Csako G "Analysis of the most highly cited articles from the 50-year history of CCA " Clinica Chimica Acta 375(1-2):43-48, January 200

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Addresses: gcsako at nih.gov 


Title: Analysis of the most highly cited articles from the 50-year history 
of CCA 

Author(s): Csako G (Csako, Gyorgy) 

Source: CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA 375 (1-2): 43-48 JAN 2007 

Document Type: Review 
Language: English 

Cited References: 15      Times Cited: 0      

Abstract: 
Background: The 50th anniversary of CCA in 2006 prompted analysis of the 
most highly cited articles from the Journal's history. Methods: Lists of 
most highly cited CCA articles were obtained from Current Contents (1974, 
1991) and CCA (2006); all based on the ISI/Thomson Scientific database. 
PubMed search identified country of origin. 

Results: Distribution of the most highly cited CCA articles was skewed 
towards those with high total citations. From the beginning, these 
articles originated from a diverse group of countries. This diversity 
increased with time to include countries from 4 continents. The most 
highly cited articles emerged at least 8-16 years following their 
publication. During the first 35 years of the Journal, there was a 
significant positive correlation between the total number of citations and 
the publication date of cited articles. Initially, virtually all most 
highly cited articles were methods papers, whereas during the past 25 
years less than half of them reported methods; clinical research papers 
and reviews making up the rest.

Conclusions: Results of this analysis may help in editorial policy-making 
and marketing of the Journal and in assessing the impact of individual 
countries on the field, and may guide authors' decision in submitting 
articles to the Journal. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Addresses: Csako G (reprint author), NIH, Ctr Clin, Dept Lab Med, Bldg 
10,Rm 2C-407, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
NIH, Ctr Clin, Dept Lab Med, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA

E-mail Addresses: gcsako at nih.gov 

Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS 
Subject Category: Medical Laboratory Technology 

IDS Number: 112IQ 
ISSN: 0009-8981 

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