Author： BRUER JOHN T.
Publisher： Emerald Group Publishing Ltd
ISSN： 0022-0418
Source： Journal of Documentation, Vol.41, Iss.3, 1985-01, pp. : 165-172
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Abstract
Bibliometric analysis of research reports in continuing medical education that were evaluated for their methodological quality is used to assess the relation between methodological rigour and citation frequency. There is a positive, significant but low correlation between rigour and citation, and evidence that rigorous work will be cited independent of where the article is published. There is no strong evidence that study design is correlated with subsequent citation. Of the five methodological standards used in the bibliography, outcome measure is the best predictor of citation frequency. In certain cases citation measures might be used as guides to or indicators of methodologically rigorous research reports.
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