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. 2024 Feb 28;11(3):ofae116.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae116. eCollection 2024 Mar.

Which Topics Drive Dissemination? Alternative Bibliometrics Analysis of the Highest-Ranking Articles in 3 Infectious Diseases Journals Before COVID-19

Jasmine R Marcelin  1 , Shipra Goel  2 , William N Niehaus  3 , Robert C Messersmith  4 , Kelly A Cawcutt  1
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Which Topics Drive Dissemination? Alternative Bibliometrics Analysis of the Highest-Ranking Articles in 3 Infectious Diseases Journals Before COVID-19

Jasmine R Marcelin et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Dissemination of research is paramount to improving patient care. Historically, dissemination is reported in conventional bibliometrics. However, with the increased utilization of digital platforms for communication, alternative bibliometrics describe more real-time dissemination of information. This study documents dissemination of publication topics in infectious diseases journals prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: alternative metrics; altmetrics attention scores; bibliometrics; infectious diseases; social media.

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Conflict of interest statement

Potential conflicts of interest. All authors: No reported conflicts relevant to this manuscript.

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Figure 1.
Category distribution of top 200 articles by Altmetric Attention Scores for Lancet Infectious Diseases, Clinical Infectious Diseases, and Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Abbreviations: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; ID, infectious diseases.
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