ArticleAesthetic plastic surgery2026
The 50 Most Cited Papers in Brachioplasty: A Bibliometric Perspective.
Article in Aesthetic plastic surgery, 2026. 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 1 paper.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- Artificial Intelligence in Plastic Surgery: A Bibliometric and Visual Analysis of the 100 Most-Cited English-Language Publications.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2026Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectiveTo identify and analyze the 50 most cited articles on brachioplasty, highlighting publication trends, influential authors, and key journals.
methodsA bibliometric analysis was performed in January 2025 using the Scopus database. The term "Brachioplasty" was searched without time or journal restrictions. Screening followed PRISMA guidelines. Articles not primarily focused on brachioplasty or not in English were excluded. Citation analysis was conducted using Scopus. Average citations and citations per year were calculated. Keyword co-occurrence was analyzed using VOSviewer.
resultsOut of 293 identified articles, 50 (17%) were analyzed. Publications spanned 1941-2024, accumulating 1,840 citations, with a mean of 36.8 ± 23.7 citations per paper and 2.59 ± 1.92 citations per year. The highest cited articles were published in 1995 (111 citations), 2006 (95 citations), and 1998 (88 citations). The majority of publications occurred between 2005-2014 (n = 24). Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery published most articles (38%, n = 19), followed by Aesthetic Surgery Journal (22%, n = 11) and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (18%, n = 9). The USA led contributions (n = 32), followed by France and Italy (n = 6 each). Hurwitz D.J. was the most prolific author with three highly cited papers and the highest citation-to-publication ratio (44.67). Most articles were original studies (76%). Keyword analysis identified 61 commonly used terms, with human being most frequent.
conclusionsThis first bibliometric analysis of brachioplasty provides a detailed overview of research evolution, highlighting key publications, leading authors, and prominent journals, offering novel insights into the field. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
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41772110What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.