The citation impact of scientific articles is highly uneven, even within the same journal, following a log-normal distribution where 20% of articles account for 80% citations （the ＂20/80 law＂）. It has also been su...The citation impact of scientific articles is highly uneven, even within the same journal, following a log-normal distribution where 20% of articles account for 80% citations （the ＂20/80 law＂）. It has also been suggested that half the literatures published is redundant as it is never cited.2 Therefore, many non-cited articles are published in scientific journals. In this article, the distribution of non-cited articles published in the Chinese Medical Journal （C34.1） in 2010 is reported aiming to provide evidence to guide the editorial work.展开更多
文摘The citation impact of scientific articles is highly uneven, even within the same journal, following a log-normal distribution where 20% of articles account for 80% citations （the ＂20/80 law＂）. It has also been suggested that half the literatures published is redundant as it is never cited.2 Therefore, many non-cited articles are published in scientific journals. In this article, the distribution of non-cited articles published in the Chinese Medical Journal （C34.1） in 2010 is reported aiming to provide evidence to guide the editorial work.
