SynthesisSystematic reviews2021
What are the variables associated with Altmetric scores?
Synthesis in Systematic reviews, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
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Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Examining the Effectiveness of Social Media for the Dissemination of Research Evidence for Health and Social Care Practitioners: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of COVID-19 on Otolaryngology Literature.The Laryngoscope · 2022Pooled it
- Empowering researchers and healthcare professionals in academic publishing: key insights and practical lessons from the British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) workshop 2025.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2026Review
- Dissemination patterns of Cochrane reviews on nutrition and physical activity using Altmetric data: a bibliographic study.Systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Research Dissemination Strategies in Pediatric Emergency Care Using a Professional Twitter (X) Account: A Mixed Methods Developmental Study of a Logic Model Framework.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Correlation between Altmetric Attention Scores and citation scores across the high impact-factor journals each in Medicine, Surgery, and Anaesthesia.British journal of anaesthesia · 2025Article
- Altmetric attention and citation performance in sport science: a cross-sectional analysis of 30 top-ranked journals.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Academic writing in medicine and healthcare.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
- Study on the impact and attention of cover papers for PLOS journals: Evidence from propensity score matching.PloS one · 2025Article
- The societal impact of Open Science: a scoping review.Royal Society open science · 2024Article
- Online dissemination of Cochrane reviews on digital health technologies: a cross-sectional study.Systematic reviews · 2024Article
- Drug-eluting stents for coronary artery disease in the perspective of bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
- The bibliometric and altmetric analysis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy research: how great is the impact?Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Does the quality of orthodontic studies influence their Altmetric Attention Score?Korean journal of orthodontics · 2023Article
- The Effect of Open Access on Scholarly and Societal Metrics of Impact in the ASHA Journals.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2023Article
- Do Prospective Intent and Established Metrics Correlate with Journal Impact Factor in Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy Trials?: A Secondary Analysis of A Methodological Review.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2022Article
- Writing up your clinical trial report for a scientific journal: the REPORT trial guide for effective and transparent research reporting without spin.British journal of sports medicine · 2022Review
- From traditional Bibliometrics to Altmetrics: Socialising the research metrics.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2021Article
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundSocial 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.
methodsSearches 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.
resultsA 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.
conclusionCitation 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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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.