World Neurosurgery

Top Research Topics at World Neurosurgery?

World Neurosurgery investigates studies in Surgery, Radiology, Magnetic resonance imaging, Neurosurgery and Internal medicine. The journal focuses on different Surgery studies like Aneurysm, Retrospective cohort study, Complication, Lumbar and Subarachnoid hemorrhage. The main emphasis of the journal is the subject of Aneurysm, focusing on Clipping (medicine).

The journal focuses on Radiology as well as the interrelated topic of Lesion. The Magnetic resonance imaging study featured in the journal draws parallels with the field of Nuclear medicine. World Neurosurgery explores topics in Internal medicine which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Oncology and Cardiology.

• Surgery (43.35%)
• Radiology (19.57%)
• Magnetic resonance imaging (12.83%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Epidemiology and the Global Burden of Stroke (391 citations)
• Burst spinal cord stimulation for limb and back pain. (223 citations)
• Long-term outcomes of ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery in patients with hydrocephalus. (167 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at World Neurosurgery:

The journal articles are organized to address concerns in the fields of Surgery, Radiology, Magnetic resonance imaging, Retrospective cohort study and Anesthesia. The journal publications explore research in Surgery alongside concepts in Odds ratio and other areas of study in Confidence interval. The published papers hold forums on Radiology that merge themes from other disciplines such as Occlusion and Middle cerebral artery.

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:

Radiology, Schwannoma, Soft tissue, Magnetic resonance imaging and Lesion are the subjects of interest in the journal. The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Radiology as it also encompasses Visual acuity. Topics in Schwannoma explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Neurovascular bundle, Tinnitus, Vestibular system, Tumor resection and Retrosigmoid approach.

In it, Magnetic resonance angiography, Parietal lobe, Surgical planning, Vein and Cerebellar cortex are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Soft tissue research. It aims to form a more comprehensive understanding of the field by integrating disciplines like Magnetic resonance imaging and Homogeneous. Many of the studies tackled connect Lesion with a similar field of study like Microsurgical treatment.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Totally Cystic Schwannoma: A Misnomer. (0 citations)
• More Laboratory Simulations-Fewer Brain Complications: Prospects from the First Neurosurgery Laboratory in Iraq. (0 citations)
• Presurgical Planning with Open-Source Horos Software for Superficial Brain Arteriovenous Malformations (0 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 World Neurosurgery (based on the number of publications) are:

• R. Shane Tubbs (112 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Michael T. Lawton (105 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Edward C. Benzel (102 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Anil Nanda (84 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Pascal Jabbour (79 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

• Mayo Clinic (448 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 81 less than at the previous edition,
• Capital Medical University (393 papers) absent at the last edition,
• St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (267 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of California, San Francisco (247 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Sichuan University (226 papers) absent at the last 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 2022 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 20.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 60.00% 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.

Educational Pathways for Aspiring Neurosurgeons

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