Department of Orthodontics, European University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Dental School, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Prog Orthod. 2020 Sep 21;21(1):31. doi: 10.1186/s40510-020-00332-6.
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).
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.
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.
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.
为了描述研究的影响超出学术环境的限制，提出了一种新的社会和传统媒体指标 Altmetric。本研究的目的是通过 Altmetric 分析正畸研究的在线活动，并评估引文、Mendeley 读者计数和 AAS（Altmetric 关注度得分）之间是否存在相关性。
在 Dimensions App 中搜索了 2014 年至 2018 年期间在被 JCR 收录的正畸期刊上发表的文章。收集了具有积极 AAS 的文章，并对与发表和作者相关的数据进行了筛选。对 AAS 高于 5 的文章进行了研究主题和研究设计的筛选。引文计数从 Web of Science（WOS）和 Scopus 中获取。
表现最好的期刊是《正畸进展》和《欧洲正畸杂志》，每篇发表文章的平均 AAS 分别为 1.455 和 1.351，最常见的来源是推文和 Facebook 提及。最常见的主题是口腔健康相关生活质量（OHRQOL），研究设计是系统评价。AAS 与 WOS 和 Scopus 中的引文之间的相关性较差（r = 0.1463 和 r = 0.1508，p <.05）。引文计数与 Mendeley 读者之间的相关性（r = 0.6879 和 r = 0.697，p <.05）中等。
少数期刊显示出较高的网络活跃度。期刊和编辑应加强科学成果的在线传播。作者应向公众报告研究结果的影响，以便于在线传播，但要避免对研究成果的机会主义利用。尽管缺乏相关性，但引文计数和 AAS 的结合可以更全面地评估研究的影响力。
