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Veterinary Surgery
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Veterinary Surgery

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Animal Science and Veterinary 160 11 17 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 45
Documents by Best Scientists*: 63
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 94
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.748
Impact Factor: 1.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Veterinary Surgery?

The journal focuses on Surgery, Anatomy, Anesthesia, Radiography and Clinical significance. The Surgery study featured in Veterinary Surgery draws connections with the study of CATS. More specifically, the research on Anatomy in the journal is related to Cadaver.

The Cadaver study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Cadaveric spasm. The in-depth study on Cadaveric spasm also explores topics in the intersecting field of Orthodontics. In Veterinary Surgery, Blood pressure and Heart rate are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Anesthesia research.

The study on Radiography presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Cruciate ligament.

  • Surgery (60.16%)
  • Anatomy (17.38%)
  • Anesthesia (13.07%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Arthroscopic subchondral bone plate microfracture technique augments healing of large chondral defects in the radial carpal bone and medial femoral condyle of horses. (289 citations)
  • Hemodynamic effects of medetomidine in the dog: a dose titration study. (238 citations)
  • Effect of Tibial Plateau Leveling on Cranial and Caudal Tibial Thrusts in Canine Cranial Cruciate–Deficient Stifles: An In Vitro Experimental Study (235 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Veterinary Surgery:

The most cited publications cover a variety of subjects, including Surgery, Anesthesia, Clinical significance, Anatomy and Retrospective cohort study. Most of the works presented in the published papers deal with Surgery but they intersect with the subject of CATS. The published articles facilitate discussions on Anesthesia that incorporate concepts from other fields like Blood pressure and Heart rate.

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

  • Surgery
  • Internal medicine
  • Radiology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Surgery, Clinical significance, Cadaver, Retrospective cohort study and Medical record. Discussions in Veterinary Surgery are anchored in the subject of Surgery and the similar topic of CATS. The presented Clinical significance research focuses mostly on Anesthesia and, on occasion, topics in Heart rate.

Topics in Cadaver were tackled in line with various other fields like Ex vivo, Orthodontics, Cadaveric spasm and Suture (anatomy). Cadaveric spasm research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Nuclear medicine and Anastomosis. Studies on Radiography discussed in Veterinary Surgery link to the field of Osteotomy.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Influence of locoregional lymph node aspiration cytology vs sentinel lymph node mapping and biopsy on disease stage assignment in dogs with integumentary mast cell tumors. (3 citations)
  • Toll-like receptor activation of equine mesenchymal stromal cells to enhance antibacterial activity and immunomodulatory cytokine secretion. (2 citations)
  • Adaptation of a hands-on veterinary surgical training course from a traditionally taught laboratory to a remotely taught laboratory during a global pandemic. (2 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 Veterinary Surgery (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Philipp D. Mayhew (57 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ameet Singh (51 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Eric Monnet (50 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Antonio Pozzi (47 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Susan M. Stover (46 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • University of California, Davis (273 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Colorado State University (265 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (225 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Florida (177 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ohio State University (176 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 10 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, 11.54% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 44.02% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.67% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 28.26% of all publications and 13.04% 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.

Top Publications

  • Impact of breed on canine humeral condylar fracture configuration, surgical management, and outcome.

    Carlos Sanchez Villamil;Andrew S. J. Phillips;Camilla L. Pegram;Dan G. O'Neill

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Timing of and risk factors for deep surgical site infection requiring implant removal following canine tibial plateau leveling osteotomy.

    Renee A McDougall;Daniel I Spector;Robert C Hart;David L Dycus

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Retrospective assessment of perioperative antimicrobial use for elective arthroscopy in horses.

    Noah Muntwyler;Marie‐Soleil Dubois;J. Scott Weese

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Perceptions of minimally invasive osteosynthesis: A 2018 survey of orthopedic surgeons.

    William P Robinson;Toby G Knowles;Nicolas P Barthelemy;Kevin J Parsons

    (2020)
    9 Citations
  • Ex vivo comparison of 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging and multidetector computed tomography arthrography to identify artificial soft tissue lesions in equine stifles

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • What is the value of statistical testing of observational data?

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Use of a surgical safety checklist after implementation in an academic veterinary hospital

    William T G Hawker;Ameet Singh;Thomas W G Gibson;Michelle A Giuffrida

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • In vitro elution of amikacin and Dispersin B from a polymer hydrogel

    Chris R. M. Hagen;Ameet Singh;J. Scott Weese;Quinn Marshall

    (2020)
    5 Citations
  • Influence of muscle‐sparing lateral thoracotomy on postoperative pain and lameness: A randomized clinical trial

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Complications after proximal abducting ulnar osteotomy and prognostic factors in 66 dogs

    (2021)
    4 Citations

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