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Highly-Cited Papers on Fracture Non-union – A Bibliometric Analysis of the Global Literature (1990–2023)

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Abstract

Objective

The growing interest in this field of fracture nonunion has been informally acknowledged through published studies. A bibliometric analysis was conducted to objectively outline the patterns in published clinical research concerning nonunion fractures by utilizing highly cited papers (HCPs).

Methods

Through a predetermined search strategy, we gathered literature on the clinical management of nonunion fractures from the Scopus database and utilized bibliometrics to examine the publication dates, countries, institutions, journals, authors, HCPs, and research focal points. Statistical analysis and visualization were conducted using MS Excel and VOSviewer software.

Results

From 1990 to 2023, a total of 168 HCPs in the field of fracture nonunion were identified. They received an average of 167.68 citations per paper (CPP). Among them, 4.08% received external funding, while 17.26% were involved in international collaboration. The United States (49.4% share) was the most productive country and France had the highest citation impact. P.V. Gianoudis had the highest productivity with 13 publications and P. Hernigou had the highest citation impact. The Mayo Clinic was the most productive organization and Hopital Henri Mondor achieved the highest citation impact. The most productive journal was Clinical Orthopedics & Related Research, and the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, American Volume had the highest average citation impact.

Conclusion

This contemporary bibliometric study illustrates the research features and developments of nonunion fractures. Through the use of VOSviewer, key countries, organizations, and authors could be identified, providing researchers with essential information to pinpoint current and future areas of interest in fracture nonunion.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement Surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi, 110076, India

    Raju Vaishya

  2. Retired Scientist, CSIR-NISTADS, Pusa, New Delhi, 110012, India

    Brij Mohan Gupta

  3. Department of Library and Information Science, Yenepoya (Deemed to Be University), Deralakatte, Mangalore, 575018, Karnataka, India

    Ghouse Modin N. Mamdapur

  4. Department of Orthopaedics, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, 110076, India

    Abhishek Vaish

  5. Department of Orthopaedics, Paras HMRI Hospital, Patna, India

    Janki Sharan Bhadani

  6. Department of Orthopaedics Paras, HMRI Hospital, Patna, India

    John Mukhopadhaya

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RV: Conceptualization, Literature Search and Analysis, Manuscript writing, editing and final approval. BMG: Conceptualization, Data Curation and Analysis, Literature Search, Manuscript writing, editing and final approval. GMNM: Data Curation and Analysis, Literature Search, Manuscript writing, editing and final approval. AV: Literature Search and Analysis, Manuscript writing, editing and final approval. JSB: Literature Search and Analysis, Manuscript writing, editing and final approval. JM: Literature Search and Analysis, Manuscript writing, editing and final approval.

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Vaishya, R., Gupta, B.M., Mamdapur, G.M.N. et al. Highly-Cited Papers on Fracture Non-union – A Bibliometric Analysis of the Global Literature (1990–2023). JOIO (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43465-024-01176-6

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