Llewellyn Nicole M, Weber Amber A, Fitzpatrick Anne M, Nehl Eric J
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, USA.
Transl Pediatr. 2022 Mar;11(3):411-422. doi: 10.21037/tp-21-506.
This review examines a promising new framework for analyzing outputs of pediatric research in the context of translational advancement. We demonstrate a method for evaluating the impact of an NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award's (CTSA) Pediatrics Program through publications that have emerged from supported research. The Georgia CTSA Pediatrics Program provides training, funding, and infrastructure to ensure that researchers have the resources to advance pediatric health. Internal evaluations found that research supported by this program is exceptionally impactful within the academic community and commands high interest within the lay community. Therefore, we examined the impact of this research in both traditional academic and broader community spheres using bibliometrics-the study of supported publications. Bibliometrics describe a pivotal stage in the translational process of bringing scientific discoveries to clinical/community use and include both academic citations and 'altmetric' or non-academic attention. These complementary approaches combine to shed light on the short- and long-term impact of the research on segments of the translational pipeline, including academic literature, community discourse, technological advancement, and public health policy.
The authors identified a portfolio of 250 articles supported by the Georgia CTSA Pediatrics Program from 2007-2020. We utilized various bibliometrics to analyze both short-term attention, or '' made by articles, and long-term influence, or '' made across both academic and public spheres.
The short-term of the portfolio was indicated through publication in high-impact factor journals, peer faculty recommendations, and Mendeley readership, as well as by early altmetric attention in news stories, blogs, and Twitter posts. The portfolio's long-term were demonstrated by high absolute and relative rates of academic citation and by downstream altmetric influence in public-facing documents, including Wikipedia articles, patent applications, and policy documents.
This article reviews a useful bibliometric methodology for illustrating the waves of impact made by pediatric research. Whereas provides a picture of early interest in a publication, a preliminary indicator of eventual utility and impact, provide a measure of the cumulative influence of an article over time. Both reflect opportunities for a line of research to advance along the translational spectrum.
本综述探讨了一个颇具前景的新框架，用于在转化进展的背景下分析儿科研究的产出。我们展示了一种通过受资助研究产生的出版物来评估美国国立卫生研究院临床与转化科学奖（CTSA）儿科项目影响的方法。佐治亚州CTSA儿科项目提供培训、资金和基础设施，以确保研究人员有资源推动儿科健康发展。内部评估发现，该项目支持的研究在学术界具有非凡的影响力，并且在普通民众中引起了高度关注。因此，我们使用文献计量学——对受资助出版物的研究，来考察这项研究在传统学术领域和更广泛社区领域的影响。文献计量学描述了将科学发现转化为临床/社区应用过程中的一个关键阶段，包括学术引用和“替代计量指标”或非学术关注度。这些互补的方法结合起来，以阐明该研究对转化流程各环节的短期和长期影响，包括学术文献、社区讨论、技术进步和公共卫生政策。
作者确定了2007年至2020年期间由佐治亚州CTSA儿科项目支持的250篇文章的组合。我们利用各种文献计量学方法来分析文章的短期关注度，即文章所获得的关注度，以及在学术和公共领域的长期影响力，即文章所产生的影响力。
该文章组合的短期关注度通过发表在高影响因子期刊上、同行教师推荐、Mendeley读者数量以及在新闻报道、博客和推特帖子中的早期替代计量指标关注度来体现。该文章组合的长期影响力通过高绝对和相对学术引用率以及在面向公众的文件（包括维基百科文章、专利申请和政策文件）中的下游替代计量指标影响力来证明。
本文回顾了一种有用的文献计量方法，用于说明儿科研究产生的影响浪潮。虽然提供了对出版物早期兴趣的描述，是最终效用和影响的初步指标，但提供了文章随时间累积影响的度量。两者都反映了一系列研究在转化范围内取得进展的机会。
