- 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]