Liu Po-Chun, Lu Yi, Lin Hsi-Hsien, Yao Yu-Cheng, Wang Shih-Tien, Chang Ming-Chau, Chien Tsair-Wei, Chou Po-Hsin
School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
J Chin Med Assoc. 2022 Mar 1;85(3):401-408. doi: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000642.
Studies of the 100 most-cited articles are reported for many subjects. However, none has analyzed the article characteristics associated with high citation frequency. This study aims to (1) graphically depict characteristics of the 100 top-cited articles addressing adult spinal deformity (ASD), (2) diagram the association between articles according to subject and major topic medical subject headings (MeSHs), and (3) investigate whether major topic MeSH correlates with article citation frequency.
The 100 top-cited ASD publications since 2011 were retrieved using a PubMed Central search on May 6, 2020. Using titles and abstracts, eight subject categories were identified: surgery, conservative treatment, normal values in spinopelvic alignment, review, cervical alignment, classification, compensatory mechanism, and spine-hip relationship. Sankey diagrams were used to organize the information. Network analysis was performed according to article subject and major topic MeSHs. Pearson's r was used to determine whether the weighted number of citations correlates with major topic MeSHs and the number of citations.
The average number of citations per article was 34.8 (range, 19-156). The most represented country was USA (n = 51). The most productive and highly cited journal was Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (n = 34; average, 38.2 citations per article). The most frequent subject categories and major topic MeSHs were "surgery" (n = 53) and "scoliosis" (weighted count, 9.8), while articles with the subject "compensatory" had the highest average number of citations (64.7). The most highly cited article, by Dr. F. Schwab in 2012, had 156 citations. Network analysis revealed the relationships between these articles according to major topic MeSHs. The weighted number of citations according to major topic MeSHs correlated significantly with article citation frequency (Pearson's r, 0.57; p < 0.001).
Multiple characteristics of the 100 top-cited ASD articles are presented in diagrams to guide evidence-based clinical decision-making in ASD.
许多学科都报道了被引用次数最多的100篇文章的研究情况。然而,尚无研究分析与高引用频率相关的文章特征。本研究旨在:(1)以图表形式描绘成人脊柱畸形(ASD)领域被引用次数最多的100篇文章的特征;(2)根据主题和主要主题医学主题词(MeSHs)绘制文章之间的关联图;(3)研究主要主题MeSHs与文章引用频率是否相关。
通过2020年5月6日在PubMed Central上进行检索,获取自2011年以来被引用次数最多的100篇ASD出版物。利用文章标题和摘要,确定了八个主题类别:手术、保守治疗、脊柱骨盆对线的正常值、综述、颈椎对线、分类、代偿机制和脊柱-髋关节关系。使用桑基图来整理信息。根据文章主题和主要主题MeSHs进行网络分析。采用Pearson相关系数r来确定引用加权数是否与主要主题MeSHs及引用次数相关。
每篇文章的平均引用次数为34.8次(范围为19 - 156次)。文章发表最多的国家是美国(n = 51)。发表文章最多且被引用次数最多的期刊是《脊柱(费城,宾夕法尼亚,1976年)》(n = 34;平均每篇文章被引用38.2次)。最常见的主题类别和主要主题MeSHs分别是“手术”(n = 53)和“脊柱侧凸”(加权计数为9.8),而主题为“代偿”的文章平均引用次数最高(64.7次)。被引用次数最多的文章是F. Schwab博士在2012年发表的,被引用了156次。网络分析揭示了这些文章根据主要主题MeSHs之间的关系。根据主要主题MeSHs的引用加权数与文章引用频率显著相关(Pearson相关系数r为0.57;p < 0.001)。
以图表形式展示了被引用次数最多的100篇ASD文章的多个特征,以指导ASD领域基于证据的临床决策。