Positive Correlation Between Social Media Utilization by Orthopaedic Journals and Impact Factor.

Mohamed Kareem ShaathMatthew S KerrJonathan D SchwartzmanFrank R AviluceaMark W MunroJoshua R LangfordGeorge J Haidukewych

Published in: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews (2023)

We have shown a notable association between the number of social media followers and a journal's impact factor. With the increasing shift toward online distribution, orthopaedic journals may use our data when evaluating their social media strategy to maintain and potentially increase their exposure and potentially their impact factor.

Keyphrases

social media
health information
randomized controlled trial
healthcare
systematic review
machine learning
big data
artificial intelligence