Altmetric Behaviour over a Two-Year Observation Period: A Longitudinal Cohort Study in Orthodontic Research
Abstract
:1. Introduction
An Overview of Altmetric
2. Materials and Methods
Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Citations | ||||||||||||||||
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AAS | WOS | SCOPUS | N/AAS Range | |||||||||||||
JOURNAL | IF 2022 | N | Year | N | ∆ (%) | N | ∆ (%) | N | ∆ (%) | AAS/Article | N/AAS (%) | ∆ (%) | 1 | 2–5 | 6–10 | >10 |
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop | 3.0 | 1378 | 19 | 1155 | 29.96 | 5648 | 112 | 6335 | 105.7 | 0.84 | 427 (30.5) | 29 (2.07) | 262 | 121 | 26 | 18 |
21 | 1501 | 11,971 | 13,031 | 1.09 | 456 (32.5) | 272 | 127 | 34 | 23 | |||||||
Angle Orthod | 3.4 | 676 | 19 | 716 | 26.96 | 3412 | 126.9 | 3805 | 125.9 | 1.06 | 182 (25.9) | 37 (5.27) | 110 | 49 | 17 | 6 |
21 | 909 | 7740 | 8594 | 1.34 | 219 (31.2) | 120 | 63 | 24 | 12 | |||||||
Eur J Orthod | 2.6 | 471 | 19 | 650 | 17.85 | 2446 | 123.1 | 2753 | 113.4 | 1.38 | 186 (38.7) | 9 (1.87) | 92 | 52 | 28 | 14 |
21 | 766 | 5457 | 5874 | 1.63 | 195 (40.5) | 94 | 52 | 31 | 16 | |||||||
Orthod Craniofac Res | 3.1 | 206 | 19 | 155 | 56.77 | 941 | 117.5 | 1078 | 103.3 | 0.75 | 67 (31.9) | 2 (0.95) | 39 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
21 | 243 | 2047 | 2191 | 1.18 | 69 (32.85) | 37 | 21 | 5 | 6 | |||||||
Prog Orthod | 4.8 | 224 | 19 | 326 | 19.33 | 1194 | 139.2 | 1368 | 141.4 | 1.46 | 146 (65.2) | 3 (1.34) | 72 | 69 | 1 | 4 |
21 | 389 | 2856 | 3302 | 1.74 | 149 (66.5) | 68 | 69 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
J Orofac Orthop | 1.7 | 222 | 19 | 41 | 109.8 | 610 | 146.2 | 668 | 134.6 | 0.18 | 28 (12.2) | 12 (5.22) | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
21 | 86 | 1502 | 1567 | 0.39 | 40 (17.4) | 23 | 14 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
Semin Orthod | 4.2 | 181 | 19 | 85 | 20 | 301 | 124.3 | 330 | 129.7 | 0.47 | 30 (14.2) | 4 (1.89) | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
21 | 102 | 675 | 758 | 0.56 | 34 (16) | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Korean J Orthod | 1.9 | 217 | 19 | 143 | 39.86 | 878 | 93.05 | 934 | 107 | 0.66 | 18 (8.5) | 3 (1.42) | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
21 | 200 | 1695 | 1933 | 0.92 | 21 (9.95) | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
Aust Orthod J | 2.1 | 103 | 19 | 1 | 100 | 179 | 84.36 | 181 | 98.34 | 0.01 | 1 (0.9%) | 1 (0.85) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | 2 | 330 | 359 | 0.02 | 2 (1.71) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
TOTAL | 3678 | 19 | 3272 | 28.3 | 15,609 | 119.6 | 17,452 | 115.5 | 635 | 322 | 82 | 46 | ||||
21 | 4198 | 34273 | 37,609 | 650 | 363 | 105 | 65 |
JOURNAL | Year | Mendeley | Google+ | Blog | News Outlets | Policy Source | Wikipedia | Video Uploader | Patent | Peer Reviews | |||
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Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop | 19 | N | 527 | 245 | 14,990 | 12 | 72 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
% | 58.95 | 27.4 | 1.34 | 8.05 | 1.12 | 1.45 | 0.98 | 0.34 | 0.45 | ||||
21 | N | 535 | 262 | 29,648 | 12 | 80 | 258 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 4 | |
% | 44.65 | 21.86 | 1 | 6.67 | 21.53 | 0.66 | 1.33 | 0.66 | 1.25 | 0.33 | |||
Angle Orthod | 19 | N | 166 | 89 | 6435 | 13 | 40 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
% | 47.56 | 25.5 | 3.72 | 11.46 | 8.6 | 0.29 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 1.15 | 0 | |||
21 | N | 187 | 96 | 13,433 | 13 | 49 | 37 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 0 | |
% | 43.79 | 22.48 | 3.04 | 11.47 | 8.66 | 5.15 | 0.7 | 0.93 | 3.74 | 0 | |||
Eur J Orthod | 19 | N | 185 | 154 | 6489 | 10 | 76 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
% | 42.73 | 35.57 | 2.31 | 17.55 | 0.23 | 0.46 | 1.15 | 0 | 0 | ||||
21 | N | 228 | 157 | 13,305 | 10 | 76 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 53 | 1 | |
% | 42.07 | 28.97 | 1.84 | 14.02 | 0.37 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 | 9.78 | 0.18 | |||
Orthod Craniofac Res | 19 | N | 99 | 35 | 1870 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
% | 63.87 | 22.58 | 0 | 9.68 | 0 | 0 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 2.58 | 0 | |||
21 | N | 96 | 43 | 3721 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | |
% | 48.97 | 21.93 | 0 | 8.67 | 0 | 2.55 | 1.02 | 0.65 | 5.6 | 0 | |||
Prog Orthod | 19 | N | 241 | 168 | 5225 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
% | 56.31 | 39 | 2.8 | 1.17 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
21 | N | 240 | 228 | 10,809 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
% | 47.9 | 45.5 | 2.4 | 1.19 | 0.99 | 0.79 | 0.99 | 0 | 0.19 | 0 | |||
J Orofac Orthop | 19 | N | 20 | 14 | 222 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
% | 51.28 | 35.9 | 2.56 | 0 | 2.56 | 0 | 2.56 | 2.56 | 0 | 2.56 | |||
21 | N | 21 | 15 | 831 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
% | 38.18 | 27.27 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 12.72 | 7.27 | 0 | 7.27 | 1.81 | |||
Semin Orthod | 19 | N | 38 | 7 | 880 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
% | 73.08 | 13.46 | 1.92 | 1.92 | 7.69 | 0 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
21 | N | 43 | 7 | 1777 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
% | 70.49 | 11.47 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 6.55 | 1.63 | 3.27 | 0 | 3.27 | 0 | |||
Korean J Orthod | 19 | N | 17 | 4 | 476 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
% | 40.48 | 9.52 | 0 | 2.38 | 33.33 | 0 | 2.38 | 7.14 | 4.76 | 0 | |||
21 | N | 20 | 4 | 791 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
% | 39.21 | 7.84 | 0 | 1.96 | 39.21 | 0 | 7.84 | 0 | 3.92 | 0 | |||
Aust Orthod J | 19 | N | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
% | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
21 | N | 0 | 2 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
% | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
TOTAL | 19 | N | 1293 | 717 | 36,618 | 49 | 210 | 62 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 5 |
% | 54.03 | 29.96 | 2.05 | 8.78 | 2.59 | 0.13 | 1.04 | 0.67 | 0.54 | 0.21 | |||
21 | N | 1370 | 814 | 74,409 | 49 | 231 | 327 | 51 | 46 | 14 | 104 | 6 | |
% | 45.48 | 27.02 | 1.62 | 7.66 | 10.85 | 1.69 | 1.52 | 0.46 | 3.45 | 0.19 |
Topic | N | AAS | AAS/Item | Citations | ||||||
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WOS | SCOPUS | |||||||||
2019 | 2021 | 2019 | 2021 | 2019 | 2021 | 2019 | 2021 | 2019 | 2021 | |
OHRQOL | 13 | 15 | 335 | 348 | 25.8 | 23.20 | 213 | 486 | 224 | 531 |
Oral hygiene Caries and white spot prevention | 12 | 16 | 129 | 198 | 10.8 | 12.38 | 129 | 343 | 139 | 376 |
Tooth movement acceleration (Vibrational, laser, corticotomy) | 11 | 13 | 128 | 145 | 11.6 | 11.15 | 154 | 362 | 171 | 419 |
Class II fixed or removable functional appliances | 11 | 12 | 108 | 121 | 9.8 | 9.31 | 148 | 331 | 167 | 366 |
Stability and relapse/Retention/Fixed and removable retainers | 10 | 11 | 93 | 100 | 9.3 | 9.09 | 96 | 217 | 99 | 232 |
Eruption problems: impaction, canine ectopic eruption/number problems | 7 | 9 | 69 | 87 | 9.9 | 9.67 | 56 | 141 | 66 | 147 |
Psychological and psychosocial aspects in patients | 6 | 6 | 87 | 88 | 14.5 | 14.67 | 96 | 184 | 110 | 208 |
Periodontics-Orthodontics Interaction | 6 | 7 | 57 | 105 | 9.5 | 15.00 | 47 | 115 | 61 | 131 |
Injuries and complications during treatment on both hard and soft tissues | 5 | 5 | 197 | 250 | 39.4 | 50.00 | 9 | 38 | 9 | 40 |
Clear Aligners | 4 | 5 | 54 | 70 | 13.5 | 14.00 | 98 | 311 | 97 | 343 |
Brackets design, friction, self-ligating | 4 | 4 | 49 | 49 | 12.3 | 12.25 | 65 | 88 | 58 | 84 |
Habit and Myfunctional problems influence on orofacial structures | 4 | 5 | 44 | 64 | 11 | 12.80 | 21 | 62 | 17 | 61 |
CBCT/Digital model/3D technology | 4 | 6 | 39 | 53 | 9.8 | 8.83 | 58 | 173 | 67 | 199 |
Early/interceptive treatment | 4 | 4 | 32 | 35 | 8 | 8.75 | 29 | 48 | 29 | 55 |
Bone anchor | 4 | 8 | 32 | 64 | 8 | 8.00 | 27 | 155 | 30 | 171 |
Archwires, elastomers, resins and other materials: effectiveness, biochemistry, biology, toxicity | 3 | 5 | 54 | 75 | 18 | 15.00 | 8 | 61 | 11 | 76 |
Orthopeadic treatment of Skeletal Class III | 3 | 4 | 35 | 47 | 11.7 | 11.75 | 34 | 88 | 29 | 92 |
Aesthetic Soft tissues—profile evaluation, smile evaluation | 3 | 4 | 27 | 36 | 9 | 9.00 | 27 | 57 | 30 | 67 |
Sleep disorders/breathing | 2 | 3 | 31 | 41 | 15.5 | 13.67 | 7 | 32 | 8 | 32 |
Artificial intelligence application to orthodontic treatment and diagnosis | 2 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 10 | 47 | 11 | 60 |
Vertical alterations: open bite | 2 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 10.5 | 9.67 | 8 | 31 | 11 | 37 |
Bilbliometric | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 75 | 82 | |||||
Orthodontic Research Methodology | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 68 | 73 | |||||
Patient Compliance | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 38 | 37 | |||||
Lip and Cleft Palate | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 37 | 41 | |||||
Biology of tooth movement | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 61 | 68 | |||||
Others | 8 | 12 | 83 | 269 | 10.4 | 22.42 | 110 | 233 | 117 | 247 |
Citations | ||||||||||
Study Design | N | AAS | AAS/Item | WOS | SCOPUS | |||||
2019 | 2021 | 2019 | 2021 | 2019 | 2021 | 2019 | 2021 | 2019 | 2021 | |
RCTs | 32 | 38 | 521 | 581 | 16.3 | 15.29 | 344 | 792 | 359 | 860 |
Systematic review | 30 | 31 | 340 | 343 | 11.3 | 11.06 | 480 | 1052 | 535 | 1176 |
Observational (cross-sectional, longitudinal, cohort) | 28 | 43 | 311 | 504 | 11.1 | 11.72 | 211 | 681 | 224 | 761 |
Systematic review and meta-analysis | 25 | 29 | 282 | 352 | 11.3 | 11.73 | 294 | 836 | 324 | 900 |
CCTs | 5 | 5 | 61 | 61 | 12.2 | 12.20 | 42 | 147 | 65 | 164 |
Meta-epidemiological study | 2 | 2 | 23 | 24 | 11.5 | 12.00 | 19 | 46 | 24 | 48 |
Case series/Case-report | 2 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 7 | 8.00 | 18 | 42 | 18 | 38 |
In vitro/Basic | 1 | 6 | 122 | 237 | 122 | 39.50 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 78 |
Editorial | 1 | 2 | 41 | 52 | 41 | 26.00 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Bibliometric | 1 | 3 | 13 | 46 | 13 | 15.33 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 82 |
Scoping Review | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Review | 6 | 195 | 32.50 | 139 | 158 |
Comparison for Citations in WOS 2021 | ||||
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Twitter 2019 = 0 | Twitter 2019 ≥ 0 | W | p | |
N | 2901 | 777 | 13.124 | 0.000 |
Mean | 8.438 | 13.343 | ||
SD | 9.399 | 15.713 | ||
Median | 6.00 | 9.00 | ||
Facebook 2019 = 0 | Facebook 2019 ≥ 0 | W | p | |
N | 3259 | 419 | 84,2349.0 | 0.000 |
Mean | 8.776 | 14.995 | ||
SD | 9.984 | 17.263 | ||
Median | 6.00 | 11.00 | ||
News Outlets 2019 = 0 | News Outlets 2019 ≥ 0 | W | p | |
N | 3662 | 16 | 39,145.5 | 0.009 |
Mean | 9.467 | 17.875 | ||
SD | 11.231 | 15.248 | ||
Median | 6.00 | 10.50 | ||
Policy Sources 2019 = 0 | Policy Sources 2019 ≥ 0 | W | p | |
N | 3675 | 3 | 8900.0 | 0.046 |
Mean | 9.497 | 18.666 | ||
SD | 11.264 | 7.094 | ||
Median | 6.00 | 20.00 | ||
Patents 2019 = 0 | Patents 2019 ≥ 0 | W | p | |
N | 3672 | 6 | 14,975.0 | 0.088 |
Mean | 9.485 | 21.5 | ||
SD | 11.243 | 18.13 | ||
Median | 6.00 | 20.50 | ||
Mendeley 2019 = 0 | Mendeley 2019 ≥ 0 | W | p | |
N | 2417 | 1261 | 1.9 | 0.00 |
Mean | 7.691 | 12.81 | ||
SD | 8.942 | 13.999 | ||
Median | 5.00 | 9.00 |
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Garcovich, D.; Zhou Wu, A.; Romero García, C.S.; Alvarado Lorenzo, A.; Aiuto, R.; Adobes Martin, M. Altmetric Behaviour over a Two-Year Observation Period: A Longitudinal Cohort Study in Orthodontic Research. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 8404. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13148404
Garcovich D, Zhou Wu A, Romero García CS, Alvarado Lorenzo A, Aiuto R, Adobes Martin M. Altmetric Behaviour over a Two-Year Observation Period: A Longitudinal Cohort Study in Orthodontic Research. Applied Sciences. 2023; 13(14):8404. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13148404
Chicago/Turabian StyleGarcovich, Daniele, Angel Zhou Wu, Carolina Soledad Romero García, Alfonso Alvarado Lorenzo, Riccardo Aiuto, and Milagros Adobes Martin. 2023. "Altmetric Behaviour over a Two-Year Observation Period: A Longitudinal Cohort Study in Orthodontic Research" Applied Sciences 13, no. 14: 8404. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13148404
APA StyleGarcovich, D., Zhou Wu, A., Romero García, C. S., Alvarado Lorenzo, A., Aiuto, R., & Adobes Martin, M. (2023). Altmetric Behaviour over a Two-Year Observation Period: A Longitudinal Cohort Study in Orthodontic Research. Applied Sciences, 13(14), 8404. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13148404