A bibliometric analysis of sarcopenia: top 100 articles
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A bibliometric analysis of sarcopenia: top 100 articles Veysel Suzan1 · Aysegul Akkan Suzan2 Received: 24 April 2020 / Accepted: 9 September 2020 © European Geriatric Medicine Society 2020
Key summary points Aim The main aim of this bibliometric study is to investigate trends in the field of sarcopenia and guide to most cited articles for researchers. Findings The number of citations about sarcopenia has increased significantly year by year. The most investigated topics about sarcopenia are definition-diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment-recommendation of sarcopenia, respectively. Message This study demonstrates the important issues about sarcopenia in the past and present, and suggests possibilities for the future of this dynamic field. Abstract Purpose The aim of this study is to investigate the emergence and development of sarcopenia research and guide to most cited articles for researchers. Methods Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science database was used to search for all articles related to the term ‘sarcopenia’. We also benefited from PubMed to find additional data about these articles. We analyzed the top 100 cited articles (T100) by topic, types of research methods, keywords, journal, author, year, institution, and average number of citations per year, as well. Correlations were also made between the total number of citations, the average number of citations per year (ACpY), impact factors, and the time period of publication. Results The median number of citations for the most cited articles was 309 (range is from 213 to 4,082). The most investigated topics of sarcopenia were definition-diagnosis (n = 35), prognosis (n = 19), and treatment-recommendation (n = 11). The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) consensus definition published in 2010 had the highest total number of citations and ACpY. The most common types of research method, country, year, and keyword were epidemiological studies (n = 55), USA (n = 69), 2010 (n = 13), and sarcopenia (n = 39), respectively. No correlation exists between impact factor (IF) and number of citations or IF and ACpY. Conclusion Despite some flaws, this study identifies the most significant contributions to sarcopenia research and reveals many important scientific breakthroughs and landmarks that took place over the years. Keywords Sarcopenia · Aging · Skeletal muscle · Bibliometric analysis
Introduction Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-020-00395-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. * Veysel Suzan [email protected] 1
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul UniversityCerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
Department of Neurology, University of Health Sciences, Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Bibliometric studies show which topics are trending in a field. The first bibliometric study was conducted in 1987 by E Garfield, using
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