| Title |
The Impact of Article Length on the Number of Future Citations: A Bibliometric Analysis of General Medicine Journals
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0049476 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Matthew E. Falagas, Angeliki Zarkali, Drosos E. Karageorgopoulos, Vangelis Bardakas, Michael N. Mavros |
| Abstract |
The number of citations received is considered an index of study quality and impact. We aimed to examine the factors associated with the number of citations of published articles, focusing on the article length. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 23 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 13% |
| United States | 3 | 13% |
| Japan | 2 | 9% |
| India | 2 | 9% |
| Sweden | 1 | 4% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 4% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
| Belgium | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 9 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 13 | 57% |
| Scientists | 5 | 22% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 13% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 141 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 1% |
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 134 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 22 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 11% |
| Librarian | 8 | 6% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 38 | 27% |
| Unknown | 30 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 19 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 12% |
| Computer Science | 17 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 6% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 35 | 25% |
| Unknown | 38 | 27% |