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Bibliometric analysis of the 100 most cited articles in nonspecific neck pain research: A STROBE-compliant study
Yu Kondo1, Yuzo Ashida1, Yuki Nomura1
1Department of Rehabilitation, Sapporo Maruyama Orthopedic Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the top 100 cited articles in nonspecific neck pain (NSNP) research. A set of search terms was entered into the Web of Science database, and the articles with the highest citation counts in the field of NSNP were chosen. The top 100 articles were examined for total citation count, annual citations count, first author, year of publication, journal, study design, and country of origin. The citation count for the list final articles ranged from 181 to 2067, with an average of 291.9. The journal Spine contributed the most articles (25), followed by pain (16). Between 2001 and 2010, the most prolific years, 66 articles were published. In terms of country of origin, the majority of articles were from Australia (22). Vernon H., published the most cited article in the Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics in 1991, reporting the first instrument developed to assess self-reported disability in patients with neck pain. The bibliographic analysis to identify the top 100 most cited articles related to NSNP acknowledges the field historical advances and provides insight into the types of articles that have provided these advances.
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