JAMA Surgery

Top Research Topics at JAMA Surgery?

JAMA Surgery mostly deals with topics like Surgery, MEDLINE, Internal medicine, General surgery and Retrospective cohort study. It addresses concerns in Surgery which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Odds ratio and Cohort. The research on MEDLINE featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Health care, Family medicine, Medical emergency, Text mining and Intensive care medicine.

The journal explores topics in Internal medicine which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Gastroenterology, Oncology and Cardiology. Retrospective cohort study research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Incidence (epidemiology), Cohort study and Emergency medicine.

• Surgery (28.60%)
• MEDLINE (28.50%)
• Internal medicine (15.25%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A Review (1158 citations)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 (1052 citations)
• The effectiveness and risks of bariatric surgery: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis, 2003-2012. (984 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at JAMA Surgery:

The most cited papers aim to foster the development of research in Surgery, Retrospective cohort study, Internal medicine, Odds ratio and MEDLINE. The most cited articles with studies in Surgery featured incorporate elements of Cohort study, Cohort and General surgery. In addition to Retrospective cohort study research, the most cited papers aim to explore topics under Incidence (epidemiology), Survival rate, Intensive care medicine, Emergency medicine and Complication.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Surgery
• Internal medicine
• Cancer

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The scientific interests tackled in JAMA Surgery are MEDLINE, Internal medicine, Surgery, Text mining and General surgery. Health care, Family medicine, Medical education, Intensive care medicine and Medical physics are some topics wherein MEDLINE research discussed in it have an impact. JAMA Surgery explores issues in Internal medicine which can be linked to other research areas like Gastroenterology and Oncology.

Surgery studies presented in the journal focus on topics such as Randomized controlled trial and Stage (cooking). Clinical endpoint is a focus of the Randomized controlled trial works in the journal. Studies on Interquartile range discussed in the journal link to the field of Cohort study.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• What Is an Aerosol-Generating Procedure? (29 citations)
• Assessment of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy vs Lymphadenectomy for Intermediate- and High-Grade Endometrial Cancer Staging (21 citations)
• Risk of Hematologic Malignant Neoplasms From Abdominopelvic Computed Tomographic Radiation in Patients Who Underwent Appendectomy. (16 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in JAMA Surgery (based on the number of publications) are:

• Justin B. Dimick (67 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
• Timothy M. Pawlik (44 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Elliott R. Haut (42 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Melina R. Kibbe (37 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Adil H. Haider (37 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in JAMA Surgery (based on the number of publications) are:

• Harvard University (208 papers) published 22 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Michigan (201 papers) published 25 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
• Veterans Health Administration (169 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 16 less than at the previous edition,
• Brigham and Women's Hospital (160 papers) published 14 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
• University of California, Los Angeles (151 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 3.86% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.27% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.98% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.98% of all publications and 34.76% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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