Does open access contribute to higher citation counts in surgical science?

"In this study, we scrutinized articles published in the International Journal of Surgery and determined that OA markedly enhances the citation count of a paper, which implies that OA constitutes an efficacious strategy for amplifying an article's visibility and likelihood of being cited. Moreover, incorporating a substantial number of references within an article also appears advantageous for boosting its citation frequency, as this typically denotes a thorough and profound investigation...."