Related Experiment Video
Updated: Feb 7, 2026

Dissection of Zebrafish Craniofacial Tissues Upon Staining with Alcian Blue
Published on: September 12, 2025
The 50 Most Cited Papers in Craniofacial Anomalies and Craniofacial Surgery
Nicola A Mahon1, Cormac W Joyce1, Sangeetha Thomas2
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Background:
Citation analysis is a recognized scientometric method of classifying cited articles according to the frequency of which they have been referenced. The total number of citations an article receives is considered to reflect it's significance among it's peers.
Methods:
Until now, a bibliometric analysis has never been performed in the specialty of craniofacial anomalies and craniofacial surgery. This citation analysis generates an extensive list of the 50 most influential papers in this developing field. Journals specializing in craniofacial surgery, maxillofacial surgery, plastic surgery, neurosurgery, genetics and pediatrics were searched to demonstrate which articles have cultivated the specialty within the past 55 years.
Results:
The results show an intriguing compilation of papers which outline the fundamental knowledge of craniofacial anomalies and the developments of surgical techniques to manage these patients.
Conclusions:
This citation analysis provides a summation of the current most popular trends in craniofacial literature. These esteemed papers aid to direct our decision making today within this specialty.
Related Concept Videos
The Placebo Effect
Surveys
Network Covalent Solids
To break or to melt a covalent network solid, covalent bonds must be broken. Because covalent bonds are relatively strong, covalent network solids are typically...
Framing Effects
Vapor Pressure Lowering
Titration Calculations: Strong Acid - Strong Base
A titration is carried out for 25.00 mL of 0.100 M HCl (strong acid) with 0.100 M of a strong base NaOH. The pH at different volumes of added base solution can be calculated as follows:
(a) Titrant volume = 0 mL. The solution pH is due to the acid ionization of HCl. Because this is a strong acid, the ionization is complete and the hydronium ion molarity is 0.100 M. The pH of the solution is then:

