High-volume surgeons and high-volume journals in a multivariate orthopedic environment

Useful and useless publications measured by bibliometrics and scientometrics in orthopaedic surgery. Are the relevance of a journal and publication metrics useful enough for the scientific promotion of surgeons?

“…To this end, an entirely new science has developed, called bibliometrics or scientometrics that deals only with measuring and comparing the publications' numbers and citation metrics of scientists and scholars [27][28][29][30][31]. The most important tool of bibliometric research is citation analysis that determines the quantity of citations of a specific journal's article, and ascertains the scientific effect of articles.…”

Classic publications and scientometrics in orthopaedics

“…Orthopédie (orthopaedics), a French term coined by seventeenth-century physician Nicholas Andry de Bois-Regard derived from the Greek words ὀρθός (orthos; correct or straight), and παιδίον (paidion; child) has shown substantial advances over the past decades. Many subspecialties have appeared and evolved, with significant progress in clinics, as well as in basic science and research [1][2][3][4][5][6]. Consequently, high-volume orthopaedic surgeons have contributed to highvolume journals with a significant number of high-quality clinical and research papers [4,[7][8][9].…”

“…Many subspecialties have appeared and evolved, with significant progress in clinics, as well as in basic science and research [1][2][3][4][5][6]. Consequently, high-volume orthopaedic surgeons have contributed to highvolume journals with a significant number of high-quality clinical and research papers [4,[7][8][9]. Since its foundation in 1977, International Orthopaedics, the official journal of Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT) has a 43-year publication history of offering a significant contribution to this field of medicine through its numerous high-quality papers.…”