A case study exploring associations between popular media attention of scientific research and scientific citations.
Journal
PloS one
ISSN: 1932-6203
Titre abrégé: PLoS One
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101285081
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
28
11
2019
accepted:
04
06
2020
entrez:
2
7
2020
pubmed:
2
7
2020
medline:
17
9
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The association between mention of scientific research in popular media (e.g., the mainstream media or social media platforms) and scientific impact (e.g., citations) has yet to be fully explored. The purpose of this study was to clarify this relationship, while accounting for some other factors that likely influence scientific impact (e.g., the reputations of the scientists conducting the research and academic journal in which the research was published). To accomplish this purpose, approximately 800 peer-reviewed articles describing original research were evaluated for scientific impact, popular media attention, and reputations of the scientists/authors and publication venue. A structural equation model was produced describing the relationship between non-scientific impact (popular media) and scientific impact (citations), while accounting for author/scientist and journal reputation. The resulting model revealed a strong association between the amount of popular media attention given to a scientific research project and corresponding publication and the number of times that publication is cited in peer-reviewed scientific literature. These results indicate that (1) peer-reviewed scientific publications receiving more attention in non-scientific media are more likely to be cited than scientific publications receiving less popular media attention, and (2) the non-scientific media is associated with the scientific agenda. These results may inform scientists who increasingly use popular media to inform the general public and scientists concerning their scientific work. These results might also inform administrators of higher education and research funding mechanisms, who base decisions partly on scientific impact.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32609759
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234912
pii: PONE-D-19-32973
pmc: PMC7329059
doi:
Banques de données
figshare
['10.6084/m9.figshare.12142572.v7']
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e0234912Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that no competing interests exist.
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