ArticleArchives of plastic surgery2015
Levels of Evidence in the Plastic Surgery Literature: A Citation Analysis of the Top 50 'Classic' Papers.
Article in Archives of plastic surgery, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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11 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Scaphoid fractures: A bibliometric analysis of the most influential papers.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2021Article
- Level of Evidence of Dental Research in Saudi Arabia (2000-2020).International journal of dentistry · 2021Article
- Differences in Highly-Cited and Lowly-Cited Manuscripts in Plastic Surgery.The Journal of surgical research · 2020Article
- Articulating the "So, What?" in Clinical Research: Insight from the M-CHOIR Group.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2020Article
- Reading between the Lines: A Plastic Surgeon's Guide to Evaluating the Quality of Evidence in Research Publications.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2019Article
- The top 100 cited articles on urological emergencies: A bibliometric analysis.Turkish journal of urology · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe plastic surgery literature is vast, consisting of a plethora of diverse articles written by a myriad of illustrious authors. Despite this considerable archive of published material, it remains nebulous as to which precise papers have had the greatest impact on our specialty. The aim of this study was to identify the most cited papers in the plastic surgery literature and perform a citation analysis paying particular attention to the evidence levels of the clinical studies.
methodsWe identified the 50 most cited papers published in the 20 highest impact plastic surgery journals through the Web of Science. The articles were ranked in order of number of citations acquired and level of evidence assessed.
resultsThe top 50 cited papers were published in six different journals between the years 1957 and 2007. Forty-two of the papers in the top 50 were considered as level IV or V evidence. No level I or II evidence was present in the top 50 list. The average level of evidence of the top 50 papers was 4.28.
conclusionsIn the plastic surgery literature, no positive correlation exists between a high number of citations and a high level of evidence. Anatomical reconstructive challenges tend to be the main focus of plastic surgery rather than pathologic diseases and consequently, papers with lower levels of evidence are relatively more valuable in plastic surgery than many other specialties.
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