The Use of Social Media to Increase the Impact of Health Research: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Academics in all disciplines increasingly use social media to share their publications on the internet, reaching out to different audiences. In the last few years, specific indicators of social media impact have been developed (eg, Altmetrics), to complement traditional bibliometric indicators (eg, citation count and h-index). In health research, it is unclear whether social media impact also translates into research impact.

Objective

The primary aim of this study was to systematically review the literature on the impact of using social media on the dissemination of health research. The secondary aim was to assess the correlation between Altmetrics and traditional citation-based metrics.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review to identify studies that eval

SUBMITTER: Bardus M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7380994 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature