What effect does self-citation have on bibliometric measures in academic plastic surgery?

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 350-353

  Swanson, Edward W ^a   Miller, Devin T ^a   Susarla, Srinivas M ^a   Lopez, Joseph ^a   Lough, Denver M ^a   May, James W ^b   Redett, Richard J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

academic plastic surgery; bibliometrics; citation; h index; Hirsch index; self citation

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOMETRICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PLASTIC SURGERY; PUBLISHING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGEON; UNITED STATES;

BIBLIOMETRICS; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PUBLISHING; SURGEONS; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84983523243     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: 15363708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000000585     Document Type: Article

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