Predictors of Above Average 6-Year Citation Rates in Leading Spine-Specific Medical Journals

Abstract

Objective. To identify predictors of manuscripts achieving 6-year citation rates higher than the mean in spine-specific literature. Summary of Background Data. An article's citation rate demonstrates its contribution to academia and its quality. Predictors of citation rates have not yet been studied in spinespecific medical literature. Methods. Three leading spine-specific journals were identified by a weighted scoring system comparing various journal metrics. Research articles published in 2014 were evaluated from the following journals: Spine, European Spine

Playing the Odds on Citation Rates in Spinal Research

“…Let alone the real odds makers at the roulette wheel, black jack tables, and poker rooms in Las Vegas and across the country. In this context, Krivicich et al 1 have published here a bibliometric analysis, looking at the performance of spinal research published in 2014. In their estimation, including close to 1100 articles, the authors report that Spine was the spine-specific journal with the highest 6-year citation rate.…”