Celayir, S; Sander, S; Ellicevik, M; Vural, A; Celayir, AC The most commonly cited articles in Pediatric Surgical Journals EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY, 18 (3): 160-163 JUN 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: scelayir at istanbul.edu.tr 

Author(s): Celayir, S (Celayir, S.); Sander, S (Sander, S.); Ellicevik, M 
(Ellicevik, M.); Vural, A (Vural, A.); Celayir, AC (Celayir, A. C.) 

Title: The most commonly cited articles in Pediatric Surgical Journals 

Source: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY, 18 (3): 160-163 JUN 2008 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: citation; impact factor; pediatric surgery; journal 

Keywords Plus: 100 CITATION-CLASSICS; ASSOCIATION; BIAS 

Abstract: Aim: This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of the 
most frequently cited articles published in 3 main journals dedicated to 
the field of pediatric surgery (journal of Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric 
Surgery International and European journal of Pediatric Surgery).
Material and Methods: A search was initiated using the database (1985 - 
2006) of the Science Citation Index of the Institute for Scientific 
Information. The total number of publications and their citation numbers 
were found and the most cited articles were investigated in detail. A 
total of 600 (200 from each journal) most cited articles were identified 
and chosen for further analysis.
Results: The total number of citations in these 3 journals was 20271. The 
citations of the most cited articles ranged from 10 to 224. The articles 
were published between 1985 and 2003 and the mean number of 
citations/article was 33.78. Articles originated from 39 counties and 256 
institutions. The leading countries were the United States (203 articles 
from 75 institutions), Germany (50 articles from 21 institutions), Japan 
(34 articles from 17 institutions), Switzerland (34 articles from 8 
institutions), United Kingdom (32 articles from 19 institutions), and 
Canada (28 articles from 7 institutions). Of the institutions with the 
highest number of cited articles, four institutions were from the USA 
followed by Switzerland with two institutions. The leading topics were the 
gastrointestinal system (n=239), respiratory system (n=94), urology (n=61) 
and oncology (n=56), and diaphragmatic hernia (n=41) was the most common 
special topic. There were 42 case reports (7%) and 75 experimental 
research articles (12.5%). Thirty-four authors from 14 countries and 30 
institutions had articles in more than one journal. The most cited author 
was N. S. Adzick from the USA with 224 citations.

Conclusion: In this study, we found that the journal of Pediatric Surgery 
predominated with the greatest number of cited articles. The most cited 
articles, authors and institutions originated from the USA and English-
speaking countries. The gastrointestinal system, respiratory system, 
urology and oncology were the leading topics and diaphragmatic hernia was 
the most common special topic. 
Addresses: Istanbul Uni Cerrahpasa Med Fac, Dept Pediat Surg, TR-34303 
Istanbul, Turkey; Bakirkoy Maternal & Child Hosp, Dept Pediat Surg, 
Istanbul, Turkey; Zeynep Kamil Maternal & Child Hosp, Istanbul, Turkey 

Reprint Address: Celayir, S, Istanbul Uni Cerrahpasa Med Fac, Dept Pediat 
Surg, TR-34303 Istanbul, Turkey. 

E-mail Address: scelayir at istanbul.edu.tr 

Cited Reference Count: 12 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG 

Publisher Address: RUDIGERSTR 14, D-70469 STUTTGART, GERMANY 

ISSN: 0939-7248 

29-char Source Abbrev.: EUR J PEDIATR SURG 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Eur. J. Pediatr. Surg. 

Source Item Page Count: 4 

Subject Category: Pediatrics; Surgery 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 307IV 

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