International Journal of Abdominal Wall and Hernia Surgery (Jan 2019)
Most cited 100 articles in herniology: Bibliometric study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Being cited by another article is valuable for scientific publications. Citation analysis of previously published papers by bibliometric methodology have been performed in different disciplines do date. The present study was done with the purpose of listing the most cited articles in the field of abdominal wall hernias, in other words herniology. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A search was conducted through all databases in the Web of Science to determine the most cited articles related to the abdominal wall hernias. RESULTS: The total number of citations of the top 100 articles in herniology was 26.316. The mean number of citations was 263.16. The top 100 articles originated from 13 countries, and were published in 37 journals. The most productive decade was 2000-2009 with 55 papers. Journal impact factors correlated with citation counts positively. Inguinal hernia and incisional hernia were the leading topics in 41 and 40 related articles. The number of the authors also did not show any correlation with citation counts. There was no relationship between the number of the cited references and the citations counts of the articles. CONCLUSION: Citation counts of the articles about abdominal wall hernias are somewhat lower than those in other fields. Most articles in the top 100 list are related to inguinal and incisional hernias. BACKGROUND: Being cited by another article is valuable for scientific publications. Citation analysis of previously published papers by bibliometric methodology have been performed in different disciplines do date. The present study was done with the purpose of listing the most cited articles in the field of abdominal wall hernias, in other words herniology. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A search was conducted through all databases in the Web of Science to determine the most cited articles related to the abdominal wall hernias. RESULTS: The total number of citations of the top 100 articles in herniology was 26.316. The mean number of citations was 263.16. The top 100 articles originated from 13 countries, and were published in 37 journals. The most productive decade was 2000-2009 with 55 papers. Journal impact factors correlated with citation counts positively. Inguinal hernia and incisional hernia were the leading topics in 41 and 40 related articles. The number of the authors also did not show any correlation with citation counts. There was no relationship between the number of the cited references and the citations counts of the articles. CONCLUSION: Citation counts of the articles about abdominal wall hernias are somewhat lower than those in other fields. Most articles in the top 100 list are related to inguinal and incisional hernias.
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