Edelmayer L W, Fenton J E, Yellin S A, Shearer D J, Coelho D H
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery,Augusta University,Georgia,USA.
Graduate Entry Medical School,University of Limerick,Ireland.
J Laryngol Otol. 2018 Jul;132(7):651-656. doi: 10.1017/S0022215118000385. Epub 2018 Jun 12.
To analyse publication and citations trends of case reports within otolaryngology - head and neck surgery literature, with specific attention to the most-cited reports.Study designDatabase query.
Web of Science was searched for article type 'case reports' published in the leading otolaryngology - head and neck surgery journals since 1945. Variables including publication dates, citation dates and numbers, author, author number, and others were recorded and analysed for trends. The reports with the most citations (classics) were further studied.
Of nearly 67 000 published articles in leading otolaryngology - head and neck surgery journals, the overall number of case reports as a percentage of the total has substantially decreased over time. A total of 110 case report classics were identified for which citations have increased.
Although the case report may not be worthy of its tarnished record, declining trends in publication suggest a limited future for this valuable research and educational resource.
分析耳鼻咽喉头颈外科学文献中病例报告的发表和引用趋势，特别关注被引用最多的报告。研究设计：数据库查询。
在科学网中检索自1945年以来在主要耳鼻咽喉头颈外科学期刊上发表的文章类型为“病例报告”的文献。记录并分析包括发表日期、引用日期和引用次数、作者、作者数量等变量的趋势。对引用次数最多的报告（经典报告）进行进一步研究。
在主要耳鼻咽喉头颈外科学期刊上发表的近67000篇文章中，病例报告占总数的百分比总体上随时间大幅下降。共确定了110篇引用次数增加的病例报告经典。
尽管病例报告可能不值得其受损的记录，但发表趋势的下降表明这种有价值的研究和教育资源的未来有限。
