Author self-citation in the general medicine literature.

Author self-citation contributes to the overall citation count of an article and the impact factor of the journal in which it appears. Little is known, however, about the extent of self-citation in the general clinical medicine literature. The objective of this study was to determine the extent and...

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Main Authors: Abhaya V Kulkarni, Brittany Aziz, Iffat Shams, Jason W Busse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3116850?pdf=render