A worldwide bibliometric analysis of published literature in plastic and reconstructive surgery

Rymer, Ben; Choa, Robert

doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2015.05.024

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“…The main and most stark finding of this study is that the USA is by far the largest contributor to ENT research publications. This has also been identified in other surgical fields such as Plastic Surgery . This finding also agrees with a similar, smaller study conducted by Zhang et al .…”

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confidence: 93%

“…This demonstrated that Spain was first place ranking for quality. This is not in concordance with findings from previous bibliometric studies, which showed the USA as the highest quality producer of research . Surprisingly, the UK suffered from this analysis, coming last (mean IF per article 1.316) indicating that while the UK produces a good quantity of publications, their quality is outranked on the world stage.…”

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 90%

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A global bibliometric analysis of otolaryngology: Head and neck surgery literature

Saunders

Rymer

McNamara

2017

Clinical Otolaryngology

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Section: Discussioncontrasting

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A global bibliometric analysis of otolaryngology: Head and neck surgery literature

Saunders

Rymer

McNamara

2017

Clinical Otolaryngology

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“…In fact, Brazil was poorly ranked (number of articles and impact factor) in recent worldwide bibliometric plastic surgery analyses 28,29 , although the Brazilian plastic surgery communitywith more than 5,500 plastic surgeons and 83 plastic surgery residency programs accredited by SBCP -is among one of the biggest plastic surgery communities worldwide.…”

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Conversion of Plastic Surgery meeting abstract presentations to full manuscripts: a brazilian perspective

Denadai

Pinho

Júnior

et al. 2017

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir.

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Objective: to assess the conversion rate of Plastic Surgery meeting abstract presentations to full manuscript publications and examine factors associated with this conversion. Methods: we assessed the abstracts presented at the 47th and 48th Brazilian Congresses of Plastic Surgery by cross-referencing with multiple databases. We analyzed the Abstracts' characteristics associated with full manuscript publications. Results: of the 200 abstracts presented, 50 abstracts were subsequently published in full, giving the conference a conversion rate of 25%. The mean time to publish was 15.00±13.75 months. In total, there were 4.93±1.63 authors per abstract and 67.8±163 subjects per abstract; 43.5% of the abstracts were of retrospective studies; 69% comprised the plastic surgery topics head and neck, and chest and trunk, and 88.5% had no statistical analysis. Overall, 80% of the manuscripts were published in plastic surgery journals, 76% had no impact factor and 52% had no citations. Bivariate and multivariate analyses revealed the presence of statistical analysis to be the most significant (p<0.05) predictive factor of conversion of abstracts into full manuscripts. Conclusion: the conversion rate found from this bibliometric research appeared a bit lower than the conversion trend of international plastic surgery meetings, and statistical analysis was a determinant of conversion success.

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“…Bibliometrics has been defined as the “application of mathematics and statistical methods to books and other media communications.” This objective analytical approach has recently gained widespread traction as part of the systematic assessment of medical and surgical literature . For example, recent bibliometric studies have been used to identify and evaluate the publishing patterns and rise of predatory journals, which arguably dilute the literary arena with poor quality manuscripts .…”

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Publication trends in pediatric renal transplantation: Bibliometric analysis of literature from 1950 to 2017

Rickard

Hannick

Fernández

et al. 2019

Pediatric Transplantation

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Introduction Pediatric renal transplantation has been heavily published since the 1950s. Herein, we describe the bibliometrics and impact of the 200 most‐cited pediatric renal transplantation manuscripts. Methods We identified pediatric renal transplantation publications from 1900 onwards. Year, citations, h‐index, geographic origin, impact factor, topic, and design of the 200 top‐cited papers were extracted. Impact index was calculated, adjusting for citation volume and time since publication. Results Of the top 200 papers, mean citation count was 80 ± 40, impact factor 3.9 ± 3.7, h‐index 35 ± 20, and impact index 25 ± 13. Studies were mostly retrospective (31%) or observational (32%). Most papers originated from the United States (58%), Germany (9%), and Italy (6%), which did not correlate with citation counts. Transplantation (18%), Pediatric Nephrology (16%), and American Journal of Transplantation (11%) had the highest publication volume, which did not correlate with citation count. The main topics were medical renal disease, drug monitoring, compliance, and viruses. Most of the top‐cited papers (179; 90%) were published after 1991. The difference in the number of times cited between papers published before and after 1991 was insignificant (75 ± 24 vs 80 ± 42; P = 0.59). There was a difference in impact index for the same period (48 ± 15 vs 22 ± 10; P < 0.01). Conclusions The most‐cited papers were concentrated in three journals, but the top three cited papers were published elsewhere. Recent publications were more cited with a higher impact than older papers. Despite the importance of surgery in transplantation, there is a paucity of high‐impact papers on this topic.

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A worldwide bibliometric analysis of published literature in plastic and reconstructive surgery

Cited by 51 publications

References 4 publications

A global bibliometric analysis of otolaryngology: Head and neck surgery literature

A global bibliometric analysis of otolaryngology: Head and neck surgery literature

Conversion of Plastic Surgery meeting abstract presentations to full manuscripts: a brazilian perspective

Publication trends in pediatric renal transplantation: Bibliometric analysis of literature from 1950 to 2017

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