Globalization of The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery Over The Last Decade: A Continent, Country, and State Level Analysis

Abstract

Craniofacial surgery continues to be a rapidly evolving field, due in part to interdisciplinary collaboration that has allowed for sharing of knowledge and methodologies, which has expanded greatly due to online journals and publications. The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery (JCS) is a highly regarded journal that has attracted attention for its mission to increase diversity and global representation in manuscript submissions and research publications. The purpose of this study is to provide an objective measurement of global participation in craniofacial research specifically as it pertains to the JCS. Through a bibliometric analysis, the country of origin of all articles published in the JCS from 2010 to 2019 was analyzed. In line with its mission, the JCS increased its overall production 1.9 times during the past decade and increased its global representation 1.6 times, as represented by the number of countries contributing (78). The journal produced 8147 articles with Turkey (1424), USA (1397), China (1178), South Korea (1023), and Italy (644) being the top producers. The highest represented states were Florida (156), New York (130), California (117), Massachusetts (112), and Pennsylvania (106). The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery has the greatest diversity of country representation of the major plastic and reconstructive journals compared. Overall the JCS has stayed true to its mission to foster craniofacial research and is a valuable resource for craniofacial surgeons across the world. This study provides an analysis of trends in global contributions to craniofacial research and highlights areas for further increasing global contributors to the field of craniofacial surgery.

Global and Chinese publications in plastic surgery journals between 2010 and 2020: a bibliometric analysis

“…The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery was the most popular journal among the Asian countries studied, namely, China, Turkey, South Korea, and Japan. According to a study by Liechty et al (2), Asia was the main contributor to this journal, producing 55.8% of its total publication in the 2010s. In addition, we noted 7 of the analyzed countries published most of their articles in journals specializing in craniofacial surgery.…”

“…Over the past decade, the quality of articles contributed by plastic surgeons to plastic surgery journals has significantly increased (1). There is considerable variation in the distribution of contributing countries to some prestigious plastic surgery journals (2,3). China has invested much in biomedical research and development (R&D), leading to developments in various surgical specialties in the past years (4)(5)(6)(7).…”

The Most Frequently Cited References in the Articles Published in the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery Between 1995 and 2020

“…The results obtained can provide an idea about the critical issues of the field and guide young researchers. 7 Liechty et al 6 recently evaluated and analyzed articles published in the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery between 2010 and 2019. After that, Bahs ¸i et al 27 assessed the first 25 most cited articles among the articles published between 1995 and 2020 in the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery.…”

“…It is known that the number of articles published in the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery has mostly steadily increased since 1995 27 . Moreover, Liechty et al 6 reported that the articles published in the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery in the past decade were from 78 different countries. Besides, they stated that the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery has the most diverse representation of countries than other leading plastic and reconstructive journals 6 .…”

Altmetric Analysis of the Most Mentioned Articles Online in the Contemporary Craniofacial Surgery Literature

“…Craniofacial surgery represents a diverse surgical subspecialty whose practitioners are responsible for evaluating and treating a myriad of conditions ranging from syndromic craniosynostoses to traumatic defects. As with other fields of medicine, there has been a substantial expansion of research in recent years 1,2. Traditionally, citation count has been utilized to parse influential papers, although significant criticism has been associated with this measure 3.…”