Hehir C M, Dowling G P, Calpin G G, O'Connor M, Kelly L, Honeyman C S, Stark H L, Dolan R T
Department of Surgery, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.
Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG), Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.
J Hand Microsurg. 2024 Sep 21;17(1):100161. doi: 10.1016/j.jham.2024.100161. eCollection 2025 Jan.
The impact of academic research is not just important within the clinical domain but within society as a whole. Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) offers a means of assessing how scholarly outputs are interacted with online. Vascularised Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) is a modern but rapidly evolving topic which encompasses a broad range of complex and clinically significant surgical interventions. Primarily VCA is utilised in the reconstruction of complex, composite tissue defects, including limb and face transplantation. There is also a growing interest in the role of VCA as an early means of real-time immuno-monitoring, in sentinel skin flap transplant (SSF).
MATERIALS & METHODS: In July 2024, a search was conducted using the database using the search term 'vascular-composite' AND 'allograft' OR 'allotransplant'. A simultaneous literature search was carried out using Web of Science (WoS) database utilising the same search terms with extraction of traditional citation-based metrics as well as relevant ' and ' subject headings. Corresponding citation-based metrics were extracted utilising . Data was compiled and analysed using a linear regression model with level of significance set at p < 0.05.
The Top 100 (T100) performing articles relating to VCA displayed a mean Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) of 3.31. All T100 papers were published in the English language. Sixty percent (n = 60) of T100 papers were published in Q1 Journals. News outlet mentions (r = 6.95), blog mentions (r = 6.20), and mentions (r = 0.52) demonstrated the greatest positive impact on AAS upon application of a linear regression model (p < 0.05).
Altmetric Scores offer a means of appraising the impact of research outputs in both academic and societal domains. Such modern metrics are useful in evolving topics such as VCA as AAS is not dependent on citation counts. Publishing of outputs in high quartile, open access journals with timely utilisation of news and social media outlets should be utilised by researchers aiming to maximise dissemination of research outputs in the field of VCA.
学术研究的影响不仅在临床领域很重要，在整个社会中也很重要。替代计量关注度得分（AAS）提供了一种评估学术成果在网络上互动情况的方法。血管化复合组织异体移植（VCA）是一个现代但快速发展的主题，涵盖了广泛的复杂且具有临床意义的外科手术干预。VCA主要用于复杂复合组织缺损的重建，包括肢体和面部移植。VCA作为前哨皮瓣移植（SSF）中实时免疫监测的早期手段，其作用也越来越受到关注。
2024年7月，使用数据库，以搜索词“血管 - 复合”和“同种异体移植物”或“同种异体移植”进行搜索。同时使用科学网（WoS）数据库进行文献检索，使用相同的搜索词，提取基于传统引用的指标以及相关的“和”主题词。使用相应的方法提取基于引用的指标。使用线性回归模型对数据进行整理和分析，显著性水平设定为p < 0.05。
与VCA相关的排名前100（T100）的文章平均替代计量关注度得分（AAS）为3.31。所有T100论文均以英文发表。60%（n = 60）的T100论文发表在Q1期刊上。新闻媒体提及（r = 6.95）、博客提及（r = 6.20）和提及（r = 0.52）在应用线性回归模型时对AAS显示出最大的积极影响（p < 0.05）。
替代计量得分提供了一种评估学术和社会领域研究成果影响的方法。这种现代指标对于像VCA这样不断发展的主题很有用，因为AAS不依赖于引用次数。旨在最大限度地传播VCA领域研究成果的研究人员应在高四分位数的开放获取期刊上发表成果，并及时利用新闻和社交媒体渠道。
