Citation analysis of identical consensus statements revealed journal-related bias

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 660-664

  Perneger, Thomas V ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bias; Citations; Consensus statements; Impact factor; Research assessment; Research evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CITATION ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSENSUS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH; HUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

COHORT STUDIES; CONSENSUS; HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLICATION BIAS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 77956630140     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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