Hughes Hannah, Hughes Andrew, Murphy Colin
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Galway University Hospital.
Cureus. 2017 Dec 10;9(12):e1931. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1931.
Aim Social media (SoMe) platforms have become leading methods of communication and dissemination of scientific information in the medical community. They allow for immediate discussion and widespread engagement around important topics. It has been hypothesized that the activity on Twitter positively correlates with highly cited articles. The purpose of this study was to analyze the prevalence and activity of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery journals on Twitter, with the hypothesis that the impact factor is positively associated with the Twitter usage. Methods The top 50 Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery journals, ranked by 2016 Impact Factor were analyzed. The Twitter profiles of each journal or affiliated society were identified. Other SoMe platforms used were also recorded. The Twitonomy software (Digonomy Pty Ltd, New South Wales, Australia) was used to analyze the Twitter profiles over a one-year period. The Twitter Klout scores were recorded for each journal to approximate the SoMe influence. The Altmetric scores (the total number of mentions via alternative metrics) were also recorded. The statistical analysis was carried out to identify correlations between journal Impact Factors, SoMe activity, Twitter Klout scores and Altmetric scores. Results Twenty-two journals (44%) changed to 'had dedicated Twitter profiles [corrected]. Fourteen journals (28%) were associated with societies that had profiles and 14 journals (28%) had no Twitter presence. The mean Impact Factor overall was 2.16 +/- 0.14 (range, 1.07-5.16). The journals with dedicated Twitter profiles had higher Impact Factors than those without (mean 2.41 vs. 1.61; P=0.005). A greater number of Twitter followers were associated with higher Impact Factors (R2 0.317, P=0.03). The journals with higher Twitter Klout scores had higher Impact Factors (R2 0.357, P=0.016). The Altmetric score was positively associated with an Impact Factor (R2 0.310, P=0.015). The journals with higher numbers of retweets (virtual citations in the Twittersphere) had higher Altmetric scores (R2 0.463, P=0.015). Conclusion The Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery journals with dedicated Twitter profiles have higher Impact Factors than those without. The Altmetrics is likely to play a significant role in the literature evaluation going forward along with the traditional metrics. The engagement with the Twitter by Trauma and Orthopaedic surgeons should be encouraged.
目的 社交媒体（SoMe）平台已成为医学领域交流和传播科学信息的主要方式。它们能围绕重要话题展开即时讨论并广泛参与。据推测，推特上的活跃度与高被引文章呈正相关。本研究旨在分析创伤与骨科手术期刊在推特上的普及程度和活跃度，并假设影响因子与推特使用呈正相关。方法 对按2016年影响因子排名的前50种创伤与骨科手术期刊进行分析。确定每种期刊或附属学会的推特账号。还记录使用的其他SoMe平台。使用Twitonomy软件（澳大利亚新南威尔士州Digonomy私人有限公司）对推特账号进行为期一年的分析。记录每种期刊的推特影响力得分以估算SoMe影响力。还记录替代计量得分（通过替代计量方式提及的总数）。进行统计分析以确定期刊影响因子、SoMe活动、推特影响力得分和替代计量得分之间的相关性。结果 22种期刊（44%）有专门的推特账号[已修正]。14种期刊（28%）与有账号的学会相关联，14种期刊（28%）没有推特账号。总体平均影响因子为2.16±0.14（范围1.07 - 5.16）。有专门推特账号的期刊比没有的期刊影响因子更高（平均2.41对1.61；P = 0.005）。推特粉丝数量越多，影响因子越高（R² 0.317，P = 0.03）。推特影响力得分越高的期刊影响因子越高（R² 0.357，P = 0.016）。替代计量得分与影响因子呈正相关（R² 0.310，P =
