The 100 most influential papers on Lewy body dementias: a bibliometric analysis

Lewy body dementias (LBDs) are poorly understood neurodegenerative diseases. We aim to uncover the most cited articles and authors in the field, and to analyze the citations for gender differences.

Two authors extracted the relevant articles from Scopus and ranked them according to the number of citations. Separate lists were prepared for the top 100 original articles and the top 15 review articles.

The 100 original studies were published from 1980 to 2019, with the greatest number published in the year 2000. The total citations ranged from 350 to 2640, with a median of 494.5. These articles originated from 17 countries, with major contributions from the USA (n = 31). While most of the first authors were men (n = 67), the citations per year were higher where the first authors when women. The last authors of the top 100 original articles were also predominantly male (n = 70). The greatest number of articles were published in neurology (n = 12) and brain (n = 11).

Our results provide insights into the research trends and provide a list of the most influential papers on LBDs. Resolving the observed differences and promoting contribution from people all over the world is necessary to accelerate advancement in the field.