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Morovati M. Altmetric study of scientific outputs of Iranian researchers in transplantation field. jha 2025; 28 (2) :70-81
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Department of Knowledge and Information Science, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran. , morovatim@yahoo.com
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Introduction: Assessing the altmetric status of Iranian researchers' scientific outputs in the field of transplantation is highly important. The aim of this study was to investigate the visibility of Iranian researchers’ scientific outputs in this field on social media.
Methods: To conduct this research, scientometric and altmetrics indicators were employed. The study population included all scientific outputs in the field of transplantation that listed Iran as their affiliated country and were indexed in the Web of Science (WOS) at the time of data collection. Data were collected from WOS and Altmetric Explorer. Moreover, the data were analyzed using SPSS (version 23) and Microsoft Excel, applying descriptive and analytical statistics.
Results: Out of 1267 papers with unique DOIs published in this field, 415 were mentioned at least once on social media platforms. These publications were marked and read 11,902 times on Mendeley. Moreover, the highest rate of mentions occurred on X, followed by patents, and news outlets. The Spearman correlation revealed statistically significant positive relationship between articles' citation counts in the WOS and their altmetric attention score (AAS), and Mendeley readership counts.
Conclusion. Altmetric indicators have the potential to complement traditional citation indicators in assessing the scientific impact of research findings. Researchers should become more aware of these indicators and their importance in research evaluation.
Methods: To conduct this research, scientometric and altmetrics indicators were employed. The study population included all scientific outputs in the field of transplantation that listed Iran as their affiliated country and were indexed in the Web of Science (WOS) at the time of data collection. Data were collected from WOS and Altmetric Explorer. Moreover, the data were analyzed using SPSS (version 23) and Microsoft Excel, applying descriptive and analytical statistics.
Results: Out of 1267 papers with unique DOIs published in this field, 415 were mentioned at least once on social media platforms. These publications were marked and read 11,902 times on Mendeley. Moreover, the highest rate of mentions occurred on X, followed by patents, and news outlets. The Spearman correlation revealed statistically significant positive relationship between articles' citation counts in the WOS and their altmetric attention score (AAS), and Mendeley readership counts.
Conclusion. Altmetric indicators have the potential to complement traditional citation indicators in assessing the scientific impact of research findings. Researchers should become more aware of these indicators and their importance in research evaluation.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Medical Librarianship and Information Science
Received: 2025/02/9 | Accepted: 2025/09/8 | Published: 2025/10/1
Received: 2025/02/9 | Accepted: 2025/09/8 | Published: 2025/10/1
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