Table 6.
Differences in visibility for synthesis center articles and reference corpus.
| Variable | Synthesis center articles (n=1526) | Reference corpus (n=396,852) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Citations received as of 2013 | 82.7 | 42.9 | t-test: 41.6 (11.9)*** |
| % articles that are "hits" (in top 5% of citation distribution) | 12.70% | 5.90% | χ2: 128.9*** |
Significance levels indicated by asterisks: *= p < .05; **= p < .01; *** = p < .001.