Tsai, YL (Tsai, Yi-Lun); Lee, CC (Lee, Chien-Chang); Chen, SC (Chen, Shyr-Chyr); Yen, ZS (Yen, Zui-Shen) Top-cited articles in emergency medicine AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, 24 (6): 647-654 OCT 2006

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: chnchnglee at ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw 

Author(s): Tsai, YL (Tsai, Yi-Lun); Lee, CC (Lee, Chien-Chang); Chen, SC 
(Chen, Shyr-Chyr); Yen, ZS (Yen, Zui-Shen)
 
Title: Top-cited articles in emergency medicine 

Source: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, 24 (6): 647-654 OCT 2006 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Keywords Plus: JOURNAL IMPACT FACTORS; CITATION-CLASSICS 

Abstract: Study Objective: Our purpose was to identify and examine the 
characteristics of the most frequently cited articles in the field of 
emergency medicine (EM).

Methods: Top-cited EM articles in 9 EM journals were identified by 
searching the computerized database of the Science Citation Index Expanded 
and the Web of Science (1972 to present). Median citation numbers, 
authors' nationalities, publication year, and fields of study were 
described and discussed. Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used 
to compare groups.

Results: All top-cited articles were published during 1972 and 2002. We 
identified 100 top-cited articles published in 6 EM journals, led by 
Annals of Emergency Medicine (66) and American Journal of Emergency 
Medicine (22). Toxicology, traumatology, resuscitation medicine, and 
cardiovascular medicine were the primary focus of study. The median 
citation number for these top-cited articles was 102 (range, 71-335).
Conclusion: Our analysis gives an encyclopedic review of citation 
frequency of top-cited articles published in EM journals, which may 
provide information for those who want to find the history, evolution, and 
areas of high-impact research activities of EM. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All 
rights reserved. 

Addresses: Natl Taiwan Univ Hosp, Dept Emergency Med, Taipei 100, Taiwan; 
Natl Taiwan Univ Hosp, Grad Inst Epidemiol, Coll Publ Hlth, Taipei 100, 
Taiwan 

Reprint Address: Lee, CC, Natl Taiwan Univ Hosp, Dept Emergency Med, 
Taipei 100, Taiwan. 

E-mail Address: chnchnglee at ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw 

Cited Reference Count: 14 

Times Cited: 1 

Publisher: W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC 

Publisher Address: INDEPENDENCE SQUARE WEST CURTIS CENTER, STE 300, 
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-3399 USA 

ISSN: 0735-6757 

29-char Source Abbrev.: AMER J EMERG MED 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Am. J. Emerg. Med. 

Source Item Page Count: 8 

Subject Category: Emergency Medicine 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 091GL 

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