Bullock Nicholas, Ellul Thomas, Bennett Adam, Steggall Martin, Brown Gareth
1Division of Cancer and Genetics, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN UK.
2Department of Urology, Cwm Taf University Health Board, Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant, CF72 8XR UK.
Basic Clin Androl. 2018 Dec 12;28:15. doi: 10.1186/s12610-018-0080-4. eCollection 2018.
As the specialty of Andrology expands it is important to establish the most important studies that have shaped, and continue to shape, current research and clinical practice. Bibliometric analysis involving a citation rank list is an established means by which to identify the published material within a given field that has greatest intellectual influence. This bibliometric analysis sought to identify the 100 most influential manuscripts in Andrology, as well as the key research themes that have shaped contemporary understanding and management of andrological conditions.
The Thompson Reuters Web of Science citation indexing database was interrogated using a number of search terms chosen to reflect the full spectrum of andrological practice. Results were ranked according to citation number and further analysed according to subject, first and senior author, journal, year of publication, institution and country of origin.
The Web of Science search returned a total of 24,128 manuscripts. Citation number of the top 100 articles ranged from 2819 to 218 (median 320). The most cited manuscript (by Feldman et al., The Journal of Urology 1994; 2819 citations) reported the prevalence and risk factors for erectile dysfunction (ED) in the Massachusetts Male Ageing Study. The Journal of Urology published the highest number of manuscripts ( = 11), followed by the New England Journal of Medicine ( = 10). The most common theme represented within the top 100 manuscripts was erectile dysfunction ( = 46), followed jointly by hypogonadism and male factor infertility ( = 24 respectively).
Erectile dysfunction should be considered the most widely researched, published and cited field within andrological practice. This study provides a list of the most influential manuscripts in andrology and serves as a reference of what comprises a 'highly citable' paper for both researchers and clinicians.
随着男科学专业的不断发展，确定那些已经并将继续塑造当前研究和临床实践的最重要研究至关重要。涉及引文排名列表的文献计量分析是一种既定方法，用于识别给定领域内具有最大知识影响力的已发表材料。本文献计量分析旨在确定男科学领域最具影响力的100篇手稿，以及塑造当代对男科疾病理解和管理的关键研究主题。
使用一系列旨在反映男科学实践全领域的搜索词查询汤森路透科学网引文索引数据库。结果根据引用次数进行排名，并根据主题、第一作者和资深作者、期刊、出版年份、机构和原产国进行进一步分析。
科学网搜索共返回24,128篇手稿。排名前100的文章的引用次数从2819次到218次不等（中位数为320次）。被引用次数最多的手稿（由费尔德曼等人撰写，发表于《泌尿学杂志》1994年；2819次引用）报告了马萨诸塞州男性老龄化研究中勃起功能障碍（ED）的患病率和危险因素。《泌尿学杂志》发表的手稿数量最多（n = 11），其次是《新英格兰医学杂志》（n = 10）。排名前100的手稿中最常见的主题是勃起功能障碍（n = 46），其次是性腺功能减退和男性因素不育（均为n = 24）。
勃起功能障碍应被视为男科学实践中研究最广泛、发表最多且被引用最多的领域。本研究提供了男科学领域最具影响力的手稿列表，并为研究人员和临床医生提供了一份关于什么构成“高引用率”论文的参考。
