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Published on: July 5, 2011

100 most cited articles in orthopaedic surgery.

Kelly A Lefaivre¹, Babak Shadgan, Peter J O'Brien

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of British Columbia, 110-828 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L8, Canada. kelly.lefaivre@vch.ca

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

|October 6, 2010

Summary

The most cited orthopaedic articles often introduce classification systems or outcome tools. These highly recognized works are frequently clinical and published in English, favoring those originating from specific countries.

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Published on: July 5, 2011

Area of Science:

Orthopaedic Surgery
Bibliometrics
Scientific Impact

Background:

Citation analysis is a key metric for recognizing influential scientific works in medicine.
Identifying highly cited articles helps understand the foundational knowledge within medical specialties.
Classic works in orthopaedics are often determined by peer recognition through citations.

Purpose of the Study:

To rank the top 100 most cited articles in orthopaedic journals.
To analyze characteristics of these highly cited articles to identify factors contributing to their importance.
To assess changes in the level of evidence of top-cited orthopaedic studies over time.

Main Methods:

Searched the Science Citation Index Expanded for articles in "ORTHOPEDICS" journals.
Identified the 100 most cited articles across 49 orthopaedic journals using cited reference searches.
Reviewed articles for publication year, country, journal, article type, and level of evidence, categorizing by research field.

Main Results:

The 100 most cited articles received 353 to 1748 citations.
These articles were published in 11 of the 49 journals, covering general and subspecialty areas.
The majority (76%) were clinical studies, with Level IV evidence being most common (42/76).
Twenty-seven clinical articles introduced or tested classification systems or outcome measurement tools.

Conclusions:

Highly cited orthopaedic articles are often clinical, particularly those introducing classification systems or outcome tools.
Factors favoring high citation include publication language (English), source journal prestige, country of origin, and the introduction of novel assessment methods.