Bibliometric Analysis of the Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Literature

Authors

Vamsi P. Reddy, Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Rohin Singh, Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Marissa D. McLelland, Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Awinita Barpujari, Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Joshua S. Catapano, Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.Follow
Visish M. Srinivasan, Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Michael T. Lawton, Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Electronic address: Neuropub@barrowneuro.org.Follow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass is a procedure in which a blood vessel outside the skull is connected to one inside the skull to improve cerebral blood flow. Certain aneurysms cannot be treated through standard clipping, and EC-IC bypass may be recommended in such cases. A vast body of literature exists on the use of EC-IC bypass as a treatment for cerebrovascular disorders. While beneficial to surgeons, these publications may not reach all the intended audience, which encourages the use of bibliometric analyses. Although a fraction of historically meaningful publications may not have been sufficiently valued through citation count, bibliometric analysis is the gold standard for assessing the impact of a publication. METHODS: Using bibliometric analysis, we queried the Web of Science database to identify the 50 most impactful publications on EC-IC bypass based on citation count. RESULTS: The literature search retrieved 125 publications that met inclusion criteria, from which the top 50 most-cited ones were selected. The mean number of citations for each article was 117.06 (range 35-1437). Case reports and series constituted 15 (30%) of the top 50 publications on EC-IC bypass, followed by 8 (16%) editorials and 7 (14%) randomized controlled trials. A total of 265 authors in 10 countries contributed to the 50 manuscripts, which were published in 15 different journals. CONCLUSIONS: We retrieved the top 50 most-cited articles on EC-IC bypass surgery and identified the landmark publications to provide a foundational understanding of the procedure as a treatment for complex disorders.

Medical Subject Headings

Bibliometrics; Databases, Factual; Humans; Neurosurgical Procedures (methods)

Publication Date

5-1-2022

Publication Title

World neurosurgery

E-ISSN

1878-8769

Volume

161

First Page

198

Last Page

205.e5

PubMed ID

35093576

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/j.wneu.2022.01.095

Recommended Citation

Reddy, Vamsi P.; Singh, Rohin; McLelland, Marissa D.; Barpujari, Awinita; Catapano, Joshua S.; Srinivasan, Visish M.; and Lawton, Michael T., "Bibliometric Analysis of the Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Literature" (2022). Neurosurgery. 1562.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/neurosurgery/1562