ReviewEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2026
Endoscopic spine surgery: a bibliometric and citation analysis of the most influential articles and authors across 19 spine journals (1976-2025).
Review in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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.
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Authors and funding
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Abstract
purposeTo understand the development and trajectory of endoscopic spine surgery.
methodsThe Web of Science Core Collection was searched for full-endoscopic and microendoscopic spine surgery articles published in 19 spine-related journals. Citation analysis identified top authors (first, last, and any position) and top cited articles. Study characteristics were reviewed, examining article type, level of evidence (LoE), topic, and country of origin.
results330 articles were identified, all published within the last 35 years. For the most frequently cited authors across all cohorts, a majority were affiliated with institutions in South Korea. Of the top 20 cited articles of all time, 55% were case series/case reports and 25% were randomized controlled trials, with 60% of studies having a LoE of IV. In the last decade (2014-2024), 30% of the top cited studies were case series/case reports, 25% were randomized controlled trials and 20% were systematic reviews/meta-analyses. Among these works, China (40%) and South Korea (25%) contributed the largest share of recent high-impact studies. Similarly, a large portion (35%) of the top articles of all time were associated with South Korean institutions.
conclusionThis bibliometric analysis highlighted the rapid advancement of the field of endoscopic spine surgery and highly cited authors who have been prominent within this field. This work particularly underscores a growing international focus on minimally invasive spinal techniques and the need for continued high-quality comparative studies.
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