The Hirsch-index in self-citation rates with articles in Medicine (Baltimore): Bibliometric analysis of publications in two stages from 2018 to 2021.

Medicine (Baltimore) · 2022 · PMC9666158 · PMID 36397355

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a decreasing trendno p-value reported

As a result, citations would always be in a decreasing trend because citations are increased by the aging of articles.

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