To describe the impact of research, beyond the limits of the academic environment, Altmetric, a new social and traditional media metric was proposed. The aims of this study were to analyze the online activity related to orthodontic research via Altmetric and to assess if a correlation exists among citations, Mendeley reader count, and the AAS (Altmetric Attention Score). The Dimensions App was searched for articles published in the orthodontic journals listed in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) throughout the years 2014 to 2018. The articles with a positive AAS were collected and screened for data related to publication and authorship. The articles with an AAS higher than 5 were screened for research topic and study design. Citation counts were harvested from Web of Science (WOS) and Scopus. The best performing journals were Progress in Orthodontics and the European Journal of Orthodontics with a mean AAS per published item of 1.455 and 1.351, respectively and the most prevalent sources were Tweets and Facebook mentions. The most prevalent topic was Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQOL) and the study design was systematic reviews. The correlation between the AAS and the citations in both WOS and Scopus was poor (r = 0.1463 and r = 0.1508, p < .05). The correlation between citations count and Mendeley reader (r = 0.6879 and r = 0.697, p < .05) was moderate. Few journals displayed a high level of web activity. Journals and editors should enhance online dissemination of the scientific outputs. The authors should report the impact of the findings to the general public in a convenient way to facilitate online dissemination but to avoid an opportunistic use of the research outputs. Despite the lack of correlation, a combination of the citation count and the AAS can give a more comprehensive assessment of research impact.

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正畸研究在线关注度：2014-2018年期刊引文报告索引正畸期刊的Altmetric分析


为了超越学术环境的限制来描述研究的影响，提出了 Altmetric，一种新的社交和传统媒体指标。本研究的目的是通过 Altmetric 分析与正畸研究相关的在线活动，并评估引用量、Mendeley 读者计数和 AAS（Altmetric 注意力评分）之间是否存在相关性。 Dimensions 应用程序搜索了 2014 年至 2018 年期刊引文报告 (JCR) 中列出的正畸期刊上发表的文章。收集并筛选了 AAS 为阳性的文章，以获取与发表和作者身份相关的数据。筛选AAS高于5的文章进行研究主题和研究设计。引用计数来自 Web of Science (WOS) 和 Scopus。表现最好的期刊是《Progress in Orthodontics》和《European Journal of Orthodontics》，每个发表项目的平均 AAS 分别为 1.455 和 1.351，最常见的来源是推文和 Facebook 提及。最流行的主题是口腔健康相关的生活质量（OHRQOL），研究设计是系统评价。 AAS 与 WOS 和 Scopus 中的引用之间的相关性很差（r = 0.1463 和 r = 0.1508，p < .05）。引用计数和 Mendeley reader 之间的相关性（r = 0.6879 和 r = 0.697，p < .05）中等。很少有期刊表现出高水平的网络活动。期刊和编辑应加强科学成果的在线传播。作者应以方便的方式向公众报告研究结果的影响，以促进在线传播，但避免机会主义地使用研究成果。 尽管缺乏相关性，但结合引用计数和 AAS 可以对研究影响进行更全面的评估。