1420 A Bibliometric Review of the Top Cited Articles in The History of the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Abstract

Study Objective Bibliometric analysis can identify impactful articles in a specialty's history as well as highlight areas upon which future research can expand. It has thus garnered interest across multiple specialties. Our purpose was to identify and characterize the most highly cited articles in the history of The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (JMIG). Design We used the ISI Web of Science database to identify the most frequently cited articles published in JMIG between the years of 2005, when it was first published, to 2018. The top 100 most frequently cited articles were included in our analysis. The articles were then characterized by publication year, study design, specialty, country of origin, and topic. The topics were subdivided into the following categories: surgical techniques, education, urogynecology, endometriosis, reproductive surgery, abnormal uterine bleeding, leiomyomata, oncology, sterilization, and, surgical complications. Setting N/a Patients or Participants N/a Interventions N/a Measurements and Main Results A total of 2,727 articles were published by JMIG in this time frame. Of the top 100 articles, 47% were observational studies, 11% were new procedures/assays, and 11% were randomized control trials. 57% were from international authors. The most frequently cited topic was surgical techniques (30%), followed by surgical complications (17%) and endometriosis (11%). The mean citation number was 68.94. The median publication year of the top 100 articles was 2008. After 2008, the number of articles on surgical technique decreased (37% vs 26%) whereas the prevalence of those focusing on surgical complications increased (13% to 22%). Conclusion The majority of publications were observational studies, with a strong focus on surgical techniques. The number of articles on this topic decreased slightly after 2008, which also saw an increased focus on surgical complications. This data reiterates the leading role and global impact of JMIG in gynecological surgery.