Tweet success? Scientific communication correlates with increased citations in Ecology and Conservation

摘要: Science communication is seen as critical for the disciplines of ecology and conservation, where research products are often used to shape policy decision making. Scientists increasing their online media communication, via social news. Such engagement has been thought influence or predict traditional metrics scholarship, such citation rates. Here, we measure association between rates Altmetric Attention Score-an indicator amount reach attention an article received-along with other forms bibliometric performance (year published, journal impact factor, type). We found that Score was positively correlated However, in recent years, detected exposure did not relate equivalent citations earlier years; signalling a diminishing return on investment. Citations factors up ∼13, but then plateaued, demonstrating maximizing does require publishing highest-impact journals. conclude conservation researchers can increase through and, simultaneously, enhance under measures scholarly activity.