Bibliometric Analysis of the Top 100 Influential Studies on Carotid Artery Stenting

World Neurosurg. 2019 Feb:122:e1321-e1331. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.11.042. Epub 2018 Nov 15.

Abstract

Background: Artery stenting is an effective therapy for carotid artery stenosis to prevent ischemic stroke. We aimed to identify and analyze the 100 top-cited reports on carotid artery stenting (CAS) to review the achievements and developments in this field.

Methods: The Web of Knowledge database was searched from its inception up to May 3, 2018, using the terms "carotid artery stenting" and "CAS." The 100 most-cited reports were extracted to analyze their characteristics.

Results: The number of citations for the 100 most-cited reports ranged from 120 to 1813, with an accumulated citation number of 26,265. These reports were from 13 countries, with the most publications from the United States (n = 62), followed by the United Kingdom (n = 11), Germany (n = 6), and Italy (n = 6). Stroke (n = 21) was the lead-producing journal, followed by the Journal of Vascular Surgery (n = 11) and Journal of the American College of Cardiology (n = 10). Those reports with a greater impact factor were likely to be cited more often (P < 0.0001). These reports were categorized as clinical trial (n = 74), review (n = 13), basic study (n = 5), guideline (n = 5), commentary (n = 1), expert consensus (n = 1), and protocol (n = 1).

Conclusions: The results of the present study provide scientific data for CAS. The United States contributed the most reports. Stroke was the lead productive journal. Those reports with a greater impact factor were likely to be cited more often.

Keywords: Bibliometric analysis; CAS; Carotid artery stenosis; Carotid artery stenting.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bibliometrics*
  • Carotid Arteries / surgery*
  • Carotid Stenosis / surgery*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic*
  • Databases, Factual
  • Humans
  • Stroke / prevention & control
  • Stroke / surgery*