Tonia, T. and Van Oyen, H. and Berger, A. and Schindler, C. and Künzli, N.. (2016) If I tweet will you cite? The effect of social media exposure of articles on downloads and citations. International journal of public health, 61 (4). pp. 513-520.
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Downloads: Statistics Overview
Abstract
Objectives: We sought to investigate whether exposing scientific papers to social media (SM) has an effect on article downloads and citations.
Methods: We randomized all International Journal of Public Health (IJPH) original articles published between December 2012 and December 2014 to SM exposure (blog post, Twitter and Facebook) or no exposure at three different time points after first online publication.
Results: 130 papers (SM exposure = 65, control = 65) were randomized. The number of downloads did not differ significantly between groups (p = 0.60) nor did the number of citations (p = 0.88). Adjusting for length of observation and paper’s geographical origin did not change these results. There was no difference in the number of downloads and citations between the SM exposure and control group when we stratified for open access status. The number of downloads and number of citations were significantly correlated in both groups.
Conclusions: SM exposure did not have a significant effect on traditional impact metrics, such as downloads and citations. However, other metrics may measure the added value that social media might offer to a scientific journal, such as wider dissemination.
Methods: We randomized all International Journal of Public Health (IJPH) original articles published between December 2012 and December 2014 to SM exposure (blog post, Twitter and Facebook) or no exposure at three different time points after first online publication.
Results: 130 papers (SM exposure = 65, control = 65) were randomized. The number of downloads did not differ significantly between groups (p = 0.60) nor did the number of citations (p = 0.88). Adjusting for length of observation and paper’s geographical origin did not change these results. There was no difference in the number of downloads and citations between the SM exposure and control group when we stratified for open access status. The number of downloads and number of citations were significantly correlated in both groups.
Conclusions: SM exposure did not have a significant effect on traditional impact metrics, such as downloads and citations. However, other metrics may measure the added value that social media might offer to a scientific journal, such as wider dissemination.
| Faculties and Departments: | 09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) 03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Public Health > Sozial- und Präventivmedizin > Air Pollution and Health (Künzli) 09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Former Units within Swiss TPH > Air Pollution and Health (Künzli) |
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| UniBasel Contributors: | Künzli, Nino |
| Item Type: | Article, refereed |
| Article Subtype: | Research Article |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| e-ISSN: | 1661-8556 |
| Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
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| Last Modified: | 19 Jul 2016 06:22 |
| Deposited On: | 19 Jul 2016 06:20 |
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