The hundred most cited publications in orthopaedic hip research - a bibliometric analysis

摘要: BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to identify the 100 most cited classics in field hip research analysing their qualities and characteristics. METHODS Hip joint related articles were identified hundred selected for subsequent analysis citation count, current rate, density (citations/article age), authorship, geographic origin institution, level evidence (LOE). RESULTS In a total 121 journals, 1,311,851 published between 1945 2013, which 1,287 (0.1%) possessed 250 citations or more. Total per article most-cited ranged from 290 3,144 citations.The common areas degenerative disease arthroplasty, followed by preserving surgery leading authors William H. Harris Reinhold Ganz respectively. All 8 journals originated 9 countries. 10 institutes 48/100 articles. There significant negative correlation both age. count highest decade 1970. Although 5% (2,103 articles) literature comprised randomised trials (RCTs), only 1 (1%) an RCT. CONCLUSIONS The provides intellectual milestones research, reflecting on characteristics research. Degenerative arthroplasty take up greatest proportion citations, LOE low there one RCT amongst classics, emphasising that high is not prerequisite count.