The top 100 papers in dry eye - A bibliometric analysis

Area of Science:

• Ophthalmology
• Bibliometrics

Background:

• Citation analysis is a key method for quantifying scientific article impact.
• Bibliometric studies identify influential publications within specific research areas.

Purpose of the Study:

• To identify and analyze the most frequently cited papers in dry eye research.
• To provide researchers and clinicians with a high-interest overview of seminal dry eye studies.

Main Methods:

• Reviewed Institute for Scientific Information database (1900-2016).
• Identified all dry eye articles across 59 ophthalmology journals.
• Selected top 100 most-cited articles for detailed analysis.

Main Results:

• Most cited articles published between 1983-2011, predominantly in the 2000s.
• Citations ranged from 96 to 610, with higher counts for articles from the 2000s.
• Top articles appeared in 15 journals, with most offering Level-III evidence.

Conclusions:

• 55% of top cited dry eye articles originated from the U.S., 18% from Japan.
• Diagnostics and therapy were primary focuses of clinical articles.
• Review articles constituted 13% of the most cited papers.