Table 3. Number of article citations per issue and volume.
| Year (Volume) | Type of article | No. of citations in PubMed | Total citations per volume | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issue 1 | Issue 2 | Issue 3 | Issue 4 | |||
| 2012 (Vol. 37) | Original research | 0 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 44 |
| Case report | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | |
| Review | 0 | N/A | N/A | 14 | 14 | |
| 2013 (Vol. 38) | Original research | 35 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 95 |
| Case report | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 31 | |
| Review | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 19 | |
| 2014 (Vol. 39) | Original research | 14 | 35 | 19 | 32 | 100 |
| Case report | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 25 | |
| Review | 10 | 2 | N/A | 3 | 15 | |
| 2015 (Vol. 40) | Original research | 14 | 35 | 11 | 18 | 78 |
| Case report | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 26 | |
| Review | 10 | 2 | 5 | N/A | 17 | |
| 2016 (Vol. 41) | Original research | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 37 |
| Case report | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Review | N/A | N/A | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 (Vol. 42) | Original research | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Case report | 2 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 3 | |
| Review | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | |
| 2018 (Vol. 43) | Original research | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Case report | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Review | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
N/A, not applicable.