Rosenberg, AL; Tripathi, RS; Blum, J. 2010. The most influential articles in critical care medicine. JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE 25 (1): 157-170

[Eugene Garfield]

Rosenberg, AL; Tripathi, RS; Blum, J. 2010. The most influential articles in 
critical care medicine. JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE 25 (1): 157-170.

Author Full Name(s): Rosenberg, Andrew L.; Tripathi, Ravi S.; Blum, James
Language: English
Document Type: Article

Author Keywords: Critical care; ICU; Citation classics; Landmark articles
KeyWords Plus: JOURNAL IMPACT FACTORS; 100 CITATION-CLASSICS; RATES; 
PAIN

Abstract: Purpose: The study aimed to examine query strategies that would 
provide an exhaustive search method to retrieve the most referenced articles 
within specific categories of critical care.
Material and Methods: A comprehensive list of the most cited critical care 
medicine articles was generated by searching the Science Citation Index 
Expanded data set using general critical care terms keywords such as "critical 
care," critical care journal titles, and keywords for subsubjects of critical care.
Results: The final database included 1187 articles published between 1905 and 
2006. The most cited article was referenced 4909 times. The most productive 
search term was intensive care. However, this term only retrieved 25% of the 
top 100 articles. Furthermore, 662 of the top 1000 articles could not be found 
using any of the basic critical care search terms. Sepsis, acute lung injury, and 
mechanical ventilation were the most common areas of focus for the articles 
retrieved.
Conclusion: Retrieving frequently cited, influential articles in critical care 
requires using multiple search terms and manuscript sources. Periodic 
compilations of most cited articles may be useful for critical care practitioners 
and researches to keep abreast of important information. (C) 2010 Published by 
Elsevier Inc.

Addresses: [Rosenberg, Andrew L.; Tripathi, Ravi S.; Blum, James] Univ 
Michigan, Sch Med, Dept Anesthesiol, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

Reprint Address: Rosenberg, AL, Univ Michigan, Sch Med, Dept Anesthesiol, Ann 
Arbor, MI 48109 USA.

E-mail Address: arosen at med.umich.edu
ISSN: 0883-9441
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2008.12.010
URL: http://www.jccjournal.org/article/S0883-9441(08)00265-7/abstract