Top-cited articles in medical professionalism: a bibliometric analysis versus altmetric scores.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Citation counts of articles have been used to measure scientific outcomes and assess suitability for grant applications. However, citation counts are not without limitations. With the rise of social media, altmetric scores may provide an alternative assessment tool.

Objectives

The aims of the study were to assess the characteristics of highly cited articles in medical professionalism and their altmetric scores.

Methods

The Web of Science was searched for top-cited articles in medical professionalism, and the characteristics of each article were identified. The altmetric database was searched to identify report for each identified article. A model to assess the relationship between the number of citations and each of the key characteristics as well as altm

SUBMITTER: Azer SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6677941 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature