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The top 100 highly cited articles on surgery-first orthognathic surgery between 2009 and 2022: a bibliometric and
Yijin Shi1, Songsong Guo2, Hong Wang2
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China.
Objectives:
To reveal research focuses on surgery-first orthognathic surgery by a bibliometric and visualized analysis of the top 100 highly cited articles.
Study Design:
Published papers related to surgery-first orthognathic surgery were retrospectively retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection from 2009 to 2022. The number of articles, journals, countries/regions, institutions, authors, and keywords were assessed and visualized using CiteSpace software.
Results:
The top 100 cited articles included 89 research papers and 11 reviews. The average total citation was 21. The most influential article with 146 citations was published by Dr. Liou E.J.W. in 2011. The most common level of evidence was level IV (36 articles). The Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery had the largest number of papers and the highest total citation frequency. The most productive countries and institutions were Korea/China and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, respectively. Chen Yu-ray and Choi Jong Woo published 13 and 11 articles with 434 and 299 total citations, respectively. Research interests shifted from skeletal class III malocclusion, accuracy, stability, and relapse to quality of life and virtual surgical planning.
Conclusion:
Our bibliometric analyses provide a comprehensive landscape of the influential topics and developmental trends in surgery-first orthognathic surgery and inspire future studies in this booming field.
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