This study investigates the use of 'second-order citations'—social media mentions of news coverage of research—as an extension of traditional altmetric approaches to capture the societal impact of research. Using COVID-19 research articles as a case study, the researchers demonstrate that social media engagement with news stories about research (second-order citations) was significantly higher than engagement with the research articles themselves (first-order citations). Distinct audiences engaged with first- and second-order citations, highlighting the importance of news media in disseminating research to the public.
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Apr 06, 2023
Authors
Juan Pablo Alperin, Alice Fleerackers, Michelle Riedlinger, Stefanie Haustein
Tags
second-order citations
altmetrics
COVID-19 research
social media
news coverage
societal impact
research dissemination
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