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Citation classics: Top 50 cited articles in 'respiratory system'
Wilson W S Tam1, Eliza L Y Wong, Faye C Y Wong
1The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. lywong@cuhk.edu.hk
Citation analysis reveals that top respiratory research articles achieve more citations when published in general medical or science journals, rather than specialized respiratory system journals.
Area of Science:
- Bibliometrics
- Scientific Publishing
- Respiratory Medicine
Background:
- Citation classics are key to evaluating research performance.
- Understanding citation patterns informs research impact and visibility.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify highly cited articles within the "respiratory system" subject category.
- To compare these with highly cited respiratory-related articles across all journals.
- To analyze characteristics and publication venues of influential respiratory research.
Main Methods:
- Utilized the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Journal Citation Reports: Science Edition 2010 database.
- Identified the top 50 most-cited articles by "respiratory system" subject category.
- Identified the top 50 most-cited articles using respiratory-related keywords across all journals.
Main Results:
- Median citations for top 50 respiratory system articles: 841.5.
- Median citations for top 50 respiratory-related articles (all journals): 2701.
- Most highly cited respiratory articles originated from the United States.
- Half of top-cited respiratory articles were in general medical/basic science journals, only 3 in dedicated respiratory journals.
Conclusions:
- Respiratory research published in broad medical or science journals garners significantly more citations.
- Publication venue is a critical factor influencing the impact of respiratory research.
- This highlights a potential strategy for maximizing research visibility and citation counts.
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