Determinants of Citation Visibility in Educación Médica Superior Journal: A 28-Year Analysis

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Introduction: Citation analyses provide critical insights into the dynamics of scholarly visibility and academic influence. The Educación Médica Superior journal, a prominent Latin American journal, has not previously been the subject of a comprehensive citation-based assessment.

Objective: To identify and analyze the thematic, authorship, institutional, and geographic factors associated with citation visibility in the journal between 1996 and 2024.

Methods: A retrospective bibliometric study was conducted using Scopus-indexed articles published over a 28-year period. Thematic categories, gender representation, institutional affiliations, countries of origin, and language of publication were examined. Descriptive statistics and correlation analyses were performed using RStudio, and results were visualized using specialized bibliometric tools.

Results: Major determinants of citation impact included topic relevance, gender balance in authorship especially in first author positions collaborative patterns, and language of publication. English-language articles, despite being fewer, garnered a disproportionately high share of total citations. Institutional contributions were concentrated in a few Cuban universities, although citation impact varied independently of output volume.

Conclusions: Academic visibility in the journal depends more on thematic alignment, linguistic accessibility, and institutional support than on sheer productivity. Strategic editorial and collaborative practices are essential to increase the global impact of regional medical education journals.

 

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2025-11-11

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Chaple-Gil AM, Santiesteban-Velázquez M, Miralles Aguilera E de los Ángeles, Taureaux Díaz N. Determinants of Citation Visibility in Educación Médica Superior Journal: A 28-Year Analysis. Educación Médica Superior [Internet]. 2025 Nov. 11 [cited 2025 Dec. 6];39. Available from: https://ems.sld.cu/index.php/ems/article/view/4789

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