Journal article
Altmetric Analysis of Skin of Color Articles: A Cross-Sectional Study
Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery, v 26(1), pp 31-32
Jan 2022
PMID: 34543140
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Abstract
Publication and dissemination of peer-reviewed articles are essential for delivering up-to-date high-quality care to diverse populations. Online attention and publication trends for skin of color (SOC) articles have not been studied.
To investigate SOC article online attention and publication trends.
Terms "skin of colo(u)r", "ethnic skin", "dark skin", and "darker skin" were searched on Altmetric. Abstracts were reviewed to exclude non-SOC articles. Altmetric attention score (AAS), media outlets, citations, page views, and journal impact factor were extracted.
A total of 425 articles, published in 114 journals, were included, with average AAS 13 (0-423), citations 42 (0-1214) and page views 2728 (7-15000). There was a 7.8-fold increase in the number of SOC articles published in the first-half (1993-2006) vs. second-half (2007-2021) of the study period. The number of SOC articles increased by 57%, 2011-2015 to 2016-2020. AAS was significantly correlated with citations (
= .21), page views (
= .23) and impact factor (
= .35) (
< .05 for all). The top 50 AAS articles had an average AAS 83 (21-423), with 35 (70%) published in the last 5 years (2016-2021) and 47 (94%) published in the second-half of the study period. Top four AAS articles focused on SOC representation in educational resources.
It is promising that increased numbers of SOC articles have been published in recent years and are garnering more attention, however they are less popular than other dermatology articles. Increased efforts are needed to study and publish on skin diseases in diverse populations to build knowledge and practices that improve patient care.
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Details
- Title
- Altmetric Analysis of Skin of Color Articles: A Cross-Sectional Study
- Creators
- Michelle J Chang - Drexel UniversityShari R Lipner - Cornell College
- Publication Details
- Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery, v 26(1), pp 31-32
- Publisher
- Sage
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000703232100001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85115406734
- Other Identifier
- 991019330618804721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Dermatology