2016 were analyzed. Among the extracted publication characteristics were journal, number of authors, geographic region of origin, highest degree of first author, study subject and design, sample size, conflicts of interest, and level of evidence; number of references, institutions, citations, tweets, Facebook mentions, and news mentions; and Altmetric Attention Score (AAS). Multivariate regressions were used to determine (1) publication characteristics predictive of AAS and social media attention (mentions on Twitter, Facebook, and the news) and (2) the relationship between AAS and citation rate. Results: A total of 496 published articles were included, with a mean AAS of 8.6 (SD, 31.7; range, 0-501) and a mean citation rate of 15.0 (SD, 16.1; range, 0-178). Articles in AJSM (β = 19.9; P < .001), publications from North America (β = 8.5; P = .033), and studies concerning measure validation/reliability (β = 25.5; P = .004) were independently associated with higher AAS. Greater AAS score significantly predicted a greater citation rate (β = 0.16; P < .0001). The citation rate was an independent predictor of greater social media attention on Twitter, Facebook, and the news (odds ratio range, 1.02-1.03; P < .05 all). Conclusion: AAS had a significant positive association with citation rates of articles in 5 high-impact orthopaedic journals. Articles in AJSM, studies concerning measure validation and reliability, and publications from North America were positively associated with greater AAS. A greater number of citations was consistently associated with publication attention received on social media platforms.

Influenza Altmetric Attention Score and its association with the influenza season in USA

Background: Altmetrics measure the impact of journal articles by tracking social media, Wikipedia, public policy documents, blogs, and mainstream news activity, after which an overall Altmetric attention score (AAS) is calculated for every journal article. In this study, we aim to assess the AAS for influenza related articles and its relation to the influenza season in USA. Methods: This study used the openly available Altmetric data from Altmetric.com. First, we retrieved all influenza-related articles using an advanced PubMed search query, then we inputted the resulted query into Altmetric explorer. We then calculated the average AAS for each month during the years 2012-2018. Results: A total of 24,964 PubMed documents were extracted, among them, 12,395 documents had at least one attention. We found a significant difference in mean AAS between February and each of January and March (p&lt; 0.001, mean difference of 117.4 and 460.7, respectively). We found a significant difference between June and each of May and July (p&lt; 0.001, mean difference of 1221.4 and 162.7, respectively). We also found a significant difference between October and each of September and November (p&lt; 0.001, mean difference of 88.8 and 154.8, respectively). Conclusion: We observed a seasonal trend in the attention toward influenza-related research, with three annual peaks that correlated with the beginning, peak, and end of influenza seasons in USA, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data.

The online attention to research in periodontology: An Altmetric study on the most discussed articles on the web.

To assess the online attention to research in the field of Periodontology. To assess the correlation between the Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) and the citations count in Web of Science (WOS), Scopus and Dimensions. The articles were identified by a search performed through the Dimensions Free App. The search included the six journals related to periodontology listed in the Journal Citation Report (JCR) in the year 2017. The 200 articles with the highest AAS were collected and screened for data related to publication, authorship and research. Citations were harvested from WOS, Scopus and Dimensions. The Journal of Clinical Periodontology was the most prevalent publication accounting for the 51, 5% of the published items followed by the Journal of Periodontology that published the 34, 5% of the 200 articles with the highest AAS. 65% of these articles were published between 2013 and 2018. The mean AAS was 33, 81 being Tweets and news outlets the most frequent Altmetric resources. Systematic reviews were the most prevalent study design. The correlation between the AAS and the citations in WOS, Dimensions and Scopus was poor. A strong correlation exists between the citations in WOS, Dimensions and Scopus. Online attention to periodontal research is high. Systemic interaction studies had a significantly higher visibility. The classic citations count in combination with the AAS can offer a more comprehensive insight into research by highlighting what is valuable for the researcher and for the lay persons. The online profile of journals should be edited to facilitate spread of research information in non-scholar audiences.

Análisis de las métricas alternativas de Archivos de Bronconeumología durante el periodo 2014-2018

IntroductionAlternative metrics or altmetrics are non-traditional measurements of scientific production that reflect a publication's influence in social networks and similar channels of dissemination. The aim of this study was to analyze the media impact of Archivos de Bronconeumología according to 2 altmetric aggregators and website visits. MethodsThis was an observational study of the original articles and review and consensus articles published in Archivos de Bronconeumología during the period 2014-2018. Data from the PlumX Metrics and Altmetric aggregators and visits to the Archivos de Bronconeumología website were analyzed. Five comparisons were made: by specialty area, by funding received, by number of participating centers, by document type, and by topic. In a subanalysis, altmetrics were correlated with the conventional citation system. ResultsWe analyzed 273 papers, of which 186 were original articles (68.1%). The papers that achieved greater media impact in the 2 aggregators analyzed, and in terms of website visits, were pulmonology papers and review and consensus articles. The mean Altmetric Attention Score was 1.9±4.4 (range 0-59), which is above average for the date of publication of the paper. A statistically significant weak to moderate correlation was identified between altmetrics and conventional citations. ConclusionsReview articles, consensus documents, and pulmonology papers had a greater media impact. Mean Altmetric Attention Score was higher than the average based on the date of publication. A weak to moderate correlation between altmetrics and conventional citations was identified.

Analyzing the social impact of orthodontic articles published by Chinese authors in international journals during the past five years

Objective: To evaluate and analyze the social impact of orthodontic articles published by Chinese authors in international journals during the past five years, using an altmetric tool; and to explore the practical value of altmetrics measures in the evaluation of dental research. Methods: PubMed was searched via the Altmetric Explorer platform to identify orthodontic research articles that were published during 2012-2016, with at least one affiliation from China. Commentaries, news reports and editorials were excluded. By reading titles and abstracts, two authors carried out inclusion and exclusion of literature independently to exclude articles that are not related to orthodontics and retracted articles. Data extraction was performed simultaneously. Any disagreement was resolved by discussion. Linear regressions were used to analyze the association between Altmetric attention score (AAS) and potentially related factors. Results: Among 864 articles identified from PubMed, a total of 206 received an AAS, and 160 articles were included for analyzing. The mean AAS of orthodontic research articles from China was 2.7 (95% confidence interval: 2.0 to 3.4). American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics had the most scored articles (n=24) and the highest total AAS (67.0), while European Journal of Orthodontics had the highest mean AAS (3.8). All the top-3 articles were published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Significant positive associations were found among high impact factors (P<0.05), high level of evidence (P<0.001) and the AAS. Conclusions: Publishing more high-impact articles and high level of evidence articles improved the international social impact of orthodontic research from China. As a valuable supplement to citation counts, Altmetric measures had practical values in dental research area.