The aim of this study was to identified and analyzed the top 25 most cited articles among the articles published in The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery (J Craniofac Surg) from 1995 to 2020 in the Web of Science database. Using the advanced search section in the Web of Science, all articles published in the J Craniofac Surg were listed. The distribution of the numbers of publications by years was determined. It was determined that a total of 11,888 articles were published in the J Craniofac Surg between 1995 and 2020. A total of 84,218 citations were made to these articles, and the h-index of these articles was 73. The top 25 most cited articles were determined. The top three countries that made the most cited to these 25 articles were the USA (n: 1112), China (n: 292), and Germany (n: 251), respectively. The top three journals that made the most cited to these 25 articles were the J Craniofac Surg (n: 378), Plast Reconstr Surg (n: 179), and J Oral Maxillofac Surg (n: 120), respectively. The authors think that this study may benefit researchers in this field by identifying the most cited articles in the J Craniofac Surg.
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