Characteristics Associated with Citation Rate of the Medical Literature
PLoS ONEPublished 1 May 2007Open access
Abhaya V. Kulkarni, Jason W. Busse, Iffat Shams
Citations163
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score0.80
SNIP1.07
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Large trials, with group authorship, industry-funded, with industry-favoring results, in oncology or cardiology were associated with greater subsequent citations.
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Large trials, with group authorship, industry-funded, with industry-favoring results, in oncology or cardiology were associated with greater subsequent citations.
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