Characteristics of highly cited articles on spine and spinal cord injuries published in Chinese Journal of Trauma from 1985 to 2024
10.3760/cma.j.cn501098-20250502-00260
- VernacularTitle:《中华创伤杂志》1985—2024年发表脊柱脊髓损伤相关高被引论文特征分析
- Author:
Hui DONG
1
;
Liang YAN
;
Baorong HE
;
Guodong LIU
Author Information
1. 西安交通大学附属红会医院脊柱外科，西安 710054
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Spinal injuries;
Spinal cord injuries;
Journal article;
Chinese Journal of Trauma
- From:
Chinese Journal of Trauma
2025;41(9):872-879
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To analyze the characteristics of highly cited articles on spine and spinal cord injuries published in Chinese Journal of Trauma (hereinafter referred to as the "Journal") from 1985 to 2024. Methods:All the articles related to spine and spinal cord injuries published in the Journal from 1985 to 2024 were retrieved from the Wanfang Database and the articles with citation frequency ≥15 times were defined as highly cited, with the retrieval cut-off date of April 15, 2025. For articles related to spine and spinal cord injuries, the total publication count, number of cited articles, total citation frequency, average citation frequency per article, number of fund-supported articles were recorded and analyzed. For the highly cited articles among them, the total number of articles, types of literature, distribution periods, number of fund-supported articles, core authors, institution distribution, region distribution, frequency of and key words were also statistically analyzed.Results:From 1985 to 2024, the Journal published 1 182 articles on spinal and spinal cord injuries, of which 993 (84.01%) were cited, with a total citation frequency of 10 739 and an average of 10.81 citations per article. A total of 388 articles (32.83%) were supported by research funds. There were 184 highly cited articles on spinal and spinal cord injuries, with the following characteristics: (1) The most common type of highly cited literature was original articles (150 articles, 81.52%), while consensus and guideline articles achieved the highest average citation rate (44.75 citations per article). (2) The period 2015-2019 had the highest number of highly cited articles, accounting for 33.70%. (3) Fifty-four highly cited articles (29.35%) were supported by research funds, including 19 by national-level funds and 35 by funds of other levels. (4) Among the highly cited articles, 8 (4.35%) were authored by one person, and 176 (95.65%) were co-authored by two or more persons. Sixty-two authors who published ≥3 highly cited articles were identified as core authors. (5) A total of 123 highly cited articles (66.85%) were authored by researchers affiliated with a single institution, whereas 61 articles (33.15%) were the result of inter-institutional collaboration. Fifteen first-author institutions published≥3 highly cited articles. (6) Regions with ≥15 highly cited articles were Zhejiang Province (28 articles), Chongqing Municipality (23 articles), Guangdong Province (18 articles), Shaanxi Province (18 articles), Jiangsu Province (16 articles), and Shanghai Municipality (15 articles). (7) The top five key words in the highly cited articles were "spinal fractures" (71 times), "thoracic vertebrae" (45 times), "lumbar vertebrae" (44 times), "spinal cord injuries" (27 times), and "vertebroplasty" (27 times).Conclusions:Over the 40-year period, original articles constitute the majority of highly cited articles on spine and spinal cord injuries in the Journal, while consensus and guideline articles demonstrate the highest average citation frequency. Nearly 30% of the highly cited articles receive research funding support. Core authors and institutions show a relatively concentrated distribution, with spinal fractures, spinal cord injuries, and vertebroplasty emerging as research hotspots in the field.
