Social Media Mentions are a Stronger Predictor of Citations than 5-Year Impact Factor in Neurosurgical Research
Our study shows that in neurosurgical research, while social media mentions (X mentions) are significant, they are weaker predictors of citation rates than time since publication. Traditional journal IF and Altmetric attention scores have weaker predictive value. These findings indicate that altmetrics, especially X mentions, can complement traditional citation metrics.
Authors
- Amita Behal
- Jan‐Karl Burkhardt
- Alexandra Paúl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8315-5870)
- Nicholas C. Field
- Avi A. Gajjar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3686-9413)
- Aditya Srinivasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8498-4136)
Institutions
- Albany Medical Center Hospital (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000003325
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Social Media in Health Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.33