Author self-citations in the urology literature.

IF 1.3 Q3 UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY Arab Journal of Urology Pub Date : 2022-03-30 eCollection Date: 2022-01-01 DOI:10.1080/2090598X.2022.2056976

Vaibhav Aggarwal

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Objective: We aimed to determine the diachronous self-citation rate and the various article characteristics which can influence the rate and percentage of diachronous author self-citations using papers published in high-rank urology journals.

Methods: We included all papers (N = 327 articles) published between January 2015 to April 2015 in the European Urology, The Journal of Urology and the BJU International. We determined author self-citations using the Scopus database and used negative binomial regression to determine which article characteristics affect self-citations.

Results: 262 articles (80.2%) contained at least one self-citation.The mean number and percentage of author self-citations were 6.5 and 14.2 respectively. Adjusted analysis showed that the experimental/animal study design and the number of authors were significantly associated with both the number (IRR = 2.12, P = 0.011; IRR = 1.03, P = 0.002) and percentage of author self-citations (IRR = 2.95, P = 0.003; IRR = 1.03, P = 0.012). The number of citations in the Scopus and publication in European Urology were significantly associated with only the number of author self-citations.

Conclusion: Diachronous author self-citation rate in urology is higher compared to general medical literature but similar to other surgical subspecialties. It may depend on the study design and the number of authors in the paper. For a more comprehensive evaluation, future studies should look at the context in which self-citations were made.

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目的:研究泌尿外科高水平期刊论文作者的非时性自引率及影响作者非时性自引率和百分比的文献特征。方法:纳入2015年1月至2015年4月在欧洲泌尿外科、泌尿外科杂志和BJU国际杂志上发表的所有论文(N = 327篇)。我们使用Scopus数据库来确定作者的自引，并使用负二项回归来确定哪些文章特征会影响自引。结果:262篇(80.2%)文献至少包含1条自引。作者平均自引次数为6.5次，自引百分比为14.2次。调整后的分析显示，实验/动物研究设计和作者数量与数量显著相关(IRR = 2.12, P = 0.011;IRR = 1.03, P = 0.002)和作者自引用百分比(IRR = 2.95, P = 0.003;Irr = 1.03, p = 0.012)。Scopus和《European Urology》的被引次数仅与作者自引次数显著相关。结论:泌尿外科非时性作者自引率高于普通医学文献，但与其他外科亚专科相似。这可能取决于研究设计和论文作者的数量。为了进行更全面的评价，未来的研究应该着眼于自我引用的背景。

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Arab Journal of Urology UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY-

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期刊介绍： The Arab Journal of Urology is a peer-reviewed journal that strives to provide a high standard of research and clinical material to the widest possible urological community worldwide. The journal encompasses all aspects of urology including: urological oncology, urological reconstructive surgery, urodynamics, female urology, pediatric urology, endourology, transplantation, erectile dysfunction, and urinary infections and inflammations. The journal provides reviews, original articles, editorials, surgical techniques, cases reports and correspondence. Urologists, oncologists, pathologists, radiologists and scientists are invited to submit their contributions to make the Arab Journal of Urology a viable international forum for the practical, timely and state-of-the-art clinical urology and basic urological research.