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Bhavuk Garg1, Sahil Batra1, Vivek Dixit1
1Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India.
Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma
|July 20, 2017
Summary
Indian authors published 885 spine surgery articles between 1960-2015, with top papers focusing on tuberculosis. This highlights growing contributions to spine surgery literature from India.
Area of Science:
- Orthopedics and Neurosurgery
- Medical Literature Analysis
Background:
- Spine surgery research output from India has not been systematically analyzed.
- Understanding publication trends and influential works is crucial for academic development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To quantify Indian publications in spine surgery from 1960-2015.
- To identify the 15 most cited Indian articles in spine surgery.
- To analyze citation impact using PubMed and Google Scholar.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of the PubMed database (1960-2015).
- Inclusion criteria: articles on spine surgery by Indian authors.
- Citation analysis for identifying influential articles.
Main Results:
- 885 spine surgery articles from India were identified.
- Most papers were published in 'Spine' (82) and 'European Spine Journal' (47).
- Top 15 articles received a total of 3181 citations.
Conclusions:
- There is a notable increase in Indian publications on spine surgery.
- Highly cited works predominantly focus on spinal tuberculosis.
- Further growth in Indian contributions to spine surgery literature is anticipated.
