Mohammed F Mohammed1, Olivia Marais2, Adnan I Qureshi3, Nizar Bhulani4, David Ferguson5, Hossain Abu-Alola6, Savvas Nicolaou5, Faisal Khosa5. 1. Emergency & Trauma Radiology, Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Department of Medical Imaging, King Abdulaziz Medical City-NGHA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 2. Emergency & Trauma Radiology, Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Electronic address: oliviamarais@gmail.com. 3. Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Zeenat Qureshi Stroke Institute, University of Minnesota, CentraCare Health, St. Cloud, MN. 4. Division of Hematology/Oncology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. 5. Emergency & Trauma Radiology, Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada. 6. Division of Radiology, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The goal of our study was to compile a list of the top 100 most-cited articles in stroke imaging literature across all peer-reviewed scientific journals. These articles were then analyzed to identify current trends in stroke imaging research and determine the characteristics of highly-cited articles. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A database of the top 100 most-cited articles was created using Scopus and Web of Science. Articles were reviewed for applicability by 2 fellowship-trained radiologists with over 10 years of combined experience in neuroimaging. The following information was collected from each article: Article Title, Scopus Citations, Year of Publication, Journal, Journal Impact Factor, Authors, Number of Institutions, Country of Origin, Study Topic, Study Design, and Sample Size. RESULTS: Citations for the top 100 most-cited articles ranged from 159-810, and citations per year ranged from 5.7-516.0. Most of articles were published between 1996 and 2000 (n = 43). Articles were published across 18 journals, most commonly in Stroke (n = 40). Magnetic resonance imaging was the focus in 46 articles, computed tomogrphy in 16, and functional magnetic resonance imaging in 10. The most common study topic is prognostic use of an imaging modality (n = 27). CONCLUSIONS: Our study helps to characterize the field and identify the characteristics of most-cited articles.
PURPOSE: The goal of our study was to compile a list of the top 100 most-cited articles in stroke imaging literature across all peer-reviewed scientific journals. These articles were then analyzed to identify current trends in stroke imaging research and determine the characteristics of highly-cited articles. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A database of the top 100 most-cited articles was created using Scopus and Web of Science. Articles were reviewed for applicability by 2 fellowship-trained radiologists with over 10 years of combined experience in neuroimaging. The following information was collected from each article: Article Title, Scopus Citations, Year of Publication, Journal, Journal Impact Factor, Authors, Number of Institutions, Country of Origin, Study Topic, Study Design, and Sample Size. RESULTS: Citations for the top 100 most-cited articles ranged from 159-810, and citations per year ranged from 5.7-516.0. Most of articles were published between 1996 and 2000 (n = 43). Articles were published across 18 journals, most commonly in Stroke (n = 40). Magnetic resonance imaging was the focus in 46 articles, computed tomogrphy in 16, and functional magnetic resonance imaging in 10. The most common study topic is prognostic use of an imaging modality (n = 27). CONCLUSIONS: Our study helps to characterize the field and identify the characteristics of most-cited articles.