The Most Cited Top 100 Articles in Shoulder Arthroscopy.

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the current most cited top-100 articles in shoulder arthroscopy literature. MATERIAL AND METHODS This retrospective analysis obtained bibliometric information from the Web of Science (WoS) database and analyzed the data via VOSviewer through software package. RESULTS The citation count of the most-cited articles varied from 122 to 923 on WoS. Altogether, the top 100 articles were cited 19,726 times; the average number of citations among the articles was 197.26. According to an abstract analysis, the most frequent terms were rotator cuff tear, tear, instability, and pain. A total of 73 of the top-100 cited articles were published between 2000-2014, while the oldest article was published in 1986. The most productive year was in 2007 (15 publications), and the most productive countries were the United States of America (63 publications) and France (15 publications). CONCLUSIONS Shoulder arthroscopy has been increasingly performed as an outpatient procedure in recent years. Our study may provide insights into trending topics in shoulder arthroscopy, the qualities which make an article relevant to global peers in the specialty, and may also serve to inspire relevant future articles. Clinical Relevance: The most cited top 100 articles in shoulder arthroscopy may give some insights on what qualities make an article relevant to global peers in the specialty and also inspire further relevant research in the future. Key words: arthroscopy, shoulder arthroscopy, bibliometric study, the most cited articles.