ArticlePLoS biology2017
A critical evaluation of the algorithm behind the Relative Citation Ratio (RCR).
Article in PLoS biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
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Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Dermatology Receives Fewer Grants Versus Other Specialties but Excels in Citation Impact in a Cross-sectional Analysis of R01 Grants 2000-2022.Dermatology practical & conceptual · 2023Article
- Evaluating the Academic Influence of Orthopedic Surgeons in Spinal Literature Through Relative Citation Ratio.Cureus · 2022Article
- Structure, function, and productivity from the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2022Article
- A bibliometric and visual analysis of obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome from 2012 to 2022.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Use of the journal impact factor for assessing individual articles: Statistically flawed or not?F1000Research · 2020Article
- The relative citation ratio: what is it and why should medical librarians care?Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2018Article
- Assessing scientists for hiring, promotion, and tenure.PLoS biology · 2018Article
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- Additional support for RCR: A validated article-level measure of scientific influence.PLoS biology · 2017Article
- A Brief Review on Article-, Author-, and Journal-Level Scientometric Indices.Indian dermatology online journalReview
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Registered trials
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