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Review
. 2024 Nov 21;16(11):e74137.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.74137. eCollection 2024 Nov.

The Top 100 Most Cited Articles on Musculoskeletal Radiology: A Bibliometric Analysis

Lucy Moore  1 , Hannah Hughes  1 , Eric Heffernan  1
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The Top 100 Most Cited Articles on Musculoskeletal Radiology: A Bibliometric Analysis

Lucy Moore et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

The number of citations an article receives is reflective of its impact on the scientific community. The top 100 most cited articles were identified using the Web of Science database. Data relating to the publication year, publishing journal, number of citations, primary institution, journal impact factor, authorship, country of origin, radiological modality, and keywords were collected. In the top 100 list, the number of citations per article ranged from 149 to 709 (median 208; mean 240). Per article, the average number of citations per year ranged from five to 60 (median 12; mean 26). The United States was the most common country of origin (n=74). The journal with the greatest number of articles was Radiology (n=34). The University of California contributed the most articles (n=11). This study presents a detailed analysis of the top 100 most cited articles published in musculoskeletal radiology. It affords clinicians and researchers an understanding of the characteristics of the current most influential research papers in this field. It also highlights research trends and areas that may benefit from further research.

Keywords: computed tomography scan; interventional radiology; mri; msk radiology; musculoskeletal disorders; musculoskeletal pain; musculoskeletal radiology; ultrasound.

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Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: All authors have declared that no financial support was received from any organization for the submitted work. Financial relationships: All authors have declared that they have no financial relationships at present or within the previous three years with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work. Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work.

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Figure 1. Distribution of the top 100 most cited articles by decade of publication
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Figure 2. Distribution of articles by country of publication
USA: United States of America; UK: United Kingdom
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