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. 2021 Mar;23(1):23-34.
doi: 10.7461/jcen.2021.E2020.09.003. Epub 2021 Feb 5.

The Top-100 most cited articles on dural arteriovenous fistula: A bibliometric analysis

Ali Alkhaibary  1 , Othman T Almutairi  2 , Turki Elarjani  3 , Fahad M Okal  4 , Modhi A Alhussinan  5 , Mohammed Bafaquh  2 , Abdulrahman Y Alturki  2   6
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The Top-100 most cited articles on dural arteriovenous fistula: A bibliometric analysis

Ali Alkhaibary et al. J Cerebrovasc Endovasc Neurosurg. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

Objective: Dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) is a rare pathological vascular lesion with variable clinical manifestations. Since 1968, several articles have been published to address spinal and cranial DAVFs. The aim of this study is to identify, analyse, and review the pertinent literature of the top-100 most cited articles on DAVFs published to date.

Methods: A title-specific, keyword-based search with no time restriction was performed in June 2020. The Scopus database was used to identify the top-100 most cited articles on DAVFs. The term "dural arteriovenous fistula" was used as a search keyword. The search results were arranged in descending order based on the total citation count. The top-100 articles were categorized into ten categories.

Results: Between 1968 and 2020, a total of 2298 articles were published on DAVFs. The top-100 most cited articles were published between 1983 and 2012. The total number of citations for the top-100 articles was 12393 (123 citations/article). Most articles (34%) were investigating the clinical aspect of DAVFs. The country contributing to the most impactful and highest volume of publications (46%) was the United States. The Mayo Clinic was the most active institute in contribution. Most articles (29%) were published by the Journal of Neurosurgery.

Conclusions: In the top-100 most cited articles on DAVF, most studies were published in neurosurgery/neuroradiology-dedicated journals. This bibliometric analysis identifies the publication trends and provides a comprehensive overview of the most influential articles addressing DAVFs.

Keywords: Bibliometric; Citation analysis; Dural arteriovenous fistula.

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Publication trends for the top-100 most cited articles between 1983-2012.
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Categorical distribution of the main topics addressing dural arteriovenous fistula in the top-100 cited articles.
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Geographical distribution of the country of origin contributing to the top-100 cited articles.
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Percentages of the top contributing institutions in which the work has been conducted.
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The top journals publishing articles on dural arteriovenous fistula in terms of Journal’s Source Normalized Impact Per Paper (SNIP), Journal’s SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), and Journal Impact Factor (IF).
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The most reputable authors and their corresponding specialty/H-index/publications in the field of dural arteriovenous fistula.
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