How Much Do Altmetric Scores Correlate with Bibliometric Scores? Analysis of the Most-Cited 100 Articles about the Holmium Laser Enucleation Prostatectomy


SÖNMEZ G., Golbasi A.

UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS, cilt.108, sa.1, ss.28-34, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 108 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1159/000534603
  • Dergi Adı: UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, Gender Studies Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.28-34
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Altmetric, Bibliometric, Citation, Holmium laser enucleation prostatectomy
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: In addition to bibliometric scores, which are an indicator of academic popularity, it has become frequently used in altmetric scoring that shows the visibility of articles on social media and the internet. In this study, 100 most-cited studies on holmium laser enucleation prostatectomy (HoLEP) were examined, and it was investigated whether the number of citations per year of these studies was affected by altmetric and bibliometric scores. Methods: The 100 most-cited HoLEP articles between 2000 and 2020 were included in the study. Some bibliometric scores such as h-indexes, impact factors, Scientific Journal Rankings (SJR) scores of the journals and demographics of the articles (such as the number of the citations per year, total number of citations, and total altmetric scores) were recorded. The effects of altmetric and bibliometric scores on the number of citations per year were evaluated by correlation analysis. Results: The median number of citations per year of the articles was 5.88 (4.69-8.42). It was determined that altmetric scores were not an effective factor on the number of citations per year (p = 0.335). A moderate relationship was found between the journal impact factor and the number of citations per year (p < 0.001, r = 0.471, R-2 = 0.251). Journal h-index (p < 0.001, r = 0.424, R-2 = 0.084), the SJR score (p < 0.001, r = 0.374, R-2 = 0.254), and the publication year of the article (p = 0.001, r = 0.326, R-2 = 0.023) were significantly but weakly correlated with the median number of citations per year. Conclusion: It was seen that the number of citations per year, which is the most important academic quality indicator, is not related to the altmetric scores. In addition, traditional bibliometric parameters still maintain their effectiveness on the number of citations.