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Exploring the use of preprints in dentistry
Rafael Sarkis-Onofre1, Carolina Girotto1, Bernardo Antonio Agostini1
1Graduate Program in Dentistry, Atitus Educação, 304, Senador Pinheiro Street, Passo Fundo, Brazil.
Journal of Dentistry
|July 24, 2023
Summary
Preprints in dentistry are gaining popularity, with faster dissemination of research. A strong correlation exists between preprint citations and published article citations, highlighting their impact.
Area of Science:
- * Dental research and scientific communication.
- * Meta-research and bibliometrics.
Background:
- * Preprints have surged in popularity, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic.
- * Platforms like medRxiv.org and Preprints.org host a growing number of dental preprints.
Purpose of the Study:
- * To evaluate the utilization, influence, and dissemination patterns of preprints within the field of dentistry.
- * To analyze key metrics associated with dental preprints and their subsequent peer-reviewed publications.
Main Methods:
- * Cross-sectional meta-research study analyzing 276 dental preprints from medRxiv.org and Preprints.org.
- * Data extraction included publication year, author country, view/download counts, Altmetric scores, social media mentions, and citation data from Dimensions.
- * Spearman correlation was used to explore relationships between preprint and publication metrics.
Main Results:
- * A significant increase in dental preprints was observed between 2020 and 2022.
- * The most cited preprint and its corresponding peer-reviewed article were the same study.
- * A strong positive correlation (Spearman's rho = 0.5809) was found between preprint citations and peer-reviewed article citations.
Conclusions:
- * Dental preprints are increasingly utilized, contributing to rapid scientific dissemination.
- * Preprint citations show a strong association with citations of the final published articles.
- * Preprint publishing accelerates the sharing of scientific findings for societal benefit.
