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ArticleSurgical neurology international2020

Bibliometric analysis of the top-100 most cited articles on the radiosurgical management of cerebral arteriovenous malformation.

Ali Alkhabiry, Othman T Almutairi, Turki Elarjani, Mohammed Bafaquh, Hossam Alassaf, Abdulrahman Y Alturki

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers.

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Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ali AlkhabiryDepartment of Neurosurgery, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Othman T AlmutairiDepartment of Adult Neurosurgery, National National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Turki ElarjaniDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States.
Mohammed BafaquhDepartment of Adult Neurosurgery, National National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hossam AlassafDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman Y AlturkiDepartment of Adult Neurosurgery, National National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRadiosurgery is an effective, alternative treatment modality in managing patients with cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). The present study aims to highlight the scholarly impact of the top-100 most cited articles on the radiosurgical management of AVMs.

methodsA title-specific search using the keyword "arteriovenous malformation" was conducted in the Scopus database. The outcome of the search was rearranged based on the citations count. Articles were categorized into four entities; clinical, gamma knife radiosurgery, linear accelerator (LINAC) radiosurgery, and proton beam radiosurgery. The exclusion criteria were applied to spinal or non-intracranial AVM, conference papers, non-English articles predominantly discussing the endovascular or microsurgical management.

resultsThe top-100 articles on the radiosurgical management of AVM were published between 1972 and 2016. Approximately one-third of the publications were produced between 1995 and 2000. The average citations per year for all papers were seven. The most-studied entity was pertinent to the clinical application of gamma knife radiosurgery in AVM (68%). The United States was the most active country in studying the radiosurgical application in AVM. The Journal of Neurosurgery published approximately one-third of the most-cited articles in the list. The top-3 most contributing authors, publishing 80% of articles in the list, were Lunsford

conclusionThe radiosurgical management of AVMs evolved significantly throughout the years. Identifications of the publication trends facilitate the acquisition of evidence-based articles for authors investigating various radiosurgical techniques in the treatment of AVMs.

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Arteriovenous malformationBibliometricCitation analysisStereotactic radiosurgery

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PMID33500815
PMCPMC7827432

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