Characteristics and Trends of the Most Cited Arthroplasty Articles in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

Abstract

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) is one of most influential orthopaedic journals, with Total Joint Replacements (TJR) being a frequent topic. The importance of TJR research parallels it's high prevalence in American society. To compile and analyze the top 50 most frequently cited articles published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery regarding total joint reconstruction or arthroplasty. Guidelines set by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews were used as the foundation for data collection and analysis. Scopus database was used to acquire the metric analyzed in the study. Data was then exported to an excel sheet for analysis. The top 50 TJR publications analyzed for this study were cited a total of 35,850 times (including self-citations), with an average number of citations per article of 717. Kurtz and Neer II were the only authors contributing more than one. 38 of 50 articles analyzed met the criteria for Level II or III in terms of Level of Evidence (LOE). The United States contributed the most publications with a total of 34. Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital, with eight publications each, were the highest contributing institutions. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery has published very influential research papers as noted by the number of citations amassed by its most popular articles. JBJS's top cited publications hail largely from major institutions in the United States and are composed of high-quality reports of mostly Level 2 and Level 3 evidence classifications. 3.