Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association (대한정형외과학회지)

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Characteristics Associated with Citation Rates of the Journal of Korean Orthopaedic Association (An Analysis of Articles between 2001-2015)

대한정형외과학회지에 발표된 논문들의 피인용 횟수와 연관된 특성(2001년부터 2015년까지의 논문 분석)

  • Bae, Jung Yun (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kwak, Sang Ho (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kang, Sang Woo (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Woo, Seung Hun (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Ahn, Tae Young (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Sang Hyun (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine)
  • 배정연 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 양산부산대학교병원 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 곽상호 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 양산부산대학교병원 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 강상우 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 양산부산대학교병원 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 우승훈 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 양산부산대학교병원 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 안태영 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 부산대학교병원 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 이상현 (부산대학교 의학전문대학원 부산대학교병원 정형외과학교실)
  • Received : 2020.02.19
  • Accepted : 2020.04.08
  • Published : 2020.12.30
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Abstract

Purpose: No attempt has been made to identify the relationship between the study characteristics and citation rates of articles published in the Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association (JKOA). This study classified the study characteristics of articles in the JKOA and analyzed the relationship between the study characteristics and citation rates. Materials and Methods: A cohort study was conducted on all articles published from February 2001 to December 2015. Three independent reviewers classified the articles according to the article type, material, time of the study, design, clinical categories, number of authors, and number of cases. The citation numbers of each article by other journals were taken in January 2020. Univariate analyses were conducted to assess the effect of each characteristic, and multivariate linear regression analysis was performed to analyze the overall relationship between the characteristics and the citation rates. Results: A total of 1,640 articles were published from 2001 to 2015, and 724 articles were cited more than once. The articles published in 2009 had the highest average number of citations. Original articles had the highest citation rates, followed in descending order by surgical techniques and reviews, instructional course lectures, and case reports (p<0.001). Among the case reports, articles dealing with general trauma scored significantly higher average citations (mean=1.5, p=0.006). Among the original articles, articles on general orthopedics had the highest citation rates, followed in order by clinical articles and experimental articles. Among the clinical articles, epidemiologic studies (mean=5.0, p<0.001) and studies on the spine (mean=1.7, p<0.001) recorded significantly higher citation rates than the others. Conclusion: Of all the articles published in the JKOA from 2001 to 2015, articles dealing with general trauma had the highest citation rates among case reports. Among the original articles, epidemiologic studies and studies concerning the spine were cited significantly more than others.

목적: 대한정형외과학회지에 게재된 논문 중 어떠한 특성의 논문이 보다 많이 인용되는지에 대한 보고는 아직 발표되어 있지 않다. 이 연구에서는 대한정형외과학회지에 게재된 논문을 기준에 따라 분류하고 각 기준이 피인용 횟수와의 연관되었는지 분석하여 어떤 특성이 피인용 횟수와 연관되는지 알아보고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 2001년부터 2015년까지 대한정형외과학회지에 게재된 논문 전체를 대상으로 3명의 저자가 논문의 양식, 대상, 연구 시점, 연구 설계, 임상적 위치, 저자 수, 그리고 증례 수에 따라 분류하고 2020년 1월까지 국내 및 국제 학술지에 인용된 횟수와의 연관관계를 분석하였다. 결과: 1,640편의 논문 중 724편이 1회 이상 인용되었으며, 평균 1.0회(표준편차 1.9)의 피인용 횟수를 기록하였다. 연도별로는 2009년에 게재된 논문들의 피인용 횟수가 가장 높아서, 평균 1.6회 인용되었다. 논문의 양식에 따라서는 원저, 수술기법 및 종설, 연수 강좌, 증례 보고의 순서대로 평균 피인용 횟수가 높았고(p<0.001), 증례 보고 중에서는 외상 일반에 대한 논문이 가장 피인용 횟수가 높았다(mean=1.5, p=0.006). 원저 중에서는 정형외과 일반에 대한 논문, 임상 논문, 실험 논문 순으로 피인용 횟수가 높았으며, 임상 논문 중에서 위치에 따라서는 척추에 대한 논문(mean=1.7, p<0.001)이, 연구 설계에 따라서는 역학 논문(mean=5.0, p<0.001)이 유의하게 높은 피인용 횟수를 기록하였다. 결론: 2001년부터 2015년까지 대한정형외과학회지에 게재된 증례 보고 중에서는 외상 일반을 다룬 논문이, 원저 중에서는 역학 연구이거나 척추 관절을 대상으로 작성된 논문이 게재 후 피인용 횟수가 유의하게 높았다.

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Acknowledgement

이 연구는 2018년 양산부산대학교병원의 연구비 지원을 받았습니다.

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