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ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2022

Minimally-invasive cardiac surgery: a bibliometric analysis of impact and force to identify key and facilitating advanced training.

Rickesh Bharat Karsan, Rhian Allen, Arfon Powell, Gwyn William Beattie

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Article in Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Rickesh Bharat KarsanDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, 274 Grosvenor Road, Belfast, BT12 6BA, UK. rk1727@my.bristol.ac.uk.
Rhian AllenDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Wales, Cardiff, CF14 4XW, UK.
Arfon PowellDivision of Cancer and Genetics, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, CF14 4XW, UK.
Gwyn William BeattieDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, 274 Grosvenor Road, Belfast, BT12 6BA, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe number of citations an article receives is a marker of its scientific influence within a particular specialty. This bibliometric analysis intended to recognise the top 100 cited articles in minimally-invasive cardiac surgery, to determine the fundamental subject areas that have borne considerable influence upon clinical practice and academic knowledge whilst also considering bibliometric scope. This is increasingly relevant in a continually advancing specialty and one where minimally-invasive cardiac procedures have the potential for huge benefits to patient outcomes.

methodsThe Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) data citation index database was searched with the following terms: [Minimal* AND Invasive* AND Card* AND Surg*]. Results were limited to full text English language manuscripts and ranked by citation number. Further analysis of the top 100 cited articles was carried out according to subject, author, publication year, journal, institution and country of origin.

resultsA total of 4716 eligible manuscripts were retrieved. Of the top 100 papers, the median (range) citation number was 101 (51-414). The most cited paper by Lichtenstein et al. (Circulation 114(6):591-596, 2006) published in Circulation with 414 citations focused on transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation as a viable alternative to aortic valve replacement with cardiopulmonary bypass in selected patients with aortic stenosis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery published the most papers and received the most citations (n = 35; 3036 citations). The United States of America had the most publications and citations (n = 52; 5303 citations), followed by Germany (n = 27; 2598 citations). Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, published the most papers of all institutions. Minimally-invasive cardiac surgery pertaining to valve surgery (n = 42) and coronary artery bypass surgery (n = 30) were the two most frequent topics by a large margin.

conclusionsThis work establishes a comprehensive and informative analysis of the most influential publications in minimally-invasive cardiac surgery and outlines what constitutes a citable article. Undertaking a quantitative evaluation of the top 100 papers aids in recognising the contributions of key authors and institutions as well as guiding future efforts in this field to continually improve the quality of care offered to complex cardiac patients.

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BibliometricsCardiac Surgical ProceduresDatabases, FactualGermanyHumansMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresUnited StatesBibliometric analysisCardiac surgeryMinimally-invasive surgeryTraining

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PMID36114506
PMCPMC9479391

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