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Tables
- Table 1
- Findings relating to several citation rate predictors in the selected Neurosciences publications.
Factors/Features Articles (%) Duration from publication 10 years 29(12.6) 9 years 26(11.3) 8 years 24(10.4) 7 years 22(9.5) 6 years 24(10.4) 5 years 25(10.8) 4 years 23(10) 3 years 28(12.1) 2 years 30(13) Study design RCTs 10(4.3) Prospective 17(7.4) MAs and SRs 12(5.2) Experimental 27(11.7) Cross-sectional 65(28.1) Survey questionnaire 15(6.5) Case control 14(6.1) Retrospective case series 71(30.7) Study level of evidence (LOE) I 15(6.5) II 18(7.8) III 14(6.1) IV 144(62.3) Undermined 42(30.7) Study field Clinical 204(88.3) Non-clinical 27(11.7) Publishing specialty Neurology 77(33.3) Neurosurgery 34(14.7) Psychiatry 24(10.4) Pediatric neurology 19(8.2) Rehabilitation 20(8.7) Basic neuroscience 30(13) Miscellaneous* 27(11.7) Publishing country KSA 91(39.4) Turkey 48(20.8) Iran 33(14.3) China 25(10.8) Miscellaneous** 34(14.7) Authors academic affiliation University 182(78.8) Non-university 49(21.2) *Miscellaneous specialties (27 articles) [Medicine (others): 7, Family and Community Medicine: 6, Radiology: 6, Public Health: 2, Anaesthesia: 2, Epidemiology: 2, Dentistry: 1, Nursing: 1].**Miscellaneous countries (34 articles) [Iraq: 7, Jordan: 6, India: 3, Kuwait: 2, Pakistan: 2. Egypt: 2, Brazil: 2, Oman: 1. Tunisia: 1, Morocco: 1, Nigeria: 1, Rwanda: 1, USA: 1, Canada: 1, Malaysia: 1, Taiwan: 1, Thailand: 1]
- Table 2
- Correlation analysis between citation numbers and findings relating to several predictors using pearson correlation coefficient (R).
Predictors R-value P-value Duration from publication 0.3423 <0.0001* Sample size 0.467 <0.0001* Study design -0.1408 0.0353* Study Level of Evidence -0.1428 0.03* Study field -0.0593 0.3696 Publishing specialty 0.0414 0.5313 Publishing country 0.0161 0.8077 Authors academic affiliation 0.0158 0.8112 Number of authors -0.0141 0.8312 Number of centers 0.0489 0.4595 Number of references 0.0676 0.3063 *p-values ≤0.05 are significant
- Table 3
- Comparative analysis of the mean citation numbers (± SD) between the various subgroups in several predictors using mean difference (MD) test
Predictors/Variables Articles Number Mean Cites (±SD) MD P-value Duration from publication (years) 2-5 years 106 5.8(±5.7) 10.6 <0.0001* 6-10 years 125 16.4(±17.5) Sample size ≤91 110 9.1(±8.8) -3.9 0.0359* >91 112 13(±17.3) Study design RCTs 10 20.9(±14.3) -9.8 0.035* Other designs 221 11.1(±14.3) Prospective 17 6.8(±8) 5.1 0.1621 Other designs 214 11.9(±14.8) MAs and SRs 12 28.8(±37.6) 18.2 <0.0001* Other designs 219 10.6(±11.5) Experimental 27 9.8(±9.3) 2 0.5003 Other designs 204 11.8(±15) Cross-sectional 65 11.2(±10.7) 0.5 0.8136 Other designs 166 11.7(±15.7) Survey questionnaire 15 13.8(±11.5) -2.4 0.534 Other designs 216 11.4(±14.6) Case-control 14 14(±20.5) -2.6 0.5146 Other designs 217 11.4(±14) Retro- case series 71 8.5(±10) 4.4 0.0327* Other designs 160 12.9(±15.9) Study level of evidence (LOE) I 15 24.1(±31.5) -13.5 0.0004* Other levels 216 10.6(±12) II 18 7.1(±7.9) 4.9 0.1671 Other levels 213 12(±14.8) III 14 14(±20.5) -2.6 0.5146 Other levels 217 11.4(±14) IV 144 10.6(±11.8) 2.6 0.1849 Other levels 87 13.2(±17.9) Undetermined 42 11.2(±10.2) 0.4 0.8718 Other levels 189 11.6(±15.3) Study field Clinical 204 11.8(±15) 2 0.5003 Non-clinical 27 9.8(±9.3) *p-values ≤0.05 are significant
Predictors/Variables Articles Number Mean Cites (±SD) MD P-value Publishing specialty Neurology 77 12(±17.6) -0.6 0.7673 Other specialties 154 11.4(±12.7) Neurosurgery 34 8.9(±7.8) 3.1 0.2496 Other specialties 197 12(±15.3) Psychiatry 24 13(±10.8) -1.6 0.6081 Other specialties 207 11.4(±14.8) Pediatric neurology 19 13.4(±12.4) -2 0.5636 Other specialties 212 11.4(±14.6) Rehabilitation 20 4.7(±4) 7.5 0.0261* Other specialties 211 12.2(±14.9) Basic neurosciences 30 11.5(±9.7) 0.1 0.9718 Other specialties 201 11.6(±15) Miscellaneous 27 16.4(±21.6) -5.5 0.0635 Other specialties 204 10.9(±13.2) Publishing country KSA 91 11.4(±14.5) 0.2 0.9185 Other countries 140 11.6(±14.5) Turkey 48 8.5(±10) 3.9 0.0956 Other countries 183 12.4(±15.3) Iran 33 21.2(±23.4) -11.2 <0.0001* Other countries 198 10(±11.7) China 25 9(±7.7) 2.9 0.343 Other countries 206 11.9(±15) Miscellaneous 34 8.8(±6.8) 3.2 0.2353 Other countries 197 12(±15.4) Authors academic affiliation University 182 11.7(±15.3) -0.5 0.8308 Non- university 49 11.2(±11.1) Number of authors ≤5 150 11.8(±15.6) -0.8 0.6889 >5 81 11(±12.1) Number of centers 1 214 11.5(±14.7) 1.1 0.7635 >1 17 12.6(±11.4) Number of references ≤25 117 10.2(±10.5) 2.8 0.1422 >25 114 13(±17.6) *p-values ≤0.05 are significant