Background The citation rate for articles is viewed as a measure of their importance and
impact; however, little is known about what features of articles are associated with higher …

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the prestige of a journal, measured by its impact factor,
influences the numbers of citations obtained by published articles, independently of their …

Aims Through a 4-year follow-up of the abstracts submitted to the European Society of
Cardiology Congress in 2006, we aimed at identifying factors predicting high-quality …

Objectives When the probability of being cited depends on the outcome of that study, this is
called citation bias. The aim of this study is to assess the determinants of citation and how …

Background—The extent to which articles are cited is a surrogate of the impact and
importance of the research conducted; poorly cited articles may identify research of limited …

Objectives Citation bias concerns the selective citation of scientific articles based on their
results. We brought together all available evidence on citation bias across scientific …

Background The number of citations received is considered an index of study quality and
impact. We aimed to examine the factors associated with the number of citations of …

Background Citation counts are often regarded as a measure of the utilization and
contribution of published articles. The objective of this study is to assess whether statistical …

Objectives Most published articles are not cited and citation rates depend on many
variables. We hypothesized that specific features of journal titles may be related to citation …

Context Until recently, Web of Science was the only database available to track citation
counts for published articles. Other databases are now available, but their relative …