Swindell Hasani W, Trofa David P, Noticewala Manish S, Grosso Matthew J, Parisien Robert L, Levine William N, Ahmad Christopher S
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (Dr. Swindell, Dr. Trofa, Dr. Noticewala, Dr. Grosso, Dr. Levine, and Dr. Ahmad); Department of Orthopedics, Boston University Medical Center, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts (Dr. Parisien).
J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2018 Jul 11;2(7):e004. doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-18-00004. eCollection 2018 Jul.
Citation number can be used as a marker of a scientific article's influence. This study sought to determine and characterize the most-cited investigations on lateral epicondylitis and identify the most influential studies pertaining to this pathology.
The Institute for Scientific Information Web of Science database was queried for articles investigating lateral epicondylitis, and the 50 most-cited articles were selected. For each article, number of citations, citation density, journal, publication year, country of origin, language, article type, article subtype, and level of evidence were recorded.
Citation numbers ranged from 72 to 332 (mean, 127.4), and densities ranged from 1.6 to 34.0 (mean, 9.4). Articles were published across 26 different journals. Most articles (41) were clinical, with randomized controlled trials (29.3%) being the most commonly cited articles.
Compared with previous investigations looking at citation density within orthopaedics, the most commonly cited clinical articles on lateral epicondylitis had a high percentage of level I or II evidence (39.0%). This compilation of the literature can aid in establishing reading curriculums for trainees in both orthopaedic residencies and fellowships. This is a Level V study.
被引频次可作为科学文章影响力的一个指标。本研究旨在确定并描述关于外侧上髁炎被引频次最高的研究，并识别与该病理相关的最具影响力的研究。
在科学信息研究所的科学网数据库中查询有关外侧上髁炎的研究文章，选取被引频次最高的50篇文章。记录每篇文章的被引次数、被引密度、期刊、发表年份、原产国、语言、文章类型、文章子类型和证据水平。
被引次数在72至332之间（平均为127.4），密度在1.6至34.0之间（平均为9.4）。文章发表于26种不同的期刊。大多数文章（41篇）为临床研究，其中随机对照试验（29.3%）是被引频次最高的文章类型。
与之前关于骨科领域被引密度的研究相比，外侧上髁炎被引频次最高的临床文章中，I级或II级证据的比例较高（39.0%）。本研究的文献汇编有助于为骨科住院医师培训和专科培训学员制定阅读课程。这是一项V级研究。
