263 Rotator Cuff Tear: An Evaluation of the Top 20 Papers Produced in the Past Decade on Both Altmetric and Bibliometric Databases

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Abstract Aim Bibliometric analysis uses citations as its main parameter when investigating research articles. The altmetric explorer uses the Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) to quantify the online attention an article receives online. This study seeks to compare lists of the top 20 altmetric vs bibliometric articles published within the last ten years with respect to rotator cuff tears. Method Two searches were performed for articles related to rotator cuff tears. WOS database was searched to obtain a list of top 20 most cited studies relating to rotator cuff tears. The altmetric explorer database was searched to obtain a list of the top 20 AAS articles. Both lists were then analysed. Results AAS score on the altmetric list ranged from 941 to 118 (mean 393.2) There were 71 studies involved in altmetric list in comparison to 36 on the bibliometric list. Citations ranged from 120 to 312 (mean 192.85) on the bibliometric list and 0 to 149 (mean 47.45) on the altmetric list. There were 11 studies of level II evidence or higher on the altmetric list in comparison to four on the bibliometric list. Conclusions The top 20 studies for both AAS and citations are not the same. The AAS scoring system included studies from lower-IF journals, demonstrating its usefulness for discovering literature from such sources. The altmetric list also identified greater number of high-quality studies. For rotator cuff tears, altmetrics may be superior to traditional bibliometrics at identifying high quality research.

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