Analysis reveals citation impact and public engagement in physics research, highlighting Altmetrics and Quantum Physics.
This study analyses physics research published from 2015 to 2024, utilising data from Dimensions and Altmetric.com to assess publication growth, online attention, and citation impact among 535,598 publications. It has seen a steady increase in publications, especially in subfields such as quantum and nuclear physics. Although 83.8% of outputs received some online attention, only a few had high Altmetric Attention Scores (AAS), indicating unequal visibility. Notably, prominent journals such as Nature and Science garnered significant media attention, with Twitter being the leading platform for online engagement. Correlation analysis revealed a weak association between citations and AAS, suggesting online visibility does not equate to scholarly impact. The findings emphasise the importance of altmetrics for public engagement and the dissemination of physics research alongside traditional citation metrics.
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