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- Title
The 100 most influential skin cancer publications: a citation analysis.
- Authors
Kamath, Preetha; Egger, Andjela; Karanfilian, Troy S.; Karanfilian, Katrice M.; Agarwal, Nitin; Lambert, W. Clark
- Abstract
Background: As skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S., many publications focus on cutaneous malignancies. The objective was to identify and analyze the 100 most-cited articles pertaining to skin cancer to provide clarity on past, and insight for future research. Methods: Using a two-stage search of Thomson Reuters Web of Science database, the 100 most-cited skin cancer articles between 1945 and 2018 were identified and analyzed. Results: The articles were cited an average total of 558.49 times (range: 259 to 3429). There were relatively few significant publications until 1988. Linear correlation revealed that journal impact factor was not correlated with average number of citations per year per article (R2=0.06). Molecular pathogenesis and UV exposure were the most common topics. The topics that received the highest average citations per year per article were prevention (50.44 citations per year), diagnosis (47.32 citations per year), and management (41.37 citations per year). Basic science articles accounted for the most publications, followed by narrative literature reviews. Conclusions: These results may indicate that future publications with similar characteristics are more likely to be cited and thus, more influential.
- Subjects
SKIN cancer diagnosis; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research; PATHOLOGICAL physiology; SQUAMOUS cell carcinoma; CANCER prevention
- Publication
Dermatology Online Journal, 2020, Vol 26, Issue 11, p1
- ISSN
1087-2108
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5070/d32611047942