The Top Twenty-Five Most Influential Articles in Surgery for Colorectal Cancer.

Area of Science:

• Colorectal Surgery
• Medical Literature Analysis
• Bibliometrics

Background:

• Defines foundational literature for contemporary colorectal cancer surgical management.
• Illustrates the evolution of surgical techniques in the field.

Purpose of the Study:

• To provide surgical trainees with a ranked list of seminal articles in colorectal cancer surgery.
• To identify influential authors in the field based on H-index.
• To compare H-index values from primary and secondary databases.

Main Methods:

• Assessed surgical literature using Web of Science and other ranking systems.
• Compiled a ranked list of the top 25 articles based on citation density and author H-index.
• Analyzed H-index values from primary (Web of Science) and secondary databases.

Main Results:

• A ranked list of the top 25 colorectal cancer surgery articles was compiled.
• The mean citation density score was 29.9 citations per year.
• Significant differences were found in H-index values between primary and secondary databases (P = .0376).

Conclusions:

• Presents a ranked list of top-cited articles and authors in colorectal cancer surgery.
• Offers a valuable resource for surgical trainees and researchers.
• Facilitates access to seminal works in the discipline.