The Correlation Between Altmetric Score and Traditional Bibliometrics in Orthopaedic Literature

Collins, Christine S.; Singh, Nikhi P.; Ananthasekar, Shivani; Boyd, Carter J.; Brabston, Eugene W.; King, Timothy W.

doi:10.1016/j.jss.2021.07.025

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“…This might suggest these social media platforms are paths for participating within both academic professional communities and potential patients, thus, it should attract the interest of clinicians and scientific researchers. In our study, Twitter hold the majority of online platforms, which is consistent with other studies [9,19].…”

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“…Our study demonstrated a lack of strong association between novel Altmetric score and traditional bibliometrics, which is sup-ported by the low coefficients of determination furtherly. It indicates that traditional bibliometrics and Altmetric score should not be seen alternatively but complementarily when evaluating the scientific impact of publications, which was also demonstrated by pre-vious studies in other fields including orthopaedic, implantology, plastic surgery and pe-diatric surgery[9][10][11][12]. Shortness of papers with high evidence level was found in our data, which is similar with most traditional bibliometric studies[13][14][15].…”

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Background With the emergence and development of social media platforms, Altmetric score has been introduced as a quantitative measuring approach for online impact and exposure of research work. We aim to determine if Altmetric score correlates with the citation number of ar-ticles in specific major pediatric orthopaedic journals and analyze the characteristics of these publications further. Methods: The top 100 publications ranked by Altmetric score from four important pediatric orthopaedic journals were inspected. Pearson's correlation coefficients were performed by using GraphPad PRISM software to examine the correlation between Altmetric score and various factors including citation number, impact factor and impact index. Different aspects were analyzed to identify the characteristics of top articles. Results: A total of 100 publications were recorded and analyzed. There was no statistically significant correlation between citation number and Altmetric score (r=0.1027, p=0.3092, R2=0.0105), also no correlation was found between Alt-metric score and impact factor (r=0.0670, p=0.5079, R2=0.0045) or impact index (r=-0.1104, p=0.2768, R2=0.0122). Almost all the articles were focused on clinical studies in different types and topics. Only one publication discussed animal experiment. Conclusions: Altmetric score does not cor-relate with the traditional bibliometric factors including citation number, impact factor or impact index in specific major pediatric orthopaedic journal articles. However, Altmetric score provide large amount of online information, both Altmetric score and citation number should be con-sidered complementarity when assessing the impact of scientific publications in pediatric or-thopaedics.

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“…Although the citation rate remains the gold standard measure of long-term academic impact, 22 it fails to account for certain aspects of modern research consumption, including the extent to which an article is mentioned in news articles, blog posts, and social media. 8 The Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) is a measure of digital impact and dissemination of research that takes into account the aggregate internet-based consumption of research articles. 26 Specifically within orthopaedics and medical research, the AAS has been shown to correlate with citation rates.…”

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

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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.

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“…Articles that elicit early nonacademic attention may be more likely to be noticed by other researchers, which could increase the likelihood that the research will be applied and cited in subsequent research. Indeed, past research in numerous fields has investigated the relationship between altmetric scores and citation counts and found little to no association 6–10 . However, no previous research has focused on this relationship in clinical/translational research, which aims to advance discoveries across boundaries from basic science to public use.…”

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“…Indeed, past research in numerous fields has investigated the relationship between altmetric scores and citation counts and found little to no association. 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 However, no previous research has focused on this relationship in clinical/translational research, which aims to advance discoveries across boundaries from basic science to public use. Dissemination across academic silos and across phases of the translational spectrum is expected to facilitate the interdisciplinary cross‐pollination that is key to translational goals.…”

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Predicting citation impact from altmetric attention in clinical and translational research: Do big splashes lead to ripple effects?

Llewellyn

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2022

Clinical Translational Sci

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Publications are commonly used to evaluate the productivity and impact of research programs. Traditional metrics examine publication impact through slowly accumulating academic citations. "Altmetrics" are a new way to describe early publication influence in nonacademic media/community spheres (news, tweets, and blogs). Articles with significant altmetric attention make a big splash of im-How to cite this article: Llewellyn NM, Nehl EJ. Predicting citation impact from altmetric attention in clinical and translational research: Do big splashes lead to ripple effects?

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The Correlation Between Altmetric Score and Traditional Bibliometrics in Orthopaedic Literature

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