#10 – Kicking off the list is Margo Mountjoy (Family Medicine), whose work on a consensus statement on the mental health of Olympic athletes garnered more attention on Facebook than any other article in our list.
https://www.altmetric.com/details/60591260
#9 - Researchers in the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact teamed with researchers from across the globe to publish an eye-opening systematic review of the health impacts of eating red meat. Multiple publications came out of this study, so stay tuned to see if any others made this year’s list!
https://www.altmetric.com/details/67497813
#8 – Next up is Peter Gross (Hematology and Thromboembolism), who collaborated with researchers and clinicians at hospitals across Canada to publish this impactful article in February.
https://www.altmetric.com/details/52183978
#7 – Professor Emeritus Lionell Mandell published this important review of Aspiration Pneumonia. The article was shared on Twitter nearly 1400 times!
https://www.altmetric.com/details/55428297
#6 – Paul Alexander (Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact) joined a team of researchers stretching from Nova Scotia to San Diego (and everywhere in between!) to publish this updated Clinical Practice Guideline on Seasonal Influenza.
https://www.altmetric.com/details/52855574
#5 – Researchers from across the Faculty (Medicine, Pathology, Pediatrics, and Health Research Methods, Evidence, & Impact) combined forces for this newsworthy review of immunotherapy for peanut allergies, picked up by 100 news reports!
https://www.altmetric.com/details/59526688
#4 – Representing the highest ranking trial on this year’s list, Ian Dayes (Oncology) contributed to this international collaboration with a variety of institutions throughout the United Kingdom.
https://www.altmetric.com/details/66755848
#3 – The work of Jan Brozek (Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact) helped raise this collaborative Clinical Practice Guideline into the public consciousness. It was the second most tweeted publication on this year’s list with over 2000 mentions.
https://www.altmetric.com/details/67533990
#2 – The Population Health Research Institute spearheaded this international study of sleep patterns and cardiovascular events across 21 countries. It was talked about in over 170 news stories this year!
https://www.altmetric.com/details/52197018
#1 – Topping this year’s list is another publication resulting from the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact's review of red meat consumption and health (#9). This dietary guideline racked up over 400 news mentions, 2700 tweets, and was cited in three Wikipedia articles.
https://www.altmetric.com/details/67497514
Congratulations to all our Faculty of Health Sciences researchers for another great year! To learn how the library can help you track, communicate, and enhance your research impact visit: https://hslmcmaster.libguides.com/impact
Here’s to an even more impactful year in 2020!
