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Neurosurgery
H-index 43

Neurosurgery

0148-396X

Published by: Oxford University Press

https://academic.oup.com/neurosurgery

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Medicine 340 384 1329 41

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 781
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1778
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 28
SCIMAGO H-index: 229
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.249
Impact Factor: 3.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Neurosurgery?

The foci of the journal are Surgery, Radiology, Anesthesia, Anatomy and Pathology. Neurosurgery focused on Surgery research but expanded to cover Magnetic resonance imaging. Many of the studies tackled connect Magnetic resonance imaging with a similar field of study like Nuclear medicine.

Radiology, which encompasses Angiography, Embolization, Cerebral angiography and Radiosurgery, is the main subject of the journal. The journal features studies on Subarachnoid hemorrhage, including topics such as Vasospasm. Studies on Aneurysm discussed in it link to the field of Vascular disease.

  • Surgery (39.50%)
  • Radiology (15.34%)
  • Anesthesia (10.92%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Relation of Cerebral Vasospasm to Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Visualized by Computerized Tomographic Scanning (2505 citations)
  • Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Fourth Edition (1778 citations)
  • Glioma extent of resection and its impact on patient outcome. (943 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Neurosurgery:

The journal papers investigate areas of study like Surgery, Anesthesia, Radiology, Central nervous system disease and Magnetic resonance imaging. Surgery studies presented in the most cited articles include Aneurysm, Vascular disease, Retrospective cohort study, Subarachnoid hemorrhage and Complication. The journal articles focus on Magnetic resonance imaging but sometimes tackle the closely related disciplines such as

  • Nuclear medicine, which have a strong connection to Radiosurgery,
  • Pathology which intersects with area such as Glioma..

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Surgery
  • Radiology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in Neurosurgery are Surgery, MEDLINE, Radiology, Internal medicine and Neurosurgery. Topics like Preoperative care, Embolization and Aneurysm are tackled as part of the discussions on Surgery. In addition to MEDLINE research, Neurosurgery aims to explore topics under Text mining and Intensive care medicine.

Magnetic resonance imaging and Radiosurgery are all topics related to Radiology research discussed. The work on Magnetic resonance imaging addressed in Neurosurgery expands to the thematically related Medical imaging. Some problems in Internal medicine that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Oncology and Cardiology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: 2020 Update of the Decompressive Craniectomy Recommendations. (29 citations)
  • New Philosophy, Clinical Pearls, and Methods for Intraoperative Cognition Mapping and Monitoring "à la carte" in Brain Tumor Patients. (11 citations)
  • A Novel Framework for Network-Targeted Neuropsychiatric Deep Brain Stimulation. (6 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.

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

  • Robert F. Spetzler (237 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • E. Sander Connolly (182 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Douglas Kondziolka (172 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Michael T. Lawton (167 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • H. Hunt Batjer (158 papers) absent 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • University of California, San Francisco (574 papers) published 38 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Pittsburgh (572 papers) published 26 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Mayo Clinic (430 papers) published 28 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (413 papers) published 24 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • Cleveland Clinic (340 papers) published 11 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, 27.44% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 28.93% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.07% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.18% of all publications and 37.81% 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.

Linkage between Neurosurgery and Nursing

As we delve deeper into the research topics at neurosurgery, it is significant to acknowledge the direct and indirect linkage between neurosurgery and nursing. Neurosurgical nursing is a distinct nursing specialty where nurses work with neurosurgeons to treat patients facing neurologic problems. The nursing profession plays a crucial role in managing patients with neurological conditions with the assistance of advanced surgical techniques. Hence, there is an increased demand for skilled nurses specialized in the field of neurosurgery. In this regard, many universities are coming up with online nursing programs designed specifically to prepare nurses for neurosurgical departments. One such course can be found at the online portal Research.com which offers some of the best online nursing programs in Delaware. These programs provide the right mix of theory and practical experience to prepare skilled nurses to assist in neurosurgical procedures efficiently. While understanding the research topics at neurosurgery, it is also important to appreciate the role of well-trained nurses in successful neurosurgical cases.

Top Publications

  • In Reply: Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: 2020 Update of the Decompressive Craniectomy Recommendations.

    (2020)
    1854 Citations
  • Performance of ChatGPT, GPT-4, and Google Bard on a Neurosurgery Oral Boards Preparation Question Bank

    (2023)
    289 Citations
  • Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: 2020 Update of the Decompressive Craniectomy Recommendations.

    Gregory W J Hawryluk;Andres M Rubiano;Annette M Totten;Cindy O’Reilly

    (2021)
    277 Citations
  • Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for Chronic Subdural Hematoma: A Multi-Center Experience of 154 Consecutive Embolizations.

    Peter Kan;Georgios A. Maragkos;Aditya Srivatsan;Visish Srinivasan

    (2020)
    158 Citations
  • Letter: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 Global Pandemic: A Neurosurgical Treatment Algorithm.

    John F Burke;Andrew K Chan;Valli Mummaneni;Dean Chou

    (2020)
    146 Citations
  • Performance of ChatGPT and GPT-4 on Neurosurgery Written Board Examinations

    (2023)
    129 Citations
  • Concussion Guidelines Step 2: Evidence for Subtype Classification.

    Angela Lumba-Brown;Masaru Teramoto;O Josh Bloom;David Brody

    (2020)
    109 Citations
  • Aneurysm Treatment With Woven EndoBridge in the Cumulative Population of 3 Prospective, Multicenter Series: 2-Year Follow-Up

    (2020)
    98 Citations
  • Zika Virus Targets Glioblastoma Stem Cells Through a SOX2-Integrin αvβ5 Axis

    Clark C Chen;Sanjay Dhawan;Zhe Zhu;Pinar Mesci

    (2020)
    95 Citations
  • Mechanism of Action and Biology of Flow Diverters in the Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms.

    Krishnan Ravindran;Amanda M Casabella;Juan Cebral;Waleed Brinjikji

    (2020)
    92 Citations

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