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: Received: 11 August 2024 / Approved: 12 August 2024 / Online: 12 August 2024 (14:51:10 CEST)
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Chaleplioglou, A. Papers in and Papers out of the Spotlight: Comparative Bibliometric and Altmetrics Analysis of Biomedical Reports with and without News Media Stories. Preprints2024, 2024080835. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.0835.v1
Chaleplioglou, A. Papers in and Papers out of the Spotlight: Comparative Bibliometric and Altmetrics Analysis of Biomedical Reports with and without News Media Stories. Preprints 2024, 2024080835. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.0835.v1
Chaleplioglou, A. Papers in and Papers out of the Spotlight: Comparative Bibliometric and Altmetrics Analysis of Biomedical Reports with and without News Media Stories. Preprints2024, 2024080835. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.0835.v1
APA Style
Chaleplioglou, A. (2024). Papers in and Papers out of the Spotlight: Comparative Bibliometric and Altmetrics Analysis of Biomedical Reports with and without News Media Stories. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.0835.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Chaleplioglou, A. 2024 "Papers in and Papers out of the Spotlight: Comparative Bibliometric and Altmetrics Analysis of Biomedical Reports with and without News Media Stories" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.0835.v1
Abstract
For decades, the discoverability and visibility of a paper relied on the readership of the academic journal where the publication was issued. The public's increasing interest in scientific research, particularly in biomedicine, has led news media outlets to play a significant role in disseminating scientific advances. This investigation, which explores the potential impact of news media stories on the citations and altmetrics of a paper, was conducted with thoroughness and rigour. A total of 2020 open access biomedical research papers, all published in the same year, 2015, and in journals with an impact factor between 10 and 14, were investigated. The papers were split into two groups based on the sole criterion of receiving or not receiving news media coverage. Papers with news media coverage accounted for 44% of the total. They received, on average, 60% more citations, 104% more blogs, 150% more X posts, 106% more Facebook reports, 40% more Wikipedia references, 85% more videos, and 51% more Mendeley readers than papers without news media coverage. The correlation between news media outlets and increased citations and altmetrics is evident. However, the broader societal impact of news media coverage, in terms of bringing scientific matters or discoveries to the public eye, appears to be more robust when compared to the reactions of the scientific community.
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