The 100 most cited papers in foot and ankle surgery |
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| Institution: | 1. Internal Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Ca'' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Milano, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Centro Malattie Metaboliche del Fegato, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy;2. Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy;1. Department of Medicine, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, USA;2. Division of Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA;3. Department of Medicine, St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA;4. Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women''s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;5. Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Research Unit, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA;6. Division of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA;7. Division of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA;8. Division of Cardiology, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundThe number of citations of a paper gives an indication of an article's merit and importance within a medical specialty. We identify and analyse the 100 most cited papers in foot and ankle surgery.MethodThe Science Citation Index Expanded was searched for citations in 15 respected journals containing foot and ankle articles. Papers were analysed for subject, authorship, institution, country and year of publication. The average yearly citation was compared to total number of citations.Results3501 foot and ankle papers were returned. The maximum number of citations was 1084 and the mean was 104. The top 100 papers were published between 1979 and 2007, with the majority published in the last decade. The ankle was the most important anatomical region discussed, and basic science and degenerative disease were popular topics. We found a large discrepancy between the total number of citations with average yearly citation.ConclusionFoot and ankle surgery is a young and rapidly developing sub-specialty within orthopaedics. Recently there has been a significant increase in influential papers published. Certain topics are popular indicating their importance within the field. This study highlights important papers in foot and ankle surgery giving an insight into readership. |
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| Keywords: | Foot and ankle surgery Citation |
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