Determinants of Citation in Epidemiological Studies on Phthalates: A Citation Analysis

• Published in: Science and engineering ethics Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 3053 - 3067
• Main Authors: Urlings, Miriam J. E., Duyx, Bram, Swaen, Gerard M. H., Bouter, Lex M., Zeegers, Maurice P. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Bias; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering; Case studies; Citation analysis; Design factors; Determinants; Documents; Education; Engineering; Epidemiologic Studies; Epidemiology; Ethics; Humans; Impact factors; Journal Impact Factor; Male; Medicine/Public Health; Metabolites; Original Research/Scholarship; Philosophy; Philosophy of Science; Phthalate esters; Phthalates; Phthalic Acids; Regression analysis; Citation bias; MEHP; Questionable research practice; Network analysis; Phthalates

Citing of previous publications is an important factor in knowledge development. Because of the great amount of publications available, only a selection of studies gets cited, for varying reasons. If the selection of citations is associated with study outcome this is called citation bias. We will st...