A Survey of Citation Trends in Physical Therapy Research Papers in Japan

[Purpose] The objective of this study was to survey the citation trends of physical therapy research papers in Japan, and to clarify their influence on physical therapy research quantitatively and qualitatively. [Method] Using the references cited by authors of original papers published in two Japan...

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Published inRigaku ryoho kagaku Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 435 - 439
Main Authors IMAI, Itsuki, IMAI, Hiromi, SHIOMI, Taizo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2011
Subjects
citation trends
physical therapy research
reference survey
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Summary:[Purpose] The objective of this study was to survey the citation trends of physical therapy research papers in Japan, and to clarify their influence on physical therapy research quantitatively and qualitatively. [Method] Using the references cited by authors of original papers published in two Japanese journals, Rigakuryohogaku and Rigakuryoho Kagaku, we performed an analysis based on items the numbers of cited papers as well as the citation frequency. [Results] For Japanese journals, there were many citations for the two physical therapy journals at the focus of our study. For English journals, there were many citations of journals concerned with rehabilitation and other specialist subjects. Furthermore, regarding the quality of the each cited journal, the quality of the two journals was high. [Conclusion] The large influence of these two journals on physical therapy research was clear from the high citation frequency of the two journals and their high quality as academic journals.
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ISSN:1341-1667
2434-2807
DOI:10.1589/rika.26.435