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Research methodology used in the 50 most cited articles in the field of pediatrics: types of studies that become citation classics.

Antonia Jelicic KadicTanja KovacevicEdita RunjicAna Simicic MajceJosko MarkicBranka PolicJulije MestrovicLivia Puljak
Published in: BMC medical research methodology (2020)
Few randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews were among citation classics in the field of pediatrics. Articles that use observational research methodology, and are published in journals with lower impact factors, can become citation classics.
Keyphrases
  • meta analyses
  • randomized controlled trial
  • systematic review
  • cross sectional
  • case control
  • study protocol