ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2019
Publications from Saudi Arabia in Plastic Surgery in the Recent Five Years.
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- A Bibliometric Analysis of the Most Influential and Impactful Plastic Surgery Publications From Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2026Article
- Publications in Plastic Surgery and Reconstruction: A Review from a Developing Country, Sudan.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
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- Assessment of the Academic Productivity of Plastic Surgeons in Saudi Arabia Using thePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2021Article
- Academic and Clinical Background of Plastic Surgery Residents of the Saudi Training Program.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2020Article
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Abstract
In the last 5 years, many universities and medical centers have contributed immensely to medical research in Saudi Arabia. The aim of this study is to review the publications in the last 5 years in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery from Saudi Arabia.
methodsAn electronic search was carried out using PubMed website for all plastic and reconstructive surgery-related articles published from Saudi Arabia. The type, subject, region, institute, and subspecialty were collected from the articles.
resultsA total of 142 articles were found, of which 45 were case reports (31.9%). The highest number of publications was 35 papers in 2018. Most of the papers were published from King Saud University (59.6%). A total of 123 articles (87.2%) were published from the central region of the kingdom. Hand surgery was the most common published topic, with 60 articles (43%).
conclusionsWe concluded that there is an increase in the number of publications in the recent 5 years. However, most of these publications are case reports and series, which are low-quality researches in the era of evidence-based medicine.
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