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. 2022 Mar;11(3):411–422. doi: 10.21037/tp-21-506

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.