Marzieh Morovati, Nosrat Riahinia,
Volume 23, Issue 3 (10-2020)
Abstract
Introduction:Cyberchondria can be considered one of the emerging challenges in the age of the Internet. The aim of this study was to to investigate the scientific productivity and analyze the collaboration network of authors in the cyberchondria field in the Web of Science (WoS).
Methods:To conduct this research, scientometric, altmetrics and social network analysis indicators were utilized. All scientific output related to the topic of cyberchondria indexed in the Web of Science until the collection of research data in June 2020 constituted the study materials. The Web of Science and Altmetric Explorer were used for data gathering. Moreover, UCINet and VOSviewer software was used for the visualization and analysis of scientific collaboration networks.
Results:The majority of the papers (80%) were published in 2015-2020. 42.2% of total production was in 2019-2020. Journal of Anxiety Disorder has published the largest number of papers (10%). Most scientific productions in this field are related to the subject areas of psychiatry and psychology. Fifty-one papers out of the 79 papers with unique DOIs published in this field were mentioned at least once in social media platforms. 81.1% of the papers were multiple-authored.
Conclusion: Although the number of papers in the cyberchondria field in the Web of Science was low, its trend is increasing. Investigating the collaboration network of researchers showed that they tended to participate in groups.
Ali Talebian, Maryam Okhovati , Homa Arshadi , Ramin Hayati , Reza Tabrizi, Zeinab Karimimoghadam,
Volume 26, Issue 2 (6-2023)
Abstract
Introduction: One of the methods for evaluating scientific productions that has long received attention is citation analysis. Considering the limitations of citation analysis and the proliferation of social media and its importance in the dissemination of research results, there seems to be a need for new indicators, called altmetrics, in addition to the traditional indicators for research evaluation. Therefore, the aim of the current study is to investigate the status of articles in the field of opioid addiction using bibliometric indicators and altmetrics, as well as to determine the relationship between the citation performance and the altmetrics performance of articles in this field.
Methods: This study is a descriptive-analytical study of an applied type, which was carried out using bibliometric and altmetrics methods. The research population includes 16,803 titles of articles in the field of opioid addiction indexed by the Scopus database from the beginning to 2022. The Scopus database and PlumX tool were used for data collection, and Excel and SPSS were used for data analysis.
Results: 80.6% of the studied publications were cited. 95% of these publications were mentioned at least once in one of the social media. The results of the research show that statistically, there is a significant and positive relationship between the number of citations and all the altmetrics.
Conclusion: Considering the positive correlation between citation and altmetrics in this study, it can be said that social media can have a positive impact on the number of citation of scientific articles. Therefore, researchers in the field of opioid addiction can use social media and share their works in various social media to get citations for their scientific activities.
