Summary
This report presents the Altmetric Top 100 articles for 2017, compiled by Altmetric, a London-based company that tracks online metrics for scholarly articles. The report outlines the scoring system used to rank articles based on mentions across various online platforms, including news, blogs, and social media. The top article of 2017 is a nutritional study published in The Lancet, which challenges traditional views on low-fat diets. The report details the top ten articles, categorized by their respective genres and subjects, highlighting significant research topics such as medical and biological sciences. It notes that issues in medical and public health garnered the most attention, followed by environmental science and human society studies. The report also discusses trends in citation patterns, including the influence of international collaboration and institutional contributions to the alternative citation system. Furthermore, it raises questions about the validity of the scoring system and its adaptability to the evolving social media landscape.
