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Using altmetrics for detecting impactful research in quasi-zero-day time-windows: the case of COVID-19

  • Interested in studying what communication mediums are most effective for early COVID-19 research and communication and the extent to which altmetric data can assess the impact of scientific research on COVID-19
  • Studied 212 scientific publications on COVID-19 published between January 15 and February 24, 2020
  • Found a moderate correlation between citation count and citations and mentions on social media
  • Twitter, Facebook, news and blogs, and citations in academic publications are all sources of scholarly communication about COVID-19

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Updated 2021-03-16

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