Social Media Coverage of Scientific Articles Immediately After Publication Predicts Subsequent Citations - #SoME_Impact Score: Observational Analysis.
Niranjan Jude SathianathenRobert Lane IiiDeclan G MurphyStacy LoebCaitlin J BakkerAlastair D LambChristopher J WeightPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2020)
Social media attention predicts citations and could be used as an early surrogate measure of scientific impact. Owing to the cross-sectional study design, we cannot determine whether correlation relates to causation.