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. 2021 Dec;23(4):314-326.
doi: 10.7461/jcen.2021.E2021.03.010. Epub 2021 Dec 2.

A bibliometric analysis on the most-cited publications on carotid endarterectomy throughout history

Elarjani Turki  1 , Othman T Almutairi  2 , Alhussinan Modhi  2 , Bafaquh Mohammed  2 , Abdulrahman Y Alturki  2
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A bibliometric analysis on the most-cited publications on carotid endarterectomy throughout history

Elarjani Turki et al. J Cerebrovasc Endovasc Neurosurg. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

Objective: Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is the gold standard surgical procedure for managing carotid stenosis due to atherosclerosis and reducing the risk of ischemic stroke. This bibliometric analysis summarizes the most-cited articles on CEA and highlights the contributing articles to today's evidence-based practice.

Methods: A title-specific search using the Scopus database was used to perform the search. Pertinent article-based, journal-based, and author-based parameters were obtained for review.

Results: A total of 6,824 articles were published between 1970 and 2020. The top 100 most-cited articles accumulated a total of 54,153 citations with an average citation count (CC) of 541, with only a 4.53% self-citation rate for all authors. The publication trends peaked between 1997 and 2010, in which two-third of the highly cited works were published. The most prolific categories with top citations are the clinical, indications, and management, in a descending order. There were 41 published Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT) in the most-cited list.

Conclusions: Citation analysis on carotid endarterectomy has witnessed a marked shift in the publication trends from studying the outcome and complications to comparing carotid stenting with endarterectomy. This analysis is a good introductory article to physicians interested in this topic, as it summarizes the highly impactful articles and enlists the most-cited RCT on CEA.

Keywords: Bibliometric analysis; Carotid artery stenosis; Carotid endarterectomy; Citation analysis; Stroke.

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Line chart demonstrating the chronological trend with the highest publication in the years 1997-2003.
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Pie chart with study categories of publications mostly concentrated on the clinical and indications categories.
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Bar chart of the most contributing authors in carotid endarterectomy.
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Pie chart demonstrating the top contributing institutions in carotid endarterectomy.
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Bar chart demonstrating the top contributing journals in publishing articles of carotid endarterectomy.
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Bar chart demonstrating the most contributing countries in publishing carotid endarterectomy studies.
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