The 100 most-cited articles in urological surgery: A bibliometric analysis

Lugeng He; Hui Fang; Xuliang Wang; Yuyong Wang; Hongwei Ge; Changjiu Li; Chao Chen; Yuehua Wan; Huadong He

doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2019.12.030

The 100 most-cited articles in urological surgery: A bibliometric analysis

Int J Surg. 2020 Mar:75:74-79. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2019.12.030. Epub 2020 Jan 8.

Authors

Lugeng He¹, Hui Fang², Xuliang Wang³, Yuyong Wang⁴, Hongwei Ge⁵, Changjiu Li⁶, Chao Chen⁷, Yuehua Wan⁸, Huadong He⁹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People'S Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, PR China. Electronic address: fengyuzhe88@zju.edu.cn.
² Institute of Information Resource, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, PR China; Library, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, PR China. Electronic address: fanghui@zjut.edu.cn.
³ Department of Urology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People'S Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, PR China. Electronic address: wxl9620@sina.cn.
⁴ Department of Urology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People'S Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, PR China. Electronic address: wangyuyong2003@163.com.
⁵ Department of Urology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People'S Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, PR China. Electronic address: hongweig001@163.com.
⁶ Affiliated Hangzhou First People'S Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou, 310006, PR China. Electronic address: harry-lee99@163.com.
⁷ Department of Urology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People'S Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, PR China. Electronic address: andy-2222@163.com.
⁸ Institute of Information Resource, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, PR China; Library, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, PR China. Electronic address: wanyuehua@zjut.edu.cn.
⁹ Department of Urology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People'S Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, PR China. Electronic address: plumber19@163.com.

PMID: 31926329
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2019.12.030

Abstract

Background: The purpose of this bibliometric analysis was to identify and assess the 100 most-cited articles (T100 articles) on urological surgery.

Methods: The Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection database was used to investigate the T100 articles in the field of urological surgery. Different aspects of the T100 articles, including the countries, journals, authors, and topics, were analyzed.

Results: The number of citations of T100 articles published between 1989 and 2016 ranged from 334 to 2189. The T100 articles originated from 28 countries, with more than half originating from the USA (n = 80). Professor Bill-Axelson A from Uppsala University Hospital published the largest number of T100 articles as the first author (4) and as a coauthor (1). The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center from the USA is the top institution with the most T100 articles in the field of urological surgery. The special journal Journal of Urology published 41 of the T100 articles, which had a total of 19780 citations.

Conclusions: Our study analyzed the 100 most-cited articles in the field of urological surgery. The USA is the dominant country in terms of the number of T100 articles, scientists and institutions. Surgery related to urological cancer has garnered the most academic attention, especially prostate cancer and renal cancer.

Keywords: Bibliometric analysis; Citation; Prostatectomy; Urological surgery.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bibliometrics*
Humans
Periodicals as Topic / statistics & numerical data*
Specialties, Surgical
Urologic Surgical Procedures*