Citation classics in pediatrics: a bibliometric analysis
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Citation classics in pediatrics: a bibliometric analysis Viswas Chhapola1 · Soumya Tiwari1 · Bobbity Deepthi1 · Sandeep Kumar Kanwal1 Received: 10 May 2017 / Revised: 26 June 2017 / Accepted: 17 July 2017 © Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine 2018
Abstract Background Citation analysis provides insights into the history and developmental trajectory of scientific fields. Our objective was to perform an analysis of citation classics in the journals of pediatric specialty and to examine their characteristics. Methods Initially, all the journals listed under the category of pediatrics (n = 120) were identified using Journal Citation Reports. Web of science database was then searched (1950–2016) to select the top-100 cited articles in the above identified pediatric journals. The top-100 cited article were categorized according the study design, sub-specialty, country, institutional affiliation, and language. Results The top-100 articles were published in 18 different journals, with Pediatrics having the highest numbers (n = 40), followed by The Journal of Pediatrics (n = 17). The majority (n = 62) of classics were published after 1990. The most cited article had citation count of 3516 and the least cited had a citation count of 593. The USA (n = 71) was the most commonly represented country, and 60 institutions contributed to 100 articles. Fifteen authors contributed to more than one classic as first or second author. Observational study (n = 55) was the commonest study design across all decades, followed by reviews (n = 12), scale development studies (n = 11), and guidelines (n = 11). Among the pediatric sub-specialties, growth and development articles were highly cited (n = 24), followed by pediatric psychiatry and behavior (n = 21), endocrinology (n = 15), and neonatology (n = 12). Conclusions The top-100 cited articles in pediatrics identify the impactful authors, journals, institutes, and countries. Observational study design was predominant—implying that inclusion among citation classics is not related to soundness of study design. Keywords Bibliometrics · Citation analysis · Citation count · Publishing/trends · Scientometrics
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Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12519-018-0146-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. * Viswas Chhapola [email protected] Soumya Tiwari [email protected] Bobbity Deepthi [email protected] Sandeep Kumar Kanwal [email protected] 1
Department of Pediatrics, Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital & Lady Hardinge Medical College, Bangla Sahib Road, New Delhi 110001, India
The publication of a research finding is the first step in its scientific journey; the second, and more important step is, its acceptance by the scientific community. One of the methods to judge acceptance is by analyzing the post-publication citation. The number of times a published article is referenced by subsequent publications is tracked
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