Table 2 Median numbers of pages, citations and citations per page for all articles in the surgical journals of 2001 (n = 120).
Original articles | Reviews | p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total | 16452 | 631 | |
Number of pages per article | 5 (4–7) | 8 (5–11) | p < 0.0001 |
Number of citations per article | 1 (0–4) | 2 (1–6) | p < 0.0001 |
Number of citations per article page | 0.286 (0–0.667) | 0.333 (0.083–0.707) | p = 0.013 |