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What are the variables associated with Altmetric scores?
Amanda Costa Araujo1, Adriane Aver Vanin2, Dafne Port Nascimento2
1Masters and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Rua Melo Peixoto, 1407 - Tatuapé, São Paulo, SP, 03070-000, Brazil. mandaa_costa@hotmail.com.
Background:
Social media has been used to disseminate the contents of scientific articles. To measure the impact of this, a new tool called Altmetric was created. Altmetric aims to quantify the impact of each article through online media. This systematic review aims to describe the associations between the publishing journal and published article variables and Altmetric scores.
Methods:
Searches on MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, CENTRAL, and Cochrane Library were conducted. We extracted data related to both the publishing article and the publishing journal associated with Altmetric scores. The methodological quality of included articles was analyzed by the Appraisal Tool for Cross-sectional Studies.
Results:
A total of 19 articles were considered eligible. These articles summarized a total of 573,842 studies. Citation counts, journal impact factor, access counts, papers published as open access, and press releases generated by the publishing journal were associated with Altmetric scores. The magnitude of these associations ranged from weak to strong.
Conclusion:
Citation counts and journal impact factor are the most common variables associated with Altmetric scores. Other variables such as access counts, papers published in open access journals, and the use of press releases are also likely to be associated with online media attention.
Systematic Review Registration:
This review does not contain health-related outcomes. Therefore, it is not eligible for registration.
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