From: Factors associated with citation rate of randomised controlled trials in physiotherapy
Variable | Â | frequency | citations | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Language | Â | < .001 | ||
 | English | 580 (93.7 %) | 28 ± 41 |  |
Others | 39 (6.3 %) | 3 ± 4 |  | |
Subdiscipline | Â | .023 | ||
 | Musculoskeletal | 187 (30.2 %) | 22 ± 21 |  |
Neurology | 91 (14.7 %) | 26 ± 28 |  | |
Cardiothoracics | 89 (14.4 %) | 36 ± 69 |  | |
Pediatrics | 18 (2.9 %) | 19 ± 11 |  | |
Gerontology | 52 (8.4 %) | 31 ± 56 |  | |
Continence/womens’ health | 25 (4.0 %) | 16 ± 14 |  | |
Oncology | 29 (4.7 %) | 28 ± 20 |  | |
Sport | 11 (1.8 %) | 28 ± 24 |  | |
Occupational health | 8 (1.3 %) | 16 ± 9 |  | |
Endocrinology | 68 (11.0 %) | 38 ± 57 |  | |
Others | 41 (6.6 %) | 14 ± 12 |  | |
Pubmed | < .001 | |||
 | yes | 576 (93.1 %) | 28 ± 41 |  |
 | no | 43 (6.9 %) | 5 ± 5 |  |
Countries | .919 | |||
 | Australia | 50 (8.1 %) | 34 ± 58 |  |
 | Canada | 26 (4.2 %) | 44 ± 84 |  |
 | United Kingdom | 57 (9.2 %) | 24 ± 35 |  |
 | USA | 137 (22.1 %) | 32 ± 34 |  |
 | Sweden | 26 (4.2 %) | 19 ± 14 |  |
 | Brazil | 29 (4.7 %) | 16 ± 14 |  |
 | Germany | 25 (4.0 %) | 19 ± 19 |  |
 | Turkey | 26 (4.2 %) | 23 ± 23 |  |
 | The Netherlands | 35 (5.7 %) | 33 ± 37 |  |
 | China | 41 (6.6 %) | 19 ± 58 |  |
 | Others | 167 (27.0 %) |  |  |
Type of access | Â | < .001 | ||
 | Open access | 79 (12.6 %) | 34 ± 56 |  |
Delayed open access | 175 (28.9 %) | 37 ± 59 |  | |
Restricted access | 365 (58.5 %) | 20 ± 18 |  | |
Number of centres | < .001 | |||
 | multicentric | 532 (85.9 %) | 26 ± 1 |  |
 | single-centre | 87 (14.1 %) | 83 ± 9 |  |
5-year Impact Factor | < .001 | |||
 | Yes | 507 (81.9 %) | 29 ± 43 |  |
 | No | 112 (18.1 %) | 12 ± 16 |  |
Academic setting | .965 | |||
 | Yes | 455 (73,5 %) | 26 ± 36 |  |
 | No | 164 (26.5 %) | 26 ± 49 |  |