Factors Related to the Frequency of Citation of the Physical Therapy Journal View PDF

^*Bayram Unver
Medicine, School Of Physical Therapy And Rehabilitation, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey

^*Corresponding Author:

Bayram Unver
Medicine, School Of Physical Therapy And Rehabilitation, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey
Email:bayram.unver@deu.edu.tr

Published on: 2014-10-03

Abstract

We conducted a review of the highest impact physical therapy journal (Physical Therapy) to determine factors associated with subsequent citations within three years of publication. We conducted citation counts for all original articles published in Physical Therapy 2008 (12 issues). Study characteristics and citation rates were analyzed using median and interquartile ranges and logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate which factors predicted greater citation rates. The first citation time, study design, number of reference, number of pages and the month of publication were the variables associated with subsequent citation rate. We found significant correlations between the citation rates and the month of publication, study design, number of reference, number of pages and first citation time. In addition, we revealed that review articles were cited more frequently than clinical research articles. We consider that this information may help the readers, authors, reviewers, librarians and promotion committees to plan the studies and also to analyze and evaluate the articles.

Keywords

Citation analysis; Bibliometrics;Journal; Physical therapy; Publishing

Introduction

Physical therapy is a fast growing profession because of the aging population, medical advances, and the public's interest in health promotion. Physical therapy has seen many exciting developments in the past 30 years; including progression to post baccalaureate education, development of post professional clinical training programs, and availability of specialty practice certifications. In the most recent decade, initiatives have focused on increasing professional autonomy, providing direct patient access, and applying evidencebased practice.