Citation classics in paediatric dentistry: a bibliometric study on the 100 most-cited articles

Garcovich, Daniele; Martínez, Laura Marqués; Martin, Milagros Adobes

doi:10.1007/s40368-019-00483-z

Cited by 26 publications

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“…One remarkable aspect of the Altmetric is its immediacy when compared to the classic citations cycle. In most of the studies about the top‐cited articles in dentistry, it is clear how it takes at least a decade to become a citation classic and how older articles are usually cited more frequently, independently of their current impact, while the impact of more recently published papers is usually underestimated maybe because of the short time passed since their publication, as it is too short for citations to be accumulated (Feijoo, Limeres, Fernández‐Varela, Ramos, & Diz, ; Garcovich, Marques Martinez, & Adobes Martin, ). In the case of Altmetric, the behaviour is totally different than in the classic citation system, making it possible for recently published items to acquire a significant recognition and visibility in the short term.…”

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

Garcovich

Márquez

Martin

2020

J Clinic Periodontology

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Aim: 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. Material and Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusions: 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.

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

Garcovich

Márquez

Martin

2020

J Clinic Periodontology

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“…7 Most of these studies do not set a time limit, but citations are strongly time-dependent and older articles are usually more frequently cited, independently of their current impact, while the impact of more recently published papers is usually underestimated due to the short time after their publication. 8 The aim of our investigation is to perform a bibliometric analysis with a longitudinal set-up that embraces the last three decades. This type of set-up, to our best knowledge, has never been used before in orthodontic literature and can result in a reliable assessment of the evolution of the scientific production in orthodontics over time, reducing the bias related to the time passed since publication.…”

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Trending topics in orthodontics research during the last three decades: A longitudinal bibliometric study on the top‐cited articles

Martin

Lipani

Alvarado-Lorenzo

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Orthod Craniofacial Res

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Objective: To perform a bibliometric analysis on the top-cited articles over the last three decades from 1989 to 2018, using a longitudinal setup , in order to analyse how articles' features have evolved over time. Setting and sample population: A sample of 312 articles divided into three subgroups of 104 top-cited articles for each decade were included. The h-index value was used to determine the sample size. Materials and Methods: The articles were identified through a search in the category "dentistry oral surgery and medicine" of the Web of Science database. The information relative to the articles was collected. Descriptive statistics was used to describe the articles and the journals; selected parameters were analysed with the Kruskal-Wallis and the Mann-Whitney U test at the 0.05 level of significance. Results: The top-cited articles were published mainly by orthodontic journals. Along the last two decades, the scientific contribution of Asian and South American countries rose significantly. The trending topics varied in each decade. Skeletal anchorage-related articles dominated the production of the decade 1999-2008 while new technologies as CBCT displayed a higher prevalence in the last decade, where new topics such as corticotomy-assisted orthodontics started to appear. The number of multi-authored articles increased while the articles from no university institutions decreased. Conclusion: The publications in the three studied decades were significantly different in terms of numbers and characteristics. A longitudinal setup allows to study the evolution of the scientific production and how the area of interest has developed over time.

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“…It is indeed surprising how these high-quality articles are rarely used for evidence-based policy making as highlighted in the Altmetric data break-down. On the contrary, many studies performed only on citations count report that the most cited items are expert opinions and case-series with a low level of evidence [5]. Altmetric is not intended to be a measure of scientific evidence, and this correlation can be due to its immediacy.…”

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“…Altmetric is not intended to be a measure of scientific evidence, and this correlation can be due to its immediacy. Altmetric is able to highlight newly released research items, among which, systematic reviews and RCT have a higher frequency than among the most cited items which are usually at least one or two decades old [5,28].…”

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“…Last but not the least, it is the time delay between the article publication, the citations in other published articles, and the indexing in the citations database. In most of the studies about the top-cited articles in dentistry, it is clear how it takes at least a decade for an article to become a citation classic and how older articles are usually cited more frequently, independently of their current impact; while the impact of more recently published papers is usually underestimated due to the short time passed since their publication [ 4 , 5 ]. Classical citation-based metrics, moreover, fail to describe the impact of research beyond the limits of the academic environment.…”

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The online attention to orthodontic research: an Altmetric analysis of the orthodontic journals indexed in the journal citation reports from 2014 to 2018

Garcovich

Sucar

et al. 2020

Prog Orthod.

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Background To describe the impact of research, beyond the limits of the academic environment, Altmetric, a new social and traditional media metric was proposed. The aims of this study were to analyze the online activity related to orthodontic research via Altmetric and to assess if a correlation exists among citations, Mendeley reader count, and the AAS (Altmetric Attention Score). Method The Dimensions App was searched for articles published in the orthodontic journals listed in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) throughout the years 2014 to 2018. The articles with a positive AAS were collected and screened for data related to publication and authorship. The articles with an AAS higher than 5 were screened for research topic and study design. Citation counts were harvested from Web of Science (WOS) and Scopus. Results The best performing journals were Progress in Orthodontics and the European Journal of Orthodontics with a mean AAS per published item of 1.455 and 1.351, respectively and the most prevalent sources were Tweets and Facebook mentions. The most prevalent topic was Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQOL) and the study design was systematic reviews. The correlation between the AAS and the citations in both WOS and Scopus was poor (r = 0.1463 and r = 0.1508, p < .05). The correlation between citations count and Mendeley reader (r = 0.6879 and r = 0.697, p < .05) was moderate. Conclusions Few journals displayed a high level of web activity. Journals and editors should enhance online dissemination of the scientific outputs. The authors should report the impact of the findings to the general public in a convenient way to facilitate online dissemination but to avoid an opportunistic use of the research outputs. Despite the lack of correlation, a combination of the citation count and the AAS can give a more comprehensive assessment of research impact.

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Citation classics in paediatric dentistry: a bibliometric study on the 100 most-cited articles

Cited by 26 publications

References 17 publications

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

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

Trending topics in orthodontics research during the last three decades: A longitudinal bibliometric study on the top‐cited articles

The online attention to orthodontic research: an Altmetric analysis of the orthodontic journals indexed in the journal citation reports from 2014 to 2018

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