Citation Analysis of the Most Influential Ependymoma Research Articles Illustrates Improved Knowledge of the Molecular Biology of Ependymoma

Authors

Nolan J Brown
Bayard Wilson
Brian V Lien
Alexander Himstead
Ali R Tafreshi
Shane Shahrestani
Jack Birkenbeuel
Katelynn Tran
David Horton
Anushka Paladugu
Lydia R Kirillova
Chen Yi Yang
Seth C Ransom
Ronald Sahyouni
Isaac Yang

Publication Date

4-1-2022

Journal

Neurosurgical Review

Abstract

The history of academic research on ependymoma is expansive. This review summarizes its history with a bibliometric analysis of the 100 most cited articles on ependymoma. In March 2020, we queried the Web of Science database to identify the most cited articles on ependymoma using the terms "ependymoma" or "ependymal tumors," yielding 3145 publications. Results were arranged by the number of times each article was cited in descending order. The top 100 articles spanned across nearly a century; the oldest article was published in 1924, while the most recent was in 2017. These articles were published in 35 unique journals, including a mix of basic science and clinical journals. The three institutions with the most papers in the top 100 were St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (16%), the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (6%), and the German Cancer Research Center (5%). We analyzed the publications that may be considered the most influential in the understanding and treatment management of ependymoma. Studies focused on the molecular classification of ependymomas were well-represented among the most cited articles, reflecting the field's current area of focus and its future directions. Additionally, this article also offers a reference for further studies in the ependymoma field.

Keywords

Bibliometrics, Child, Databases, Factual, Ependymoma, Humans, Molecular Biology, Publications

DOI

10.1007/s10143-021-01579-1

PMID

34613526

PMCID

PMC8976812

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

10-6-2021

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

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Published Open-Access

yes