Highly cited publication performance in the ophthalmology category in the Web of Science database: a bibliometric analysis
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Leila Nemati-Anaraki. Department of Medical Library and Information Science, School of Health Management and Medical Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1449614535, Iran. nematianaraki.l@iums.ac.ir

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    AIM: To determine and evaluate the features of highly cited articles (HCAs) in the ophthalmology category in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) from 1991 to 2020. METHODS: The Web of Science Core Collection documents with at least 100 citations from their publication year until December 31, 2020, were evaluated as highly cited. The examined features were the distribution of yearly output and its average number of per publication, HCAs, authors, institutions, journals, and nations. The publication performance of nations and organizations was assessed using six publication indicators. The Y-index was employed to compare the research outputs of various authors. RESULTS: Publications that had cited the most references were highly published in high-impact factor journals. The United States of America came out on top across all six publication indicators, and it was home to eight of the top 10 most productive institutions. The articles written by Breivik et al (2006) and Farrar et al (2001) were highly cited and had a significant impact in 2020. The authors had a higher number of highly cited articles published as corresponding authors than as first authors. CONCLUSION: The findings of the present study highlight the current scope of global research in ophthalmology. The findings can help policy-makers and advisory groups of research centers to develop future policies. In addition, the findings can guide researchers in this field.

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Yuh-Shan Ho, Ali Ouchi, Leila Nemati-Anaraki. Highly cited publication performance in the ophthalmology category in the Web of Science database: a bibliometric analysis. Int J Ophthalmol, 2023,16(7):1155-1163

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  • Received:August 18,2022
  • Revised:May 09,2023
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  • Online: June 27,2023
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