Ravipati Advaitaa, Pradeep Tejus, Tosti Antonella
Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Skin Appendage Disord. 2024 Oct;10(5):370-375. doi: 10.1159/000538913. Epub 2024 May 22.
Androgenetic alopecia is the most common type of hair loss, and with increasing media integration in medicine, understanding social media consumption of literature is invaluable. Altmetric Attention Score analysis can quantify factors impacting article distribution on media platforms.
To determine factors influencing literature dissemination and reader demographics, a bibliometric analysis was performed on the 100 most cited androgenetic alopecia articles.
Articles with top 25th percentile Altmetric Attention Scores were cited more frequently (41.76 vs. 24.59, < 0.05). Open-access articles had lower odds of being read by healthcare professionals (aOR = 0.16, < 0.05), while funded studies and journal impact factor increased odds of readership (aOR = 5.80; aOR = 1.55; < 0.05 for both). Scientists and healthcare professionals showed interest in publications addressing 5α-reductase inhibitors (aOR = 26.08; aOR = 6.13; < 0.05 for both). Articles with high social media viewership were also highly cited in academic literature.
Healthcare professionals appeared more discerning about article readership compared to the public. With many outlets for consumption of media, members of the public not involved in dermatology may have difficulty in identifying reliable sources of material. Overall, Altmetrics can help quantify readership trends and public interest in dermatology research.
雄激素性脱发是最常见的脱发类型，随着医学与媒体融合的不断增加，了解社交媒体上文献的传播情况非常重要。Altmetric关注度得分分析可以量化影响文章在媒体平台上传播的因素。
为了确定影响文献传播和读者人群特征的因素，对100篇被引用次数最多的雄激素性脱发文章进行了文献计量分析。
Altmetric关注度得分处于前25%的文章被引用的频率更高（41.76对24.59，<0.05）。开放获取文章被医疗保健专业人员阅读的几率较低（调整后比值比[aOR]=0.16，<0.05），而有资助的研究和期刊影响因子则增加了读者阅读的几率（aOR=5.80；aOR=1.55；两者均<0.05）。科学家和医疗保健专业人员对涉及5α还原酶抑制剂的出版物表现出兴趣（aOR=26.08；aOR=6.13；两者均<0.05）。在社交媒体上关注度高的文章在学术文献中也被大量引用。
与公众相比，医疗保健专业人员对文章读者的选择似乎更具辨别力。由于有许多媒体消费渠道，未参与皮肤病学领域的公众可能难以确定可靠的资料来源。总体而言，Altmetrics可以帮助量化皮肤病学研究的读者趋势和公众兴趣。
