Determinants of citation in the literature on diesel exhaust exposure and lung cancer: a citation analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Epidemiological research on the association between diesel exhaust exposure and lung cancer risk has some methodological challenges that give rise to different conclusions and intense debates. This raises the question about the role of selective citation and of citation bias in particular. Our aim was to investigate the occurrence and prevalence of selective citation in this field.

Design

Citation analysis.

Setting

Web of Science Core Collection.

Participants

We identified 96 publications in this network, with 4317 potential citations. For each publication, we extracted characteristics such as study conclusion and funding source. Some of these characteristics are related to the study content: study design, sample size, method of diesel exposure asses

SUBMITTER: Duyx B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7542959 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature