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Self-Citation Rate and Impact Factor in Ophthalmology
OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH
Volume:
52
Issue:
3
Pages:
136-140
DOI:
10.1159/000366284
Published:
2014
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OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH
Publisher KARGER, ALLSCHWILERSTRASSE 10, CH-4009 BASEL, SWITZERLAND
ISSN:
0030-3747
eISSN:
1423-0259
Research Domain
Ophthalmology
Abstract
Purpose: To analyze the self-citation rate (SCR) of ophthalmology journals, determine its possible effect on a journal's impact factor (IF) and compare the SCR of subspecialty journals versus general ophthalmology journals. Method: A retrospective consecutive study of ophthalmology journals listed in the Journal Citations Report (JCR) 2013. We retrieved these parameters from each journal's report: IF, total citations, self-citations, SCR and IF without self-citations (corrected IF). Results: A significant correlation was detected between the number of self-citations and publications (R-2 = 86.3, p = 0.000). Subspecialty journals had a significantly higher SCR than general journals (p = 0.017). No significant difference was found in terms of IF and corrected IF between general and subspecialty journals (p = 0.260 and p = 0.108, respectively). No significant correlation between IF and SCR was detected (p = 0.099). The corrected IF was inversely correlated with SCR (R-2 = -32.6, p = 0.013). An inverse correlation was detected between SCR and IF in the 29 ophthalmology journals with the lowest IF (R-2 = -57.3, p = 0.001). Conclusion: Unlike other fields of medicine, the IF of an ophthalmology journal does not correlate with its SCR. Self-citation is found more often in journals with a low corrected IF and is inversely correlated with IF in the bottom half. (C) 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel
Author Information
Reprint Address:
Mimouni, M (reprint author)
  | Meir Med Ctr, Dept Ophthalmol, 59 Tchernichovsky St, IL-44410 Kefar Sava, Israel.
Organization-Enhanced Name(s)
Tel Aviv University
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Addresses:
E-mail Addresses:michael@intername.co.il
Publisher
KARGER, ALLSCHWILERSTRASSE 10, CH-4009 BASEL, SWITZERLAND
Categories / Classification
Research Areas:Ophthalmology
Web of Science Categories:Ophthalmology
Document Information
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Accession Number:
WOS:000344448900005
PubMed ID:
25300716
ISSN:
0030-3747
eISSN:
1423-0259
Other Information
IDS Number:
AS7QA
Cited References in Web of Science Core Collection:
17
Times Cited in Web of Science Core Collection:
1
| JCR® Category | Quartile in Category | | OPHTHALMOLOGY | Q3 |
Data from the 2013 edition of Journal Citation Reports®
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