A cross-sectional analysis of Altmetric coverage of health research from Irish research organisations (2017-2023)

• DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.14121.1
• Publication Date: 2025-05-02T12:45:07Z
• Authors: Melissa K.Sharp; Shaimaa Abuhaimed; Beatrice Yeoh; Patricia Logullo; Fiona Boland; Padraig Murphy; Sara Burke; Máirín Ryan; Barbara Clyne
• Keywords: Cross-sectional study

<ns3:p>Background Altmetric is the largest platform for tracking online attention given to research outputs such as scientific articles. Alt(ernative) metrics provide a broader and more immediate overview of research’s impact than traditional bibliometrics. We aimed investigate health associated with Irish organisations, exploring amount, type (medium), trends coverage. Methods used institutional access Research Organisation Registry database search 663 organisations their health-related (1 January 2017 – 31 December 2023). deduplicated filtered include those related at least one field (established in our protocol). The OpenAlex API gathered additional bibliometric data. R (version 4.3.2) descriptive analyses bibliometrics (e.g., journal, open status, etc.) plotted yearly Zero-inflated negative binomial regression was test relationships between Attention Score (AAS) article-level citations. Results There were 58,056 unique from 303 most coming education (67.2%) healthcare (23.8%) sectors. Outputs increased 2020, peaking 2021. Open steadily over time. popular medium dissemination Twitter/X (mean: 21.98 per output), followed by news (1.38), Facebook (.31), blogs (.18). average AAS 21.16 (median: 4). One five received 0 AAS. Conclusions This work establishes publishing recent years on large dataset organisations. varied amongst mediums while above 20 (considered doing better its contemporaries), many receiving no tracked mediums. Improved understanding engagement landscape can help researchers navigate locality identify pathways effective public communication.</ns3:p>