Table 4

Characteristics of highly-cited and infrequently-cited publications examining injury prevention among children.

Characteristic
Highly-Cited
Infrequently-Cited
P-Value

Year (mean ± SD)
2000.9 ± 2.0
2000.9 ± 2.1
0.66
Journal Name (%)



     Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
3.6
0.8
<0.0001
     Burns
4.0
3.2

     Injury Prevention
4.0
4.0

     Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation
0.4
4.0

     Journal of Paediatric and Child Health
1.2
3.6

     Journal of Paediatric Surgery
2.8
2.8

     Journal of Trauma
3.4
1.6

     Paediatrics
19.4
4.8

     Other
61.1
75.4

Journal Type (%)



     Critical Care/Emergency Room
11.8
16.3
0.12
     Education
2.0
3.2

     General Medicine
9.1
10.3

     Other
20.1
23.4

     Paediatric
30.7
21.0

     Psychology
10.2
6.7

     Public, Environmental, or Occupational Health
16.1
19.0

Journal Circulation (%)



     High
27.4
5.2
<0.0001
     Medium
10.7
5.2

     Low
61.9
89.7

Journal Impact Factor (%)



     High
4.0
0.0
<0.0001
     Medium
29.0
5.2

     Low
67.1
94.8

Topic (%)



     Burns/Fire
6.4
10.3
0.42
     Education
8.3
8.3

     Guns
6.0
4.0

     Motor Vehicle Accidents
7.9
8.7

     Playgrounds/Sports
13.1
9.5

     Other
59.1
58.3

Country (%)



     United States
60.7
43.7
0.0002
     United Kingdom
11.1
11.5

     Other
28.2
44.8


Abbreviations: SD = standard deviation

Filion and Pless Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations 2008 5:3   doi:10.1186/1742-5573-5-3

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