Martynov Illya, Feng Xiaoyan, Duess Johannes W, Gosemann Jan-Hendrik, Lacher Martin, Mayer Steffi
Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Children (Basel). 2022 Feb 14;9(2):253. doi: 10.3390/children9020253.
Anorectal malformations (ARM) are one of the most challenging congenital malformations in pediatric surgery. We aimed to assess the research activity on ARM over the last five decades.
Data on original research publications were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection (1970-2020), and analyzed for countries, authors, scientific journals, and top-ten papers. Scientific quantity was assessed by the number of publications. Research quality was estimated from the number of citations, average citation rate per item (ACI), and h-index.
A total number of 1595 articles with 19,419 citations (ACI = 12.2; h-index = 54) were identified. The annual number of publications and citations significantly increased over time ( < 0.0001). The USA ( = 386; 24.2%), Japan ( = 153; 9.6%), and China ( = 137; 8.6%) were the most productive countries; and the USA ( = 7850; ACI = 20.3; h-index = 44), Japan ( = 1937; ACI = 12.6; h-index = 21), and the Netherlands ( = 1318; ACI = 17.3; h-index = 22) were the top cited countries. Articles were preferentially published in JPS ( = 391; 24.5%), PSI ( = 181; 11.3%), and EJPS ( = 56; 3.5%). Top-ten cited papers focused on classification ( = 1), surgical technique ( = 3), associated syndromes ( = 2), postoperative outcome ( = 3), and basic research ( = 1).
This bibliometric study provides valuable insights into the global development of ARM research, and shows that clinical studies and international collaborations dominate in this field.
肛门直肠畸形（ARM）是小儿外科中最具挑战性的先天性畸形之一。我们旨在评估过去五十年来关于ARM的研究活动。
从科学网核心合集（1970 - 2020年）检索原始研究出版物的数据，并对国家、作者、科学期刊和前十篇论文进行分析。通过出版物数量评估科研数量。从引用次数、每篇文章的平均引用率（ACI）和h指数估算研究质量。
共识别出1595篇文章，有19419次引用（ACI = 12.2；h指数 = 54）。出版物和引用的年数量随时间显著增加（<0.0001）。美国（= 386；24.2%）、日本（= 153；9.6%）和中国（= 137；8.6%）是产出最多的国家；美国（= 7850；ACI = 20.3；h指数 = 44）、日本（= 1937；ACI = 12.6；h指数 = 21）和荷兰（= 1318；ACI = 17.3；h指数 = 22）是被引用次数最多的国家。文章优先发表在《小儿外科杂志》（JPS，= 391；24.5%）、《小儿外科国际》（PSI，= 181；11.3%）和《欧洲小儿外科杂志》（EJPS，= 56；3.5%）上。前十篇被引用的论文集中在分类（= 1）、手术技术（= 3）、相关综合征（= 2）、术后结果（= 3）和基础研究（= 1）方面。
这项文献计量学研究为ARM研究的全球发展提供了有价值的见解，并表明临床研究和国际合作在该领域占主导地位。
