Antibiotics: A Bibliometric Analysis of Top 100 Classics

Abstract

Citation frequencies represent the most significant contributions in any respective field. This bibliometric analysis aimed to identify and analyze the 100 most-cited publications in the field of antibiotics and to highlight the trends of research in this field. “All databases” of Clarivate Analytics’ Web of Science was used to identify and analyze the 100 publications. The articles were then cross-matched with Scopus and Google Scholar. The frequency of citation ranged from 940 to 11,051 for the Web of Science, 1053 to 10,740 for Scopus, and 1162 to 20,041 for Google Scholar. A total of 513 authors made contributions to the ranked list, and Robert E.W. Hancock contributed in six articles, which made it to the ranked list. Sixty-six scientific contributions originated from the United States of America. Five publications were linked to the University of Manitoba, Canada, that was identified as the educational organization, made the most contributions (n = 5). According to the methodological design, 26 of the most cited works were review-type closely followed by 23 expert opinions/perspectives. Eight articles were published in Nature journal, making it the journal with the most scientific contribution in this field. Correlation analysis between the publication age and citation frequency was found statistically significant (p = 0.012).

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“…Hence, the impact of published articles is assessed after at least after 5 years of publication. As highlighted, an increase in the age of publication positively influenced the citation frequency (68). Hirsch announced the h-index in 2005 and subsequently, it became a very popular bibliometric meas- ure (69).…”

“…In addition, since the use of citation indicators as performance indicators, researchers know that their references may influence the careers of the researchers they cite (77). The trend analysis of the influence of age of publication on the citation density showed that certain topics after reaching maturity show a decrease in citation density (68). It has been described that the real impact of a publication can only be evaluated at least two decades after it has been published (68,78).…”

“…The trend analysis of the influence of age of publication on the citation density showed that certain topics after reaching maturity show a decrease in citation density (68). It has been described that the real impact of a publication can only be evaluated at least two decades after it has been published (68,78). Nevertheless, it is remarkable that with the changing trends of how published work is reviewed, the accessibility of literature has increased multi folds, and research from around the world can be remotely reviewed without needing access to archives, libraries and published paper journals (68).…”

“…Keywords are important strategy for searching published documents in the literature (79). It is the cornerstones of the discoverability of any manuscript and therefore, quality journals and publishers should mandate the inclusion of keywords in every publication to ensure maximum visibility of the publication across all databases (68). A research hotspot refers to a focus of research for which scholars have explored severally for publication.…”

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