Cited Brazilian papers in general surgery between 1970 and 2009

Authors

  • Flavio L. Heldwein Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina; Department of Surgery
  • Antonio A. Hartmann Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde; Department of Pathology
  • Antonio N. Kalil Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde; Department of Pathology
  • Bruno V. D. Neves Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina; Department of Surgery
  • Giorigo S. B. Ratti Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina; Department of Surgery
  • Moises C. Beber Jr. Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina; Department of Surgery
  • Rafael M. Souza Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina; Department of Surgery
  • Armando J. d'Acampora Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina; Department of Surgery

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1807-59322010000500010

Keywords:

Peer review, Surgery^i1^shist, Classical article, Surgery^i1^sstatistics and numerical d

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To identify the most cited articles in general surgery published by Brazilian authors. INTRODUCTION: There are several ways for the international community to recognize the quality of a scientific article. Although controversial, the most widely used and reliable methodology to identify the importance of an article is citation analysis. METHODS: A search using the Institute for Scientific Information citation database (Science Citation Index Expanded) was performed to identify highly cited Brazilian papers published in twenty-six highly cited general surgery journals, selected based on their elevated impact factors, from 1970 to 2009. Further analysis was done on the 65 most-cited papers. RESULTS: We identified 1,713 Brazilian articles, from which nine papers emerged as classics (more than 100 citations received). For the Brazilian contributions, a total increase of about 21-fold was evident between 1970 and 2009. Although several topics were covered, articles covering trauma, oncology and organ transplantation were the most cited. The majority of classic studies were done with international cooperation. CONCLUSIONS: This study identified the most influential Brazilian articles published in internationally renowned general surgery journals.

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Published

2010-01-01

Issue

Vol. 65 No. 5 (2010)

Section

Research Article

How to Cite

Heldwein, F. L., Hartmann, A. A., Kalil, A. N., Neves, B. V. D., Ratti, G. S. B., Beber Jr., M. C., Souza, R. M., & d'Acampora, A. J. (2010). Cited Brazilian papers in general surgery between 1970 and 2009 . Clinics, 65(5), 521-529. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1807-59322010000500010