Sleeping beauties in pediatrics.
Sleeping beauties (SBs) in science have been known for few decades; however, it seems that only recently have they become popular. An SB is a publication that "sleeps" for a long time and then almost suddenly awakes and becomes highly cited. SBs present interesting findings in science. Pediatrics research literature has not yet been analyzed for their presence, and 5 pediatrics SBs were discovered in this research. Their prevalence was approximately 0.011%. Some environments or periods are more "SB fertile" than others: 3 of 5 SBs were published in the journalPediatrics,4 originated from the United States, and 4 were published in the period from 1992 to 1993. No institutions or authors published more than 1 SB.
Jernej
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Završnik
Peter
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Kokol
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D055811:Journal Impact Factor; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors