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Citations in Wikipedia for understanding research reach.
Denise Smith1, Jennifer McKinnell2, Jack Young3
1denisesmith815@gmail.com, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada.
Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA
|August 9, 2024
Summary
McMaster University research is cited in Wikipedia, demonstrating its global reach. Analyzing Wikipedia citations reveals the impact of health evidence syntheses on public health knowledge translation.
Area of Science:
- Health communication
- Knowledge translation
- Bibliometrics
Background:
- Wikipedia is a primary source for online health information.
- Institutions can leverage Wikipedia for public health communication.
- Understanding research reach is crucial for knowledge translation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the presence of McMaster University's health and medical research in Wikipedia articles.
- To explore the global reach of institutional research outputs via Wikipedia citations.
Main Methods:
- A PubMed search identified clinical evidence syntheses from McMaster University authors (2017-2022).
- Altmetric Explorer was used to retrieve citation data from Wikipedia.
- 3,582 health evidence syntheses were analyzed for Wikipedia citations.
Main Results:
- Six percent of syntheses were cited 568 times in 524 Wikipedia articles across 28 languages.
- 45% of citations appeared in English Wikipedia, indicating broad global reach.
- Eight percent of open access publications were cited in Wikipedia.
Conclusions:
- Altmetric Explorer is valuable for assessing institutional research reach.
- Focusing on Wikipedia citations provides insight into global, community-level impact.
- This analysis highlights the role of institutional research in public health knowledge dissemination.
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