[The 100 Most Often Articles on Glaucoma Research: a Bibliometric Analysis].

Area of Science:

• Ophthalmology
• Bibliometrics
• Research Impact Analysis

Background:

• Bibliometric science utilizes quantitative analysis to assess scholarly impact in research fields.
• This study quantifies the most frequently cited publications in glaucoma research.

Purpose of the Study:

• To identify and analyze the top 100 most cited articles in glaucoma research.
• To understand trends in authorship, publication, and evidence levels within high-impact glaucoma studies.

Main Methods:

• Searched Institute for Scientific Information databases for glaucoma articles published from 1900 to December 2016.
• Selected articles cited at least 200 times, analyzing the top 100 for authorship, journal, citations, origin, type, and evidence level.

Main Results:

• The 100 most cited articles were published between 1966 and 2011, with a peak in the 1990s.
• Articles were published in 18 of 109 journals, predominantly from the U.S. and U.K.
• Highest citation rates were observed for articles published in the 2000s, focusing on diagnostics and epidemiology, mostly providing Level III evidence.

Conclusions:

• The most influential glaucoma research is concentrated in a few top journals.
• Epidemiology and diagnostics are the dominant themes in highly cited clinical glaucoma research.
• Studies with smaller sample sizes, such as cohort studies, can achieve significant citation impact.