The Spectrum of Altmetrics in Neurosurgery: The Top 100 “Trending” Articles in Neurosurgical Journals

Abstract Objective Social media is increasingly utilized for the dissemination of scientific publications by most medical journals. The role of social media in increasing awareness of published works in neurosurgery has not been previously explored. Here, we present a qualitative analysis of the hig...

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Published in:World neurosurgery 2017-07, Vol.103, p.883-895.e1
Main Authors: Wang, Justin, MD, Alotaibi, Naif M., MD, Ibrahim, George M., MD, PhD, Kulkarni, Abhaya V., MD, PhD, Lozano, Andres M., MD, Ph.D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Altmetric
Bibliometrics
Citation
Databases, Factual
Humans
Impact factor
Journal Impact Factor
Neurosurgery
Periodicals as Topic
Social Media
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Summary:Abstract Objective Social media is increasingly utilized for the dissemination of scientific publications by most medical journals. The role of social media in increasing awareness of published works in neurosurgery has not been previously explored. Here, we present a qualitative analysis of the highest trending works in neurosurgery along with a correlation analysis with their social media metrics. Methods We performed a comprehensive search for neurosurgical publications using the “Altmetric” database. The Altmetric database provides a weighted total score of all online mentions for an article received on Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and mainstream media sources. Our search was limited to articles published within the social media era (Jan 2010- Jan 2017). Descriptive and correlational statistics were performed for all articles. The top 100 articles in Altmetrics were selected for qualitative analysis. Results A total of 5,794 articles were included in this study. The average Altmetric score in neurosurgical articles was 4.7 (SD ± 22.4). Journals with a social media account had significantly higher Altmetric scores for their articles compared to those without an account (p
ISSN:1878-8750
1878-8769
DOI:10.1016/j.wneu.2017.04.157