Red Journal Readers' Top Articles From 2017

Historically an individual paper's impact on science and on clinical practice has been measured through tracking the number of times it is cited in the literature. These citations go on to populate estimated calculations of "impact" through metrics such as the author's H-index and the journal's Impact Factor. However, published citations, although important, accumulate very slowly—over years—and reflect only the interest of other researchers in nations that themselves have a strong research focus.

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