Abstract
Bibliometric indices are a widely used measure of research impact. The aim of the current study was to identify and characterise the top one hundred most-cited research articles in the topic of chronotype research. A search of the Thomson Reuters Web of Science database returned 974 eligible articles (published between 1990 and 2016). Citations for the 100 most-cited articles ranged between 438 and 29. The most represented journal was Chronobiology International (n = 30). Nearly 50% of articles originated in Germany and the U.S. The bibliometrics reported identify key publications and provide insight into trends within the topic of chronotype research.
Highlights
Circadian rhythms drive our preferences for wakefulness, periods of activity and sleep
The distribution of the timing of circadian rhythms, or chronotypes, ranges from those individuals that prefer to wake and retire to bed early to those who prefer to go to bed late and rise late, and it is becoming increasingly clear that chronotype impacts on many aspects of life including general health, mental health, cognition and addictive behaviours [1]
addition, citation count forms the basis for computation of the journal impact factor (IF), which is a widely used measure of journal quality
Summary
Circadian rhythms drive our preferences for wakefulness, periods of activity and sleep. The distribution of the timing of circadian rhythms, or chronotypes, ranges from those individuals that prefer to wake and retire to bed early to those who prefer to go to bed late and rise late, and it is becoming increasingly clear that chronotype impacts on many aspects of life including general health, mental health, cognition and addictive behaviours [1]. Bibliometric analysis measures the number of times an article is cited in the literature and in which particular journal. A citation is received when one article uses . Another as a reference and the number of citations an. article receives can be used as an indicator of impact (an article considered to have greater importance by the research community is more likely to be cited). The aim of the current study was to identify and analyse the one hundred most-cited publications in the topic of chronotype research
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