Shifting paradigms: The top 100 most disruptive papers in core pediatric surgery journals
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In brief
In brief
Analysis of the 100 most disruptive publications in pediatric surgery journals using the disruption score bibliometric tool reveals that paradigm-shifting research shows weak correlation with citation counts. The identified literature spans technical innovations, clinical outcomes, and key historical moments, with trauma and gastrointestinal disorders being the most represented clinical areas.
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Introduction: The disruption score is a new bibliometric tool that has recently been utilized to identify studies that are innovative and shift paradigms. We sought to identify and characterize the top 100 most disruptive publications in pediatric surgery.
Methods: The 100 most disruptive and cited publications in 17 pediatric surgery journals were identified from a validated dataset and linked with the iCite NIH tool. The top 100 most disruptive publications were reviewed to determine study design, clinical focus, and perceived contribution.
Results: The publications included in the top 100 list were more disruptive than 99.5% of the entire PubMed universe. Journal of Pediatric Surgery (n = 45) had the most articles included. There was a weak correlation between citation count and disruption score (r = 0.27). Retrospective cohort studies (38%), contributions in clinical outcomes (39%), technical/technological innovations (31%), clinical focus in trauma (18%), and disorders of the gastrointestinal tract (18%) were the most represented. The disruption score identified a unique subset of literature that has created new paradigms with long lasting influence and may be further applied as another tool to measure scientific impact. This wide array of literature highlights both technical and technological innovations as well as key moments in the history of pediatric surgery.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.02.002