Citations Network Analysis of Vision and Sport

Villa-Collar

et al. 2021

Genes

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Background: To aim of the study was describe the growth of publications on genetic myopia and understand the current research landscape through the analysis of citation networks, as well as determining the different research areas and the most cited publications. Methods: The Web of Science database was used to perform the publication search, looking for the terms “genetic*” AND “myopia” within the period between 2009 and October 2020. The CitNetExplorer and CiteSpace software were then used to conduct the publication analysis. To obtain the graphics, the VOSviewer software was used. Results: A total of 721 publications were found with 2999 citations generated within the network. The year 2019 was singled out as a “key year”, taking into account the number of publications that emerged in that year and given that in 2019, 200 loci associated with refractive errors and myopia were found, which is considered to be great progress. The most widely cited publication was “Genome-wide meta-analyses of multiancestry cohorts identify multiple new susceptibility loci for refractive error and myopia”, an article by Verhoeven et al., which was published in 2013. By using the clustering function, we were able to establish three groups that encompassed the different research areas within this field: heritability rate of myopia and its possible association with environmental factors, retinal syndromes associated with myopia and the genetic factors that control and influence axial growth of the eye. Conclusions: The citation network offers a comprehensive and objective analysis of the main papers that address genetic myopia.

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confidence: 99%

A Bibliometric and Citation Network Analysis of Myopia Genetics

Álvarez-Peregrina

Villa-Collar

et al. 2021

Genes

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“…Therefore, these functions make it possible for a complete analysis and study of the research on the field of study to be conducted. The methodology was based on other citation network studies carried out by our research team [ 49 , 50 , 51 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

Impact of COVID-19 at the Ocular Level: A Citation Network Study

Sánchez-Tena

Villa-Collar

et al. 2021

JCM

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Background: The main objective of this study was to use citation networks to analyze the relationship between different publications on the impact of COVID-19 at an ocular level and their authors. Furthermore, the different research areas will be identified, and the most cited publication will be determined. Materials and Methods: The publications were searched within the Web of Science database, using “ocular”, “SARS-CoV-2”, “ophthalmology”, “eyesight”, and “COVID-19” as keywords for the period between January 2020 and January 2021. The Citation Network Explorer and the CiteSpace software were used to analyze the different publications. Results: A total of 389 publications with 890 citations generated on the web were found. It must be highlighted that July was the month with the largest number of publications. The most cited ones were “Characteristics of Ocular Findings of Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Hubei Province, China” by Wu et al., which was published in May 2020. Three groups covering the different research areas in this field were found using the clustering functions: ocular manifestations, teleophthalmology, and personal protective equipment. Conclusions: The citation network has shown a comprehensive and objective analysis of the main studies on the impact of COVID-19 in ocular disease.

“…In those years, the papers by Shapiro et al [24] and Gallaway et al [29] are worth mentioning. However, when we compared altmetric studies with bibliometric studies, the year 2019 stood out due to the large number of publications and great progress in the research field [6]. This difference may be due to the fact that in 2010, three major multi-sport events took place, the Winter Olympic Games, the FIFA World Cup and the Commonwealth Games.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Compared with other subject areas, sports vision seems to be a topic that currently receives little attention, with a mean AAS value of 30.22 in the top 100 research outputs. This may be due to the fact that the number of publications on sports vision has increased since 2011, which means that it is a new specialty in the field of optometry [ 6 ]. However, it is important to note that only 34 of the top 100 research outputs were published in optometry, ophthalmology or sports journals.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Role of Social Media in Sports Vision

Nascimento

Álvarez-Peregrina

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Background: Sports vision is a relatively new specialty. The objective is to provide ophthalmological and optometric care services for the care of vision in the sports field. An increasing number of athletes and coaches are trying to improve visual skills and they seek information on social media. The current excess of information has made it increasingly difficult to identify high quality articles. For this reason, alternative metrics are useful tools to identify publications that draw attention to society. This research aims to study the influence of social networks on the importance of vision in sport. Methods: Altmetric Explorer was used to perform a search using “sport”, “vision” and “eye” as keywords. The 100 outcomes with the most attention were analyzed and correlated with the number of citations in the Web of Science (WoS) using the Spearman correlation coefficient. Results: The 100 best Altmetric Attention Scores (AASs) were published in 67 journals and had a mean AAS value of 30.22 ± 62.37 The results were discussed mainly on Twitter, with a mean of 113.99 ± 43.86 tweets and retweets and a mean of 75.92 ± 79.92 readers in Mendeley. There was no correlation between AAS and WoS Cites for the top 100 outcomes and the correlation was low if we considered the total research results rather than the top 100. Conclusions: The citations are not related to the impact of scientific articles on social networks. Sports vision is a specialty with a growing interest in social media.