Table 4 Characteristics of highly-cited and infrequently-cited publications examining injury prevention among children.
From: Factors related to the frequency of citation of epidemiologic publications
Characteristic | Highly-Cited | Infrequently-Cited | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Year (mean ± SD) | 2000.9 ± 2.0 | 2000.9 ± 2.1 | 0.66 |
Journal Name (%) | |||
Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine | 3.6 | 0.8 | <0.0001 |
Burns | 4.0 | 3.2 | |
Injury Prevention | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation | 0.4 | 4.0 | |
Journal of Paediatric and Child Health | 1.2 | 3.6 | |
Journal of Paediatric Surgery | 2.8 | 2.8 | |
Journal of Trauma | 3.4 | 1.6 | |
Paediatrics | 19.4 | 4.8 | |
Other | 61.1 | 75.4 | |
Journal Type (%) | |||
Critical Care/Emergency Room | 11.8 | 16.3 | 0.12 |
Education | 2.0 | 3.2 | |
General Medicine | 9.1 | 10.3 | |
Other | 20.1 | 23.4 | |
Paediatric | 30.7 | 21.0 | |
Psychology | 10.2 | 6.7 | |
Public, Environmental, or Occupational Health | 16.1 | 19.0 | |
Journal Circulation (%) | |||
High | 27.4 | 5.2 | <0.0001 |
Medium | 10.7 | 5.2 | |
Low | 61.9 | 89.7 | |
Journal Impact Factor (%) | |||
High | 4.0 | 0.0 | <0.0001 |
Medium | 29.0 | 5.2 | |
Low | 67.1 | 94.8 | |
Topic (%) | |||
Burns/Fire | 6.4 | 10.3 | 0.42 |
Education | 8.3 | 8.3 | |
Guns | 6.0 | 4.0 | |
Motor Vehicle Accidents | 7.9 | 8.7 | |
Playgrounds/Sports | 13.1 | 9.5 | |
Other | 59.1 | 58.3 | |
Country (%) | |||
United States | 60.7 | 43.7 | 0.0002 |
United Kingdom | 11.1 | 11.5 | |
Other | 28.2 | 44.8 |