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Malke Asaad1, Skyler M Howell2, Aashish Rajesh3
1Division of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Aesthetic Surgery Journal
|June 8, 2020
Summary
Altmetrics Attention Score (AAS) shows a weak correlation with citation counts in plastic surgery research. While not a reliable early predictor, AAS and citations together offer a comprehensive view of research impact.
Area of Science:
- Plastic Surgery
- Bibliometrics
- Scholarly Communication
Background:
- Alternative metrics, such as Altmetrics Attention Score (AAS), are increasingly used to gauge research impact across digital platforms.
- Traditional citation counts remain the gold standard for measuring research influence.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) as a proxy for citation counts in plastic surgery.
- To determine if AAS can serve as an accurate complementary metric to traditional citation analysis.
Main Methods:
- A citation analysis was performed on 1420 articles from six plastic surgery journals published in 2016.
- Both citation counts and AAS were collected and analyzed to assess their correlation.
Main Results:
- A weak positive correlation (r=0.33) was found between AAS and citation counts overall.
- Articles in the top 1% for citations showed a strong correlation with AAS (r=0.64).
- Conversely, articles in the top 1% for AAS did not significantly correlate with citation counts (r=-0.31).
Conclusions:
- The Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) demonstrates a weak correlation with citation counts, suggesting it may not be a precise early indicator of future citations.
- AAS and citation counts appear to measure distinct facets of scholarly impact.
- Both metrics should be used concurrently to comprehensively assess the reach and influence of scientific publications.
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