Citation Rate Predictors in the Plastic Surgery Literature

Lopez, Joseph; Calotta, Nicholas A.; Doshi, Ankur M.; Soni, Ashwin; Milton, Jacqueline N.; May, James W.; Tufaro, Anthony P.

doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2016.08.005

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“…Level of evidence was not associated with higher citation rates. Although initially counterintuitive, the influence of level of evidence on citation rate has been debated, and this finding is in concordance with that of Lopez et al, 10 who found that higher level of evidence was not associated with higher citation rates. Other studies further suggested that traditional measures of study quality, such as level of evidence, have less of an impact on citation rate than previously thought.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…A more robust study could have examined a greater number of articles with a longer postpublication citation period; however, we used the 5-year period to reproduce the methods of other studies in the literature that investigated citation rates. 1,5,10,12,21 Furthermore, we believe that this immediate period better represents the impact of a study once published. Second, we did not control for self-citation.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Predictors of 5-Year Citation Rate in the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Literature

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Background: The citation rate of a research published article is an indicator of its quality and impact and contributes to the journal's impact factor. Within the orthopaedic sports medicine literature, predictors of citation rates have not been previously described. Purpose: To identify characteristics of published articles that predict 5-year citation rates of studies in the orthopaedic sports medicine literature.

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confidence: 84%

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confidence: 99%

Predictors of 5-Year Citation Rate in the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Literature

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“…For example, Callaham et al and Lopez et al reported significant effect of controlling. 8,14) Conversely, Okike et al could not verify this effect. 9) In any case, the added benefit of a larger sample size should be emphasized to increase both the validity and citation rate of clinical studies in hand surgery.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…We followed the methodology of several previous studies to categorize orthopaedic subspecialty field, study groups, and sample size. 8,9,14,15) Sample size was grouped as small (one ≤ n < 25), moderate (25 ≤ n < 100), or large (100 ≤ n). We used this categorical variable analysis instead of continuous variable analysis to diminish the effect of the studies using big data, whose sample size can be an outlier.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…1,2) Given the importance of such measures among researchers, many studies have aimed to evaluate and identify the essential factors needed to increase the quality of articles and journals in the fields of orthopaedic and hand surgery. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] In recent years, the involvement of hand surgery articles within the orthopaedic field has been debated.…”

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Citation Analysis of Articles about Hand Surgery Published in Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery Journals

Fujihara

Yamamoto

et al. 2019

J Hand Surg Asian-Pac Vol

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Background: To date, little is known about the characteristics of highly cited studies in hand surgery compared with other orthopaedic subspecialties. We aimed to assess the position of hand surgery within the orthopedic surgery literature. Methods: We conducted a bibliographic analysis using the Web of Science database to review 1,568 articles published between January 2012 and December 2012 in 4 relevant general orthopedic and 2 hand surgery journals. We used the number of citations within 3 years of publication to measure the impact of each paper. To analyze prognostic factors using logistic regression analysis, we extracted data on orthopedic subspecialty, published journal, location of authorship, and type of study for all articles. For clinical studies, we also recorded details on study design and sample size. Results: Of eligible hand surgery articles (n = 307), the majority (62%) were case reports/series. Only 19% were comparative studies, comprising a significantly smaller proportion of comparative studies from other subspecialties in general orthopedic journals. Systematic reviews/meta-analyses generated a significantly higher number of average citations, whereas educational reviews were consistently cited less frequently than other study types (14.9 and 6.1 average citations, respectively). Being published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American volume, having authorship in North America or Europe and Australia, focusing on subspecialties like hip & knee, sports, or shoulder, utilizing a comparative or randomized clinical trial study design, and having a larger sample size increased the odds of receiving more citations. Conclusions: Clinical studies related to hand surgery published in general orthopedic journals are most often of lower quality study design. Having a larger sample size or using a comparative study or randomized clinical trial design can improve the quality of study and may ultimately increase the impact factor of hand surgery journals.

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Which Factors Affect Citation Rates in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Literature?

Cheng

Dodson

Egbert

et al. 2017

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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Citation Rate Predictors in the Plastic Surgery Literature

Cited by 19 publications

References 35 publications

Predictors of 5-Year Citation Rate in the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Literature

Predictors of 5-Year Citation Rate in the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Literature

Citation Analysis of Articles about Hand Surgery Published in Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery Journals

Which Factors Affect Citation Rates in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Literature?

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