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Bibliometric analysis of the top 100 most cited articles on craniosynostosis

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Abstract

Background

Craniosynostosis is the premature closure of cranial sutures and it continues to be a therapeutic challenge due to the diversity and complexity of the syndrome. Bibliometric analysis is a study of ranking citations and exploring the most impactful articles in a respective discipline. It also demonstrates the chronological trends of publications.

Methods

In May 2020, we performed a title-specific search of the Scopus database using “craniosynostosis” as our query term without publication date restrictions. The top 100 articles in craniosynostosis were retrieved and analyzed.

Results

The top 100 most-cited articles in craniosynostosis received a total 13,826 citations, and an average of 138 citations per paper. The publication dates ranged from 1920 to 2015, with a peak period of top publications between 1996 and 2005. The most common category is clinical, followed by neurogenetics. The top cited article received 540 citation counts and 19.29 citations per year. The USA was the most contributing country to the list. The Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery published the largest number of top cited articles. Neurosurgery as a specialty contributed to most articles in the list (27 articles). The institute who contributed the most was the Assistance Publique Hopitaux Paris.

Conclusion

Bibliometric analysis in craniosynostosis revealed major trend changes of research over the years, with a focus on neurogenetics and the different types of surgical corrections. The current collection of highly cited publications may assist physicians in gaining a better understanding of the evidence-based approach in craniosynostosis.

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Abbreviations

H-Index:

Hirsch index

SNIP:

Journal’s Source Normalized Impact Per Paper

SJR:

Journal’s SCImago Journal Rank

IF:

Journal impact factor

CC:

Citation count

CY:

Citation per year

RCT:

Randomized controlled trial

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  1. Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA

    Turki Elarjani

  2. Division of Neurological Surgery, Neurosciences Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Othman T. Almutairi, Abdulelah Alturkistani, Fahad S. Alotaibi, Mohammed Bafaquh & Fahad E. Alotaibi

  3. College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Modhi Alhussinan

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Elarjani, T., Almutairi, O.T., Alhussinan, M. et al. Bibliometric analysis of the top 100 most cited articles on craniosynostosis. Childs Nerv Syst 37, 587–597 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-020-04858-2

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