@article{article_1115610, title={Investigation of Thyroidectomy Publications: A Bibliometric Analysis between 1980 and 2020}, journal={Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi}, volume={13}, pages={233–249}, year={2022}, url={https://izlik.org/JA65DK92PP}, author={Uğurlu, Celil and Bostan, Mustafa Sami}, keywords={Thyroidectomy, thyroid surgery, bibliometric analysis, trend topics}, abstract={Background
Thyroidectomy is one of the most commonly performed operations among general surgical procedures. However, the literature has no comprehensive bibliometric study on this topic. The aim of the study was to evaluate the outputs of scientific studies on thyroidectomy that were performed between 1980 and 2020, through bibliometric and statistical analyses, to determine the most effective studies, and to reveal current issues and international collaborations.
Methods
The literature review was performed using the Web of Science (WoS) database. The WoS database was searched by entering the keywords “thyroidectomy” and "thyroid surgery" in the “title” sections of publications, and the articles found were analyzed bibliometrically. The Spearman correlation coefficient was used in the correlation analyses, and a linear regression analysis was made to estimate the number of publications in future years.
Results A total of 6650 publications was found.4692 articles (70.5%) of these publications were analyzed bibliometrically. The majority of the articles were in the field of Surgery (2402, 51.2%), Otorhinolaryngology (735, 15.7%), and Endocrinology Metabolism (553, 11.8%). The top 5 countries contributing to the literature were the USA (1004, 21.3%), South Korea (528, 11.2%), Italy (483, 10.2%), China (406, 8.6%), and Turkey (302, 6.4%). The most active three institutions were Yonsei University (100), Korea University (82), and Seoul National University (79). The top 2 journals with the highest publication records were the World Journal of Surgery (240, 5.1%), and Surgery (172, 3.7%).
Conclusion
This comprehensive bibliometric study on thyroidectomy will be a useful guide for scientists and clinicians.}, number={4}