The geography of references in elite articles: Which countries contribute to the archives of knowledge?

PLoS One · 2018 · PMC5868817 · PMID 29579088

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an increasing trendno p-value reported

The UK and the Netherlands show an increasing trend.

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a decreasing trendno p-value reported

Using this perspective, the results do not support a decreasing trend for the USA; in fact, the USA exceeds expectations (compared to its publication share) in terms of references in the top-1% articles.

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