Table 2. Short- and long-term academic and altmetric impact measures for the Georgia CTSA pediatrics program publication portfolio.
| N=250 publications | Mean | Max | Sum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) | 26 | 677 | 5,228 |
| Splashes: short-term impact metrics | |||
| Academic measures: | |||
| Journal impact factor (JIF) | 8 | 75 | n/a |
| Peer faculty recommendations | 0.1 | 2 | 19 |
| Mendeley reader downloads | 75 | 1,029 | 15,266 |
| Altmetric references in: | |||
| News stories | 1.5 | 54 | 365 |
| Blog posts | 0.3 | 10 | 73 |
| Twitter posts | 18 | 740 | 4,494 (to 17 M followers) |
| Ripples: long-term impact metrics | |||
| Academic measures: | |||
| Academic citations | 43 | 1,091 | 10,819 |
| Relative citation ratio (RCR) | 3.3 | 107 | n/a |
| Altmetric references in: | |||
| Wikipedia articles | 0.02 | 1 | 4 |
| Patent applications | 0.06 | 3 | 16 (15 granted) |
| Policy documents | 0.1 | 4 | 33 |
CTSA, Clinical and Translational Science Award.