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dc.contributor.authorNieder, Carsten
dc.contributor.authorGeinitz, Hans
dc.contributor.authorAndratschke, Nikolaus H.
dc.contributor.authorGrosu, Anca-Ligia
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-08T12:11:55Z
dc.date.available2016-03-08T12:11:55Z
dc.date.issued2015-02-24
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to review all articles published in two temporarily available radiation oncology journals (Radiation Oncology Investigations, Journal of Radiosurgery) in order to evaluate their scientific impact. From several potential measures of impact and relevance of research, we selected article citation rate because landmark or practice-changing research is likely to be cited frequently. The citation database Scopus was used to analyse number of citations. During the time period 1996-1999 the journal Radiation Oncology Investigations published 205 articles, which achieved a median number of 6 citations (range 0-116). However, the most frequently cited article in the first 4 volumes achieved only 23 citations. The Journal of Radiosurgery published only 31 articles, all in the year 1999, which achieved a median number of 1 citation (range 0-11). No prospective randomized studies or phase I-II collaborative group trials were published in these journals. Apparently, the Journal of Radiosurgery acquired relatively few manuscripts that were interesting and important enough to impact clinical practice. Radiation Oncology Investigations’ citation pattern was better and closer related to that reported in several previous studies focusing on the field of radiation oncology. The vast majority of articles published in temporarily available radiation oncology journals had limited clinical impact and achieved few citations. Highly influential research was unlikely to be submitted during the initial phase of establishing new radiation oncology journals.en_US
dc.descriptionPublished version. Source at <a href=http://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-015-0885-y>http://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-015-0885-y</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSpringerPlus 2015, 4(93)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1256190
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s40064-015-0885-y
dc.identifier.issn2193-1801
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/8750
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_8350
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.subjectRadiation oncologyen_US
dc.subjectRadiotherapyen_US
dc.subjectResearch evaluationen_US
dc.subjectScientific publishingen_US
dc.subjectCitationen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Biblioteks- og informasjonsvitenskap: 320::Bibliometri: 324en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Library and information science: 320::Bibliometrics: 324en_US
dc.titleScientific impact of studies published in temporarily available radiation oncology journals: a citation analysisen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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