Background

Craniosynostosis is the premature closure of cranial sutures and it continues to be a therapeutic challenge due to the diversity and complexity of the syndrome. Bibliometric analysis is a study of ranking citations and exploring the most impactful articles in a respective discipline. It also demonstrates the chronological trends of publications.

Methods

In May 2020, we performed a title-specific search of the Scopus database using “craniosynostosis” as our query term without publication date restrictions. The top 100 articles in craniosynostosis were retrieved and analyzed.

Results

The top 100 most-cited articles in craniosynostosis received a total 13,826 citations, and an average of 138 citations per paper. The publication dates ranged from 1920 to 2015, with a peak period of top publications between 1996 and 2005. The most common category is clinical, followed by neurogenetics. The top cited article received 540 citation counts and 19.29 citations per year. The USA was the most contributing country to the list. The Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery published the largest number of top cited articles. Neurosurgery as a specialty contributed to most articles in the list (27 articles). The institute who contributed the most was the Assistance Publique Hopitaux Paris.

Conclusion

Bibliometric analysis in craniosynostosis revealed major trend changes of research over the years, with a focus on neurogenetics and the different types of surgical corrections. The current collection of highly cited publications may assist physicians in gaining a better understanding of the evidence-based approach in craniosynostosis.

中文翻译：

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文献计量分析了有关颅骨前突的前100名最常被引用的文章。

背景

颅骨融合术是颅缝的过早闭合，由于该综合征的多样性和复杂性，它仍然是治疗上的挑战。文献计量分析是对引文进行排名并研究各个学科中影响力最大的文章的研究。它还显示了出版物的时间顺序趋势。

方法

在2020年5月，我们使用“颅骨前突”作为我们的查询词，对Scopus数据库进行了特定于标题的搜索，而没有发布日期限制。检索并分析了颅前突的前100名文章。

结果

颅骨合缝术中被引用次数最多的前100篇文章共获得13826次引用，每篇论文平均138次被引用。出版日期为1920年至2015年，1996年至2005年为顶级出版物的高峰期。最常见的类别是临床，其次是神经遗传学。引用次数最高的文章每年收到540次引用计数和19.29次引用。美国是名单上贡献最大的国家。该杂志整形外科的出版顶部人数最多引用的文章。神经外科作为专业领域贡献了该列表中的大多数文章（27篇文章）。贡献最大的机构是巴黎援助公共图书馆。

结论

颅骨融合症的文献计量分析揭示了多年来研究的主要趋势变化，重点是神经遗传学和不同类型的手术矫正。当前被广泛引用的出版物收藏可以帮助医生更好地了解颅骨鼻窦炎的循证医学方法。