The Top Ranked 101 Articles in Pediatric Surgical Journals from an Altmetric Perspective
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This bibliometric study analyzes the top 101 pediatric surgery articles ranked by Altmetric Attention Score, finding that Twitter/X drives 75% of online mentions while citation counts show no correlation with social media popularity. The research reveals that active social media engagement, rather than study quality or scientific recognition, primarily determines altmetric scores in pediatric surgical literature.
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- Altmetric scores in pediatric surgery are driven primarily by Twitter/X mentions (75%), not scientific citations or study quality.
- High Altmetric scores do not correlate with peer-reviewed citations; top articles ranged 0-358 citations despite high social media attention.
- Most high-Altmetric pediatric surgery articles have low evidence levels (43% level IV) and retrospective designs (33%).
- Journal of Pediatric Surgery dominates high-Altmetric publications (73%), with US authors representing 64% of top-ranked articles.
- Active social media promotion ('twitterism') appears more influential than research rigor in achieving high Altmetric Attention Scores.
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How to cite: GlobalCastMD. The Top Ranked 101 Articles in Pediatric Surgical Journals from an Altmetric Perspective. GlobalCastMD Medical Library. 2024-05-10. https://dev.library.globalcastmd.com/article/8596?via_space=staycurrentmd
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