Previous Citation Research Articles

Citation analysis of research articles from Norwegian health enterprises, 2005-2011

The citation frequency of a publication is often interpreted as an expression of its scientific impact. Previous citation analyses of Norwegian medical research have either focused on universities and university hospitals or on subject areas at the national level. Such analyses have paid little attention to other health enterprises, despite a strong increase in their research activity during the last decade. For all health enterprises with more than 25 publications in the Web of Science during the period 2005-2011 we have calculated field normalized citation indexes at the institution and subject levels. On the whole, research undertaken by the health enterprises is frequently cited, and some medium-sized health enterprises stand out in terms of their high average citation indexes: Helse Stavanger Health Enterprise, Diakonhjemmet Hospital and Helse Nord-Trøndelag Health Enterprise, although Oslo University Hospital Health Enterprise and Helse Bergen Health Enterprise account for more than half of the most cited articles. In citation analyses at the aggregated level, highly and infrequently cited research groups/departments may balance each other. This appears to be the case in the largest health enterprises. Some medium-sized health enterprises that have a more concentrated research portfolio will thus accumulate higher average citation indexes than the largest university hospitals.

Citation Behavior of Aerospace Engineering Faculty

Citation analyses provide valuable insights into the usage of library collections and assist in collection management decision-making; however, there are few engineering citation analyses of faculty publications. This study addresses that gap through an analysis of 3488 citations from aerospace engineering faculty publications by source, format, age, and subject. Local holdings were assessed based on the 80/20 rule and journal titles ranked. In addition to supporting citation patterns identified in previous citation analyses, this study revealed some novel relationships involving formats and subjects. The results of this study have implications for collection management.

Evaluating altmetrics

The rise of the social web and its uptake by scholars has led to the creation of altmetrics, which are social web metrics for academic publications. These new metrics can, in theory, be used in an evaluative role, to give early estimates of the impact of publications or to give estimates of non-traditional types of impact. They can also be used as an information seeking aid: to help draw a digital library user's attention to papers that have attracted social web mentions. If altmetrics are to be trusted then they must be evaluated to see if the claims made about them are reasonable. Drawing upon previous citation analysis debates and web citation analysis research, this article discusses altmetric evaluation strategies, including correlation tests, content analyses, interviews and pragmatic analyses. It recommends that a range of methods are needed for altmetric evaluations, that the methods should focus on identifying the relative strengths of influences on altmetric creation, and that such evaluations should be prioritised in a logical order.

A Citation Analysis of Atmospheric Science Publications by Faculty at Texas A&M University

A citation analysis of publications produced by the Department of Atmospheric Sciences faculty at Texas A&M University was conducted. This study included a detailed analysis of 5,082 cited publications by source, format, and age. TAMU Libraries holdings were then assessed using the works cited within the context of the 80/20 rule. The sources cited were primarily journals (91 percent) and books (5 percent). Eighty percent of the cited journal articles were fulfilled by just 24 journal titles, thus adhering to the 80/20 rule. The results were compared to those of previous citation studies in the sciences, with implications for collection management.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of an ankle-foot orthosis on gait biomechanics after stroke

Objective: To systematically review the evidence on the effects of an ankle-foot orthosis on gait biomechanics after stroke Data sources: The following databases were searched; AMED, CINHAL, Cochrane Library (Stroke section), Medline, PubMed, Science Direct and Scopus. Previous reviews, reference lists and citation tracking of the selected articles were screened and the authors of selected trials contacted for any further unpublished data. Review methods: Controlled trials of an ankle-foot orthosis on gait biomechanics in stroke survivors were identified. A modified PEDro score evaluated trial quality; those scoring 4/8 or more were selected. Information on the trial design, population, intervention, outcomes, and mean and standard deviation values for the treatment and control groups were extracted. Continuous outcomes were pooled according to their mean difference and 95% confidence intervals in a fixed-effect model. Results: Twenty trials involving 314 participants were selected. An ankle-foot orthosis had a positive effect on ankle kinematics (P < 0.00001–0.0002); knee kinematics in stance phase (P < 0.0001–0.01); kinetics (P = 0.0001) and energy cost (P = 0.004), but not on knee kinematics in swing phase (P = 0.84), hip kinematics (P < 0.18–0.89) or energy expenditure (P = 0.43). There were insufficient data for pooled analysis of individual joint moments, muscle activity or spasticity. All trials, except one, evaluated immediate effects only. Conclusions: An ankle-foot orthosis can improve the ankle and knee kinematics, kinetics and energy cost of walking in stroke survivors.

First record of Cordylophora caspia (Hydrozoa: Cnidaria) in the Tagus estuary, central Portugal

The Ponto-Caspian hydroid Cordylophora caspia has been found for the first time in the Tagus estuary. There is only one previous citation for this invasive species in Portuguese waters. The colonies of C. caspia were branched and had healthy gastrozooids and gonophores. The specimens were collected from a saline boundary zone characterized by high fluctuations in salinity (maximum of 15.3 and minimum of 0.2) and high suspended solids loading. Cordylophora caspia is capable of colonizing man-made infrastructures such as industrial facilities and can inhabit both brackish and freshwater environments. These features of C. caspia, together with its resilience when in a dormant stage (menonts), indicate that the monitoring of this invasive species is advisable in the Tagus estuary.

The impact of 10 years of war on combat casualty care research

Abstract : October 7, 2011, marked the end of the 10th year of US combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. As in previous conflicts, these wars have led to major advances in treating combat casualties, and the advances are also being translated into injury management paradigms in civilian trauma centers. Coincident with these advances was an increase in combat casualty research directed toward identifying new methods for saving lives and reducing the long-term disability resulting from battlefield injuries. A review of the scientific literature published during this period can be used to evaluate the research on combat casualty care conducted during the recent conflicts. One approach for determining the influence of individual articles is to measure the number of citations or the acknowledgments that one article receives from another.6 Previous citation studies have focused on trauma research in general7 and on the vascular surgery literature,8 but to our knowledge, no previous citation analyses have been reported for combat casualty care. The objective of this article was to identify and assess the relative impact of the top 50 most frequently cited articles on combat casualty care published during the first 10 years of war.

Self-rated driving and driving safety in older adults

Many U.S. states rely on older adults to self-regulate their driving and determine when driving is no longer a safe option. However, the relationship of older adults’ self-rated driving in terms of actual driving competency outcomes is unclear. The current study investigates self-rated driving in terms of (1) systematic differences between older adults with high (good/excellent) versus low (poor/fair/average) self-ratings, and (2) the predictive nature of self-rated driving to adverse driving outcomes in older adults (n=350; mean age 73.9, SD=5.25, range 65–91). Adverse driving outcomes included self-reported incidences of (1) being pulled over by the police, (2) receiving a citation, (3) receiving a recommendation to cease or limit driving, (4) crashes, and (5) state-reported crashes. Results found that older drivers with low self-ratings reported more medical conditions, less driving frequency, and had been given more suggestions to stop/limit their driving; there were no other significant differences between low and high self-raters. Logistic regression revealed older drivers were more likely to have a state-reported crash and receive a suggestion to stop or limit driving. Men were more likely to report all adverse driving outcomes except for receiving a suggestion to stop or limit driving. Regarding self-rated driving, older adults with high ratings were 66% less likely (OR=0.34, 95% CI=0.14–0.85) to have received suggestions to limit or stop driving after accounting for demographics, health and driving frequency. Self-ratings were not predictive of other driving outcomes (being pulled over by the police, receiving a citation, self-reported crashes, or state-reported crashes, ps>0.05). Most older drivers (85.14%) rated themselves as either good or excellent drivers regardless of their actual previous citation or crash rates. Self-rated driving is likely not related to actual driving proficiency as indicated by previous crash involvement in older adults. Suggestions from other individuals to limit or cease driving may be more influential on self-ratings.

Can the quality of scientific work be predicted using information on the author's track record?

Many countries are moving towards research policies that emphasize excellence; consequently; they develop evaluation systems to identify universities, research groups, and researchers that can be said to be “excellent.” Such active research policy strategies, in which evaluations are used to concentrate resources, are based on an unsubstantiated assumption that researchers' track records are indicative of their future research performance. In this study, information on authors' track records (previous publication volume and previous citation rate) is used to predict the impact of their articles. The study concludes that, to a certain degree, the impact of scientific work can be predicted using information on how often an author's previous publications have been cited. The relationship between past performance and the citation rate of articles is strongest at the high end of the citation distribution. The implications of these results are discussed in the context of a cumulative advantage process.

BEYOND THE IMPACT FACTOR: UPDATES ON A CITATION STUDY FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY JOURNALS

Citation data for journals continues to be a prominent tool for evaluating scholarly journals in various fields of study, although new factors play important roles in assessing its validity and importance. This paper will build upon a previous citation study for information technology/computer information systems journals, with special attention to the Journal of Computer Information Systems. It will analyze how ISI's Journal Citation Reports traditionally measures a journal's impact in its disciplines, with special attention to how the Journal of Computer Information Systems has increased its impact factor over the past several years. It will also discuss new implications such as how Google Scholar and other information vendors are now providing citation data that should also be considered when analyzing the impact of a journal in its field.

Predicting Future Information Resource Utilization Under Conditions of Scarcity: The First Cohort Study in Health Sciences Librarianship

A review of:&#x0D; Postell, William Dosité. “Further Comments on the Mathematical Analysis of Evaluating Scientific Journals.” Bulletin of the Medical Library Association 34.2 (1946): 107-9.&#x0D; &#x0D; Objective – To predict future use of journal titles for making subscription decisions.&#x0D; &#x0D; Design – Retrospective cohort study. &#x0D; &#x0D; Setting – Louisiana State University School of Medicine Library in New Orleans.&#x0D; &#x0D; Subjects – All library users, estimated to consist of primarily faculty members or their designees such as research assistants.&#x0D; &#x0D; Methods – Estelle Brodman’s previous citation analysis and reputational analysis (1944) that produced a list of eleven top-ranked physiology journal titles served as the catalyst for Postell’s retrospective cohort study. Postell compiled data on all checkouts for these specific eleven journal titles in his library for the years 1939 through approximately 1945. &#x0D; &#x0D; Main Results – Postell performed a Spearman rank-difference test on the rankings produced from his own circulation use data in order to compare it against journal title rankings produced from three other sources: (1) citation analysis from the references found in the Annual Review of Physiology based upon a system pioneered in 1927 by Gross and Gross; (2) three leading national physiology journals; and, (3) a reputational analysis list of top-ranked journals provided by the faculty members at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Department of Physiology. Postell found a relatively high correlation (.755, with 1.000 equaling a perfect correlation) between his retrospective cohort usage data and the reputational analysis list of top-ranked journals generated by the Columbia faculty members. The two citation analyses performed by Brodman did not correlate as highly with Postell’s results.&#x0D; &#x0D; Conclusion – Brodman previously had questioned the use of citation analysis for journal subscription purchase decisions. Postell’s retrospective cohort study produced further evidence against basing subscription purchases on citation analysis. Postell noted that the citation analysis method “cannot always be relied upon as a valid criterion” for selecting journals in a discipline.

Society of Economic Geologists Ralph W. Marsden Award for 2006 Citation of Richard L. Nielsen

President Goldfarb, ladies, and gentlemen: The Marsden Award was established in 1987. It is given as an accolade, a tribute, as praise and thanks for exceptional stewardship and contribution to the workings of the Society of Economic Geologists. It is an honor and great pleasure to introduce Richard L. Nielsen as recipient of the Ralph W. Marsden Award for 2006. I am the designated citationist. As far as I know, the only previous citation Dick has received was in 1983, after Dick started his consulting practice. Having just purchased a new pickup truck, he was checking out its performance when a highway patrol officer awarded him a citation. I trust this will be a more pleasant, if no less memorable, experience. Dick Nielsen is the quintessential economic geologist and …

Hospitality's Most Influential Scholars: Fifteen Years of Citation Analyses (1989–2004)

This article is the third in a longitudinal study of the most influential scholars in hospitality management education. The first study, published in 1995, included scholarly works published from 1989-1994. The second article, published in 2000, covered the ten-year period 1989-1999. This article reports on scholarly influence over the fifteen-year period 1989-2004. Citation analysis was used to assess the influence of hospitality scholars in each study. Data used in this and previous citation analyses were drawn from five major hospitality management education journals: Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, FIU Hospitality Review, the International Journal of Hospitality Management, the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, and the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research. Citation analysis is a widely accepted method of assessing scholarly influence. The method has been used in virtually every academic field as a measure of scholarly influence.

Open Access Increases Citation Rate

Open Access Increases Citation Rate

Potential Crash Involvement of Young Novice Drivers with Previous Crash and Citation Records

A goal for any licensing agency is the ability to identify crash-prone drivers. Thus, the objective of this study is the development of a crash prediction model that can be used to estimate the likelihood of a young novice driver's involvement in a crash occurrence. Multiple logistic regression techniques were employed with available Kentucky data. This study considers as crash predictors the driver's total number of previous crashes, citations accumulated, and demographic factors. The driver's total number of previous crashes was further disaggregated into the driver's total number of previous at-fault and not-at-fault crashes. Sensitivity analysis was used to select an optimal cut-point for the model. The overall efficiency of the model is 77.82%, and it can be used to classify correctly more than one-third of potential crash-prone drivers if a cut-point of 0.247 is selected. The total number of previous at-fault and not-at-fault crash involvements and the accumulation of speeding citations are strongly...

Potential Crash Involvement of Young Novice Drivers with Previous Crash and Citation Records

A goal for any licensing agency is the ability to identify crash-prone drivers. Thus, the objective of this study is the development of a crash prediction model that can be used to estimate the likelihood of a young novice driver's involvement in a crash occurrence. Multiple logistic regression techniques were employed with available Kentucky data. This study considers as crash predictors the driver's total number of previous crashes, citations accumulated, and demographic factors. The driver's total number of previous crashes was further disaggregated into the driver's total number of previous at-fault and not-at-fault crashes. Sensitivity analysis was used to select an optimal cut-point for the model. The overall efficiency of the model is 77.82%, and it can be used to classify correctly more than one-third of potential crash-prone drivers if a cut-point of 0.247 is selected. The total number of previous at-fault and not-at-fault crash involvements and the accumulation of speeding citations are strongly associated with a driver's being at risk. In addition, a driver's risk is increased by being young and being male. Although the statistical nature of driver crash involvements makes them difficult to predict accurately, the model presented here enables agencies to identify correctly 49.4% of crash-involved drivers from the top 500 high-risk drivers. Moreover, the model can be used for driver control programs aimed at road crash prevention that may range from issuance of warning letters to license suspension.

Top Criminals/Top Criminologists

Numerous studies recently have appeared that identify the most-cited authors and works in the general criminology and criminal justice literature and in several specialty areas, although no previous citation study has specifically examined the white-collar crime literature. Through an analysis of 46 articles and textbooks appearing from 1990 to 1999 in the area of white-collar crime, we list the 62 most-cited authors and the 21 most-cited works. The lists of the most-cited authors and works in white-collar crime are compared to general lists taken from leading criminology and criminal justice journals and introductory textbooks. Our analysis shows that numerous influential authors and works in the specialty of white-collar crime have been overlooked by general citation studies of leading journals and textbooks.

Core journals of evidence-based physiotherapy practice

To identify the core journals of evidence-based physiotherapy practice we conducted an analysis of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), the most comprehensive database of physiotherapy clinical trials and systematic reviews. We compared our results to two earlier lists of core journals based upon citation analyses and rankings from the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) impact factors. As of 2 June 2000 the PEDro database contained 2,231 papers that had been published in 519 different journals with a single journal contributing from 1 to 109 papers. When journals were ranked based upon the total number of papers contributed to PEDro the top five journals were: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, British Medical Journal, Spine, Physical Therapy, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. However when the journals were ranked based upon the average methodological quality of clinical trials the top five were: British Journal of Obstetrics and Gyn aecology, New England Journal of Medicine, Stroke, Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, and British Journal of Rheumatology. When judged by trial quality, the top five exclusively physiotherapy journals were Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Physiotherapy Canada. Each approach to ranking the journals produced a different set and ranking of core journals to that of the two previous citation analyses. The current study's rankings were unrelated to ISI impact factors.

A citation analysis of economists in principles of economics textbooks

This paper uses citation analysis to identify those economists from the history of economic thought most often referenced in principles of economics textbooks. The textbooks considered for the study represent 10 of the top-selling principles textbooks in the field. The analysis includes a simple page count of the number of citations an economist receives in principles texts and a more thorough discussion of each specific economist’s contributions. The results generated mirror the results of previous citation analysis conducted on the entire field of economics.

The Most-Cited Scholars and Works in Corrections

Although numerous studies recently have appeared that identify the most-cited scholars and works in the general criminology and criminal justice literature and in several specialty areas, no previous citation study has specifically examined the corrections literature. Through an analysis of 209 articles and research notes appearing from 1992 to 1996 in the area of corrections, the authors list the 50 most-cited scholars and the 25 most-cited works. The lists of the most-cited scholars and works in corrections are compared to general lists taken from leading criminology and criminal justice journals and introductory textbooks. The authors' analysis uncovers certain citation trends relating to pivotal controversies in correctional research.