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Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery 3/2022

Open Access 11-06-2021 | Care | Review Article

A bibliometric analysis of orthogeriatric care: top 50 articles

Authors: Johannes Dominik Bastian, Malin Kristin Meier, Raphael Simon Ernst, Jochen Gieger, Andreas Ernst Stuck

Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery | Issue 3/2022

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Abstract

Background

Population is ageing and orthogeriatric care is an emerging research topic.

Purpose

This bibliometric review aims to provide an overview, to investigate the status and trends in research in the field of orthogeriatric care of the most influential literature.

Methods

From the Core Collection databases in the Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge, the most influential original articles with reference to orthogeriatric care were identified in December 2020 using a multistep approach. A total of 50 articles were included and analysed in this bibliometric review.

Results

The 50 most cited articles were published between 1983 and 2017. The number of total citations per article ranged from 34 to 704 citations (mean citations per article: n = 93). Articles were published in 34 different journals between 1983 and 2017. In the majority of publications, geriatricians (62%) accounted for the first authorship, followed by others (20%) and (orthopaedic) surgeons (18%). Articles mostly originated from Europe (76%), followed by Asia–pacific (16%) and Northern America (8%). Key countries (UK, Sweden, and Spain) and key topic (hip fracture) are key drivers in the orthogeriatric research. The majority of articles reported about therapeutic studies (62%).

Conclusion

This bibliometric review acknowledges recent research. Orthogeriatric care is an emerging research topic in which surgeons have a potential to contribute and other topics such as intraoperative procedures, fractures other than hip fractures or elective surgery are related topics with the potential for widening the field to research.
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Metadata
Title
A bibliometric analysis of orthogeriatric care: top 50 articles
Authors
Johannes Dominik Bastian
Malin Kristin Meier
Raphael Simon Ernst
Jochen Gieger
Andreas Ernst Stuck
Publication date
11-06-2021
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword
Care
Published in
European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery / Issue 3/2022
Print ISSN: 1863-9933
Electronic ISSN: 1863-9941
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-021-01715-y

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