Brain Metastases Research 1990–2010 : Pattern of Citation and Systematic Review of Highly Cited Articles
Joint Authors
Nieder, Carsten
Grosu, Anca L.
Mehta, Minesh P.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-09-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Background.
High and continuously increasing research activity related to different aspects of prevention, prediction, diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases has been performed between 1990 and 2010.
One of the major databases contains 2695 scientific articles that were published during this time period.
Different measures of impact, visibility, and quality of published research are available, each with its own pros and cons.
For this overview, article citation rate was chosen.
Results.
Among the 10 most cited articles, 7 reported on randomized clinical trials.
Nine covered surgical or radiosurgical approaches and the remaining one a widely adopted prognostic score.
Overall, 30 randomized clinical trials were published between 1990 and 2010, including those with phase II design and excluding duplicate publications, for example, after longer followup or with focus on secondary endpoints.
Twenty of these randomized clinical trials were published before 2008.
Their median number of citations was 110, range 13–1013, compared to 5-6 citations for all types of publications.
Annual citation rate appeared to gradually increase during the first 2-3 years after publication before reaching high levels.
Conclusions.
A large variety of preclinical and clinical topics achieved high numbers of citations.
However, areas such as quality of life, side effects, and end-of-life care were underrepresented.
Efforts to increase their visibility might be warranted.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nieder, Carsten& Grosu, Anca L.& Mehta, Minesh P.. 2012. Brain Metastases Research 1990–2010 : Pattern of Citation and Systematic Review of Highly Cited Articles. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-493353
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nieder, Carsten…[et al.]. Brain Metastases Research 1990–2010 : Pattern of Citation and Systematic Review of Highly Cited Articles. The Scientific World Journal No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-493353
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nieder, Carsten& Grosu, Anca L.& Mehta, Minesh P.. Brain Metastases Research 1990–2010 : Pattern of Citation and Systematic Review of Highly Cited Articles. The Scientific World Journal. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-493353
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-493353