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Top-cited articles in emergency medicine
Yi-Lun Tsai1, Chien-Chang Lee, Shyr-Chyr Chen
1Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
|September 21, 2006
Summary
This study identified 100 highly cited emergency medicine (EM) articles published between 1972 and 2002. Key research areas included toxicology, traumatology, and resuscitation medicine.
Area of Science:
- Emergency Medicine
- Bibliometrics
- Scientific Literature Analysis
Background:
- Understanding citation impact is crucial for assessing research influence.
- Identifying seminal works in emergency medicine (EM) aids in understanding the field's evolution.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and characterize the most frequently cited articles in emergency medicine.
- To analyze publication trends and research focus of high-impact EM literature.
Main Methods:
- Searched Science Citation Index Expanded and Web of Science for top-cited EM articles from 1972 to present.
- Analyzed publication year, journal, authors' nationalities, and research focus.
- Used Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests for statistical comparisons.
Main Results:
- Identified 100 top-cited articles published between 1972 and 2002.
- Annals of Emergency Medicine and American Journal of Emergency Medicine published the most cited articles.
- Primary research areas were toxicology, traumatology, resuscitation, and cardiovascular medicine; median citations were 102.
Conclusions:
- This analysis provides a comprehensive overview of citation frequency in EM.
- Highlights key historical research areas and high-impact topics within emergency medicine.
- Offers insights for researchers interested in the evolution and significant contributions to EM.
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