Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2025.64.03.07

A Quarter Century of Croatian Radiology Publications: A Bibliometric Analysis

Petar Medaković orcid.org/0000-0002-7173-8286 ; Department of Radiology, Croatia Polyclinic, Zagreb, Croatia *
Zrinka Biloglav ; Department of Medical Statistics, Epidemiology and Medical Informatics, Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Dina Vrkić ; Central Medical Library, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Boris Brkljačić ; School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan Padjen ; School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Zagreb University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan Pristaš orcid.org/0000-0002-6732-7943 ; Croatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Franko Žuvela ; Department of Radiology, Varaždin General Hospital, Varaždin, Croatia
Gordana Ivanac orcid.org/0000-0001-8419-1534 ; School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

The aim was to analyze Croatian radiology publications, the number of radiologists
per 100,000 population from 1992 to 2016, as well as their citation metrics until 2018. MEDLINE
database was searched through the Web of Science platform and estimated the annual number of radiologists
per 100,000 population. Articles were categorized by subspecialty, citation count, journal impact
factor (JIF), mean number of authors per article, study design, and journal type (radiology vs. non-radiology;
foreign vs. domestic). Publication activity positively correlated with radiologists’ rate and articles
from neuroradiology/head and neck and vascular/interventional radiology predominated. There were
177 articles, 1,391 citations (7.85 per article), and 19 uncited vs. 157 cited articles (8.8 per article). The
majority were published in non-radiology and foreign journals, however, the articles in foreign and radiology
journals were more frequently cited. The mean number of authors per article remained stable, but
the mean JIF increased significantly from 1.09 to 1.82. The dominant study designs were cross-sectional
and case reports; JIF was similar across study designs. In conclusion, this study provides a comprehensive
overview of bibliometric indicators in Croatian radiological publications and allows radiologists to
critically re-evaluate their publication activity and direct their focus toward implementing them into
research practice.

Keywords

Croatia; Radiology; Bibliometric analysis; Radiology publications

Hrčak ID:

342933

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/342933

Publication date:

30.9.2025.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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