Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Top Research Topics at Lasers in Surgery and Medicine?

The journal primarily tackles Laser, Surgery, Biomedical engineering, Pathology and Optics. The journal addresses concerns in Laser which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Ablation, Pulse (signal processing) and Analytical chemistry. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Ablation, apply to Laser ablation as well.

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine explores topics in Surgery which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Dermatology, Laser therapy, Co2 laser and Nuclear medicine. The majority of Dermatology studies presented zero in on Hyperpigmentation. Studies on Biomedical engineering discussed in it link to the field of Anatomy.

Pathology study tackled is connected to the field of Photodynamic therapy. Topics like Wavelength, Optical fiber and Pulse duration are tackled as part of the discussions on Optics.

• Laser (40.83%)
• Surgery (30.16%)
• Biomedical engineering (15.01%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Fractional Photothermolysis: A New Concept for Cutaneous Remodeling Using Microscopic Patterns of Thermal Injury (1125 citations)
• Experimental studies of the application of the Er:YAG laser on dental hard substances: I. Measurement of the ablation rate. (683 citations)
• The biomedical effects of laser application. (656 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Lasers in Surgery and Medicine:

The main points discussed in the journal articles deal with Laser, Surgery, Pathology, Optics and Biomedical engineering. The journal articles explore research in Laser alongside concepts in Ablation and other areas of study in Laser ablation and Erbium. The published articles hold forums on Surgery that merge themes from other disciplines such as Dermatology, Co2 laser and Nuclear medicine.

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

• Internal medicine
• Surgery
• Cancer

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine mainly tackles studies in Laser, Dermatology, Erythema, Adverse effect and Biomedical engineering. While Laser is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Nuclear medicine and Pulse (signal processing). The work on Dermatology addressed in Lasers in Surgery and Medicine expands to the thematically related Low fluence.

Erythema research featured in Lasers in Surgery and Medicine incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Edema and Hyperpigmentation. Adverse effect research presented falls under the umbrella topic of Internal medicine. In addition to Biomedical engineering research, the journal aims to explore topics under Optical coherence tomography and Ablation.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• A Systematic Review of Picosecond Laser in Dermatology: Evidence and Recommendations. (16 citations)
• The Efficacy and Safety of CO2 Laser Treatment for Sexual Function and Vaginal Laxity Improvement in Pre‐Menopausal Women (7 citations)
• Oxymetazoline and Energy-Based Therapy in Patients with Rosacea: Evaluation of the Safety and Tolerability in an Open-Label, Interventional Study (7 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 Lasers in Surgery and Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

• Henry H Chan (112 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Chi K Yeung (91 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Samantha Y N Shek (87 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Nicola P Y Chan (78 papers) absent at the last edition,
• R. Rox Anderson (77 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous 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 Lasers in Surgery and Medicine (based on the number of publications) are:

• Harvard University (281 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• University of California, Irvine (257 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Hong Kong (111 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Texas at Austin (107 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• University of California, San Francisco (68 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 7.73% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.47% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.20% of all publications and 58.66% 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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