The Claim
The top 100 most cited RCT-related articles were published in only nine journals, with The New England Journal of Medicine accounting for 78% of these landmark studies, demonstrating extreme concentration of high-impact clinical research in a small number of outlets.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
78% of the 100 most cited randomized controlled trial articles were published in a single journal, The New England Journal of Medicine, and all 100 were published in just nine journals total.
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The top 100 most cited RCT-related articles were published in only nine journals, with The New England Journal of Medicine accounting for 78% of these landmark studies, demonstrating extreme concentration of high-impact clinical research in a small number of outlets.
High-impact medical journals select studies with large effects, novel claims, or strong statistical significance for publication, while rejecting studies with smaller effects or negative results. This filtering causes the most cited trials to appear almost exclusively in a small number of journals, creating the appearance that only those outlets produce landmark research.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that out of the 100 most famous medical trials, 78 were published in just one journal — The New England Journal of Medicine — which proves that a tiny number of journals publish most of the biggest medical discoveries.
Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies
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