Immunology and social networks: an approach towards impact assessment

Ordoñez-Gutiérrez, José Andrés; Oviedo-Moreno, Juan Manuel; Patiño-Hernández, Daniela; Fernández-Ávila, Daniel G.

doi:10.1007/s00296-019-04459-6

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“…Studies that compared journals with and without a Twitter account showed that Twitter has a higher impact factor (n=4) [ 27 , 29 , 32 , 34 ], an increase in Altmetric attention scores (n=1) [ 39 ], H-index scores (n=3) [ 21 , 31 , 35 ], SCImago Journal Rank (n=4) [ 21 , 31 , 35 , 40 ], and receive more citations (n=1) and tweets [ 12 ].…”

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The Use of Twitter by Medical Journals: Systematic Review of the Literature

Erskine¹,

Hendricks²

2021

J Med Internet Res

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Background Medical journals use Twitter to engage and disseminate their research articles and implement a range of strategies to maximize reach and impact. Objective This study aims to systematically review the literature to synthesize and describe the different Twitter strategies used by medical journals and their effectiveness on journal impact and readership metrics. Methods A systematic search of the literature before February 2020 in four electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and ScienceDirect) was conducted. Articles were reviewed using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) guidelines. Results The search identified 44 original research studies that evaluated Twitter strategies implemented by medical journals and analyzed the relationship between Twitter metrics and alternative and citation-based metrics. The key findings suggest that promoting publications on Twitter improves citation-based and alternative metrics for academic medical journals. Moreover, implementing different Twitter strategies maximizes the amount of attention that publications and journals receive. The four key Twitter strategies implemented by many medical journals are tweeting the title and link of the article, infographics, podcasts, and hosting monthly internet-based journal clubs. Each strategy was successful in promoting the publications. However, different metrics were used to measure success. Conclusions Four key Twitter strategies are implemented by medical journals: tweeting the title and link of the article, infographics, podcasts, and hosting monthly internet-based journal clubs. In this review, each strategy was successful in promoting publications but used different metrics to measure success. Thus, it is difficult to conclude which strategy is most effective. In addition, the four strategies have different costs and effects on dissemination and readership. We recommend that journals and researchers incorporate a combination of Twitter strategies to maximize research impact and capture audiences with a variety of learning methods.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Use of Twitter by Medical Journals: Systematic Review of the Literature

Erskine¹,

Hendricks²

2021

J Med Internet Res

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“…8 In our study, the journals that published articles predicting most social attraction were JAMA and JAAD, which may suggest articles published in journals with a higher IF receive more social attention than those published in journals with a lower IF. 9 Notwithstanding the limitations in differentiating scholarly impact from online popularity, it is possible that the high number of social media mentions is representative both of a true effect of academic recognition as well as the eminent attention among scientists and the general population. 5,10 Previous studies have reported that the popularity of an article across social media platforms is not associated with the magnitude of the author's social media network.…”

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confidence: 99%

Factors associated with high Altmetric Attention Score in dermatology research

et al. 2021

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“…SMPs are a fitting solution for many of these needs. It has been increasingly found that there exists a relationship between the traditional impact factor and activity on social media, with some sources having a near perfect correlation [16]. However, many researchers feel overwhelmed by the internet and social media due to a lack of scientific guidance [17].…”

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“…Moreover, altmetric scores on researcher platforms, such as academia and Mendeley, may translate into higher cite scores, due to the characteristics of the readership population [20]. A recent study found a high correlation (0.83) between the Scimago Journal Rank scores and the number of followers on Twitter, despite adjusting for time since creation of the account, further substantiating enhanced visibility of articles using SMPs and the potential to enhance journal (and consequently article) metrics with social media practices [16].…”

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confidence: 99%

Post-publication promotion in rheumatology: a survey focusing on social media

Haldule

Davalbhakta

Agarwal³

et al. 2020

Rheumatol Int

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The use of social media platforms (SMPs) in the field of scientific literature is a new and evolving realm. The past few years have seen many novel strategies to promote engagement of readers with articles. The aim of this study was to gauge the acceptance, opinion, and willingness to partake in the creation of online social media educative material among authors. We conducted a validated and anonymized cross-sectional e-survey with purposive sampling among authors of the Indian Journal of Rheumatology journal over a cloud-based platform (SurveyMonkey). Descriptive statistics are used and values expressed as the number of respondents (n) against each answer. Of 408 authors, 102 responded. We found that a large majority (74) supported promotions on SMPs. Visual abstracts (81) were the most preferred means for promotion. A reasonable proportion (54) of the authors held the view that they could make these materials for themselves, with little guidance. However, currently only a few (47) were doing so. Awareness on social media editors in rheumatology was dismal (4). Citations were the preferred metric of article visibility (95), followed by altmetrics (21). These findings suggest that authors support article promotions on SMPs, although most do not promote their articles. Graphical abstracts are the preferred means of promotions. Further, the opinion on logistics is divided, calling for larger studies to understand the factors that need to be addressed to bridge the gap.

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Immunology and social networks: an approach towards impact assessment

Cited by 6 publications

References 17 publications

The Use of Twitter by Medical Journals: Systematic Review of the Literature

The Use of Twitter by Medical Journals: Systematic Review of the Literature

Factors associated with high Altmetric Attention Score in dermatology research

Post-publication promotion in rheumatology: a survey focusing on social media

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