Abstract
It has been suggested that bibliometric analysis of different document types may reveal new aspects of research performance. In medical research a number of study types play different roles in the research process and it has been shown, that the evidence-level of study types is associated with varying citation rates. This study focuses on clinical practice guidelines, which are supposed to gather the highest evidence on a given topic to give the best possible recommendation for practitioners. The quality of clinical practice guidelines, measured using the AGREE score, is compared to the citations given to the references used in these guidelines, as it is hypothesised, that better guidelines are based on higher cited references. AGREE scores are gathered from reviews of clinical practice guidelines on a number of diseases and treatments. Their references are collected from Web of Science and citation counts are normalised using the item-oriented z-score and the PPtop-10% indicators. A positive correlation between both citation indicators and the AGREE score of clinical practice guidelines is found. Some potential confounding factors are identified. While confounding cannot be excluded, results indicate low likelihood for the identified confounders. The results provide a new perspective to and application of citation analysis.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of ISSI 2013 - 14th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference |
Editors | Juan Gorraiz, Edgar Schiebel, Christian Gumpenberger, Marianne Hörlesberger, Henk Moed |
Number of pages | 14 |
Volume | 1 |
Publisher | AIT Austrian Institute of Technology |
Publication date | 1 Dec 2013 |
Pages | 215-228 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-320003135-7 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2013 |
Event | 14th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference - Vienna, Austria Duration: 15 Jul 2013 → 19 Jul 2013 Conference number: 14 http://www.issi2013.org/ |
Conference
Conference | 14th International Society of Scientometrics and Informetrics Conference |
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Number | 14 |
Country/Territory | Austria |
City | Vienna |
Period | 15/07/2013 → 19/07/2013 |
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