Dupuytren’s Contracture: A Bibliometric Study of the Most Cited Papers

• Published in: Hand Surgery Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 402 - 409
• Main Authors: Joyce, Cormac Weekes, Joyce, Kenneth Mary, Rahmani, George, Carroll, Sean Michael, Kelly, Jack Laurence, Regan, Padraic James
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore World Scientific Publishing Company 01.10.2015; World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte., Ltd
• Subjects: Bibliometrics; Dupuytren Contracture; Humans; Surgery; Collagenase; Bibliometric; Citation analysis; Dupuytren’s contracture
• ISSN: 0218-8104; 2424-8355; 1793-6535
• DOI: 10.1142/S0218810415500318

The literature on Dupuytren’s contracture is vast yet little information is known as to which papers have been the most influential. The purpose of this study was to identify the 50 most cited papers on Dupuytren’s contracture and perform a citation analysis. Utilizing the Web of Science™, 23 surgical, medical, plastic and hand surgery journals were searched for papers on Dupuytren’s contracture. Resulting articles were ranked in order of times cited and each paper was analyzed for article-type, year of publication, country of origin, institution and level of evidence. The 50 most cited articles represent many important landmarks in Dupuytren’s treatment and contain several seminal works by experts in the field. Whilst the top 50 list highlights the important papers on the condition, they certainly do not provide information about the quality of the evidence of the research, as most papers presented level 4 or 5 evidence.