Bibliometric Analysis of the Top 100 Cited Cardiovascular Articles

Shuaib, Waqas; Khan, Muhammad Shahzeb; Shahid, Hassan; Valdes, Emilio A.; Alweis, Richard

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.01.029

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“…Besides the well-known fact that in citation analysis there is often a high proportion (in the case of our study 39%) of articles originating from the United States due to citation and reviewer behavior as well as socioeconomic factors [4,5,14] , a high proportion of the articles originated from institutions of more than one country. This underlines the trend to international collaboration studies, which are associated with a higher level of evidence in this study.…”

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“…The peak period is closer to the present time than it was found in other citation analysis studies [12,13] . This may indicate that visceral surgery is a young and dynamic field, and clinicians rely on latest research as suggested by Shuaib et al [5] analyzing highly cited papers in the cardiovascular area. The quality of research measured by the level of evidence of the cited articles showed 2 peaks: first, 51% of the 83 articles, where a level of evidence was applicable, were interventional and observational studies with a low level of evidence (IV) and second, 42% were systematic reviews and RCT with a high level of evidence (Ia or Ib).…”

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“…Modern database, such as the Web of Science (Thomson Reuters, Philadelphia, Pa., USA), renders citation analysis as a tool of growing importance to identify high impact journals in different fields [4][5][6] . Therefore, the aim was to identify the 100 most cited articles in the field of visceral surgery, and to summarize the provided knowledge and evidence, focusing on those articles that influence and shape surgeon's daily decision making or have the potential to modify current therapeutic concepts.…”

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The 100 Most-Cited Articles in Visceral Surgery: A Systematic Review

Mûller

Gloor²,

Candinas³

et al. 2016

Dig Surg

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Background: Even though citation analysis has several limitations, it is a commonly used tool to determine the impact of scientific articles in different research fields. Objective: The study aims to identify and systematically review the 100 most cited articles in the field of visceral surgery focusing on papers that modified therapeutic concepts and influenced the surgeons' decision making. Methods: The 100 most cited clinical articles in visceral surgery were identified using Journal Citation Reports and Science Citation Index Expanded of the Web of Science (Thomson Reuters, Philadelphia, Pa., USA). Data for characterization of the articles were determined: Number of citations, research topic, journal, publication time, authorship, country of origin, type of article and level of evidence if reasonable. Results: The 100 most cited articles were published in 17 journals; 72 articles were found in the 3 journals: New England Journal of Medicine (38), Annals of Surgery (21) and Lancet (13). The oldest article was published in 1908 in Annals of Surgery (ranked 76th) and the most recent in 2012 in Lancet (65th). Eighty articles were published between 1990 and 2010. The number of citations ranged from 667 to 4,666 (median 925). The leading country of origin was the United States with 39 articles, followed by articles originating from more than one country (30). There were 45 interventional studies (27 randomized controlled trials), 32 observational studies, 19 reviews and 4 guidelines, definitions or classifications. The level of evidence was low (IV) in 42 articles and high in 35 articles (Ia or Ib). A high number of citations did not reflect a high level of evidence. Conclusions: The topics and research questions of the identified articles covered a large area of visceral surgery. Some of the milestones in visceral surgery were identified. The high impact measured by citations did not reflect a high quality of research (level of evidence) in a considerable number of publications.

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“…This is in contrast with bibliometrics published in other fields such as orthopedics [13], neurosurgery [11] and general surgery [9] where the peak time period for top cited articles was 1965 to 1980. However, a general cardiology bibliometric [7] had a similar peak time period 2001–2010. This suggests that the field of the cardiology as a whole is evolving rapidly and in sync with CMR.…”

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Top 100 cited articles in cardiovascular magnetic resonance: a bibliometric analysis

Khan

Ullah

Riaz

et al. 2016

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

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BackgroundWith limited health care resources, bibliometric studies can help guide researchers and research funding agencies towards areas where reallocation or increase in research activity is warranted. Bibliometric analyses have been published in many specialties and sub-specialties but our literature search did not reveal a bibliometric analysis on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR). The main objective of the study was to identify the trends of the top 100 cited articles on CMR research.MethodsWeb of Science (WOS) search was used to create a database of all English language scientific journals. This search was then cross-referenced with a similar search term query of Scopus® to identify articles that may have been missed on the initial search. Articles were ranked by citation count and screened by two independent reviewers.ResultsCitations for the top 100 articles ranged from 178 to 1925 with a median of 319.5. Only 17 articles were cited more than 500 times, and the vast majority (n = 72) were cited between 200–499 times. More than half of the articles (n = 52) were from the United States of America, and more than one quarter (n = 21) from the United Kingdom. More than four fifth (n = 86) of the articles were published between the time period 2000–2014 with only 1 article published before 1990. Circulation and Journal of the American College of Cardiology made up more than half (n = 62) of the list. We found 10 authors who had greater than 5 publications in the list.ConclusionOur study provides an insight on the characteristics and quality of the most highly cited CMR literature, and a list of the most influential references related to CMR.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12968-016-0303-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…The number of citations to the studies conducted in the areas of orthopedics and neurosurgery peaked between 1965 and 1980 (10,11). However, the citation frequency of studies in the field of cardiology peaked between 2001 and 2010 (12). This result may suggest that the development and progression in the area of breast cancer may have occurred within a short period of time.…”

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Top 100 Cited Classic Articles in Breast Cancer Research

Uysal

2017

Eur J Breast Health

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There has been a growing increase in the incidence of breast cancer (1), which is still the most significant cancer-related cause of female mortality (2). In spite of significant progress in the management of breast cancer, the search for a curative treatment is still ongoing. Although a number of crucial studies and clinical trials have significantly contributed to the improvement of breast cancer care, many often remain unknown to the majority of clinicians, suggesting a need to identify at least the top 100 most cited studies in the field. Actually, in the past, there were a couple of studies which identified the most cited articles in several fields such as digestive disease and psychology (3, 4), which helped the researchers in this field to easily access them. This identification is important because the decisions made by the clinicians are generally based on the evidence and the studies with a high impact (5). The most significant component of the methodological qualities of studies is associated with an increase of citation and a high impact factor of the journal where it is published (6). The object of this study was to identify and analyze the qualities of the top 100 cited papers in breast cancer-related studies. Materials and MethodsThe data in this study were obtained by a search conducted on the Web of Science (WOS) (Clarivate Analytics, United States). The journals indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded were included. There were no restrictions on the journals. The Science Citation Index Expanded in WOS covers more than 8,500 notable and major journals encompassing 150 disciplines. The coverage time extends from 1900 to the present (7). The term "Breast cancer" was typed into the search box of WOS basic research with the selection of all the years and the data were searched in Title setting. Our search produced 189.235 published articles between 1978-2017. Thereafter, they were listed based on the citation frequency-from the highest to the lowest. The analysis was carried out by compiling the Top 100 cited classical articles in a shortlist as sorted by the journals, categories of the studies, countries, centers where the studies were published, authors and publication date. Since this was not invasive study, an approval from the ethical committee was not requested. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Statistical analysisNo statistical methods were used in the study. All the data were given in percentages, numbers and bar charts.

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Bibliometric Analysis of the Top 100 Cited Cardiovascular Articles

Cited by 126 publications

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