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Assessing the Impact of Urogynecology Research in Social Media: Are we Being Read Outside the Journal Websites? - Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito, MD, PhD

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This study aimed to assess the impact of urogynecology research by comparing social media indicators with traditional databases. The researchers conducted two searches using the terms "urogynecology" and "pelvic floor dysfunction." <br /><br />In the first step, they analyzed journals in the field and found a total of 5,875 citations for urogynecology research, with the most cited article having 784 citations. Pelvic floor dysfunction yielded fewer results (1,389) but had a higher mean number of citations (20.33 per item), with the most cited article having 2,508 citations. <br /><br />Afterwards, the researchers analyzed social media indicators using the Altmetric Explorer database. For urogynecology, there were a total of 8,050 mentions on social media, with Twitter being the most common platform. Similarly, for pelvic floor dysfunction, there were 8,493 mentions, with Twitter also having the highest number of mentions. <br /><br />The results showed that using traditional databases like Scimago/Web of Science yielded a larger number of citations, while social media indicators provided a high number of mentions. The Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) was particularly influenced by social media, with Twitter being the most influential platform. <br /><br />The study concludes by suggesting that further research is needed to determine if there is a correlation between AAS and the number of manuscript citations, as well as the journal's or author's h-index. The researchers express their gratitude to Altmetric for providing the study's data for free. <br /><br />References:<br />- SCImago Journal & Country Rank database<br />- 2017 Journal Impact Factor, Journal Citation Reports Science Edition<br />- Altmetric database in JSON format<br />- Brigham TJ. An introduction to altmetrics. Medical reference services quarterly. 2014;33(4):438-447.

Keywords

urogynecology research

social media indicators

traditional databases

pelvic floor dysfunction

citations

Altmetric Explorer database

mentions

Twitter

Altmetric Attention Score

manuscript citations