Differences in citation frequency of clinical and basic science papers in cardiovascular research

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Authors
  • T. Opthof
Publication date 2011
Journal Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing
Volume | Issue number 49 | 6
Pages (from-to) 613-621
Organisations
  • Faculty of Medicine (AMC-UvA)
Abstract
In this article, a critical analysis is performed on differences in citation frequency of basic and clinical cardiovascular papers. It appears that the latter papers are cited at about 40% higher frequency. The differences between the largest number of citations of the most cited papers are even larger. It is also demonstrated that the groups of clinical and basic cardiovascular papers are also heterogeneous concerning citation frequency. It is concluded that none of the existing citation indicators appreciates these differences. At this moment these indicators should not be used for quality assessment of individual scientists and scientific niches with small numbers of scientists
Document type Article
Language English
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11517-011-0783-6 (Final published version)
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