25 April 2023: Database Analysis
Evolution of Inguinal Hernia Publications: A Bibliometric Analysis from 1980 to 2021
İbrahim Tayfun Şahiner 1ABCDEFG* , Çetin Altunal 2ABCDEFGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.939613
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939613
Table 2 The top 25 most cited articles on inguinal hernia by total number of citations.
| No | Article | Author | Journal | PY | TC | AC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open mesh versus Laparoscopic mesh repair of inguinal hernia | Neumayer L, et al | New England Journal of Medicine | 2004 | 623 | 32.79 |
| 2 | International guidelines for groin hernia management | Simons MP, et al | Hernia | 2018 | 569 | 113.8 |
| 3 | Epidemiology and cost of ventral hernia repair: Making the case for hernia research | Poulose BK, et al | Hernia | 2012 | 478 | 43.45 |
| 4 | Demographic and socioeconomic aspects of hernia repair in the United States in 2003 | Rutkow IM | Surgical Clinics of North America | 2003 | 422 | 21.1 |
| 5 | Comparison of conventional anterior surgery and laparoscopic surgery for inguinal-hernia repair | Liem MSL, et al | New England Journal of Medicine | 1997 | 361 | 13.88 |
| 6 | Have outcomes of incisional hernia repair improved with time? A population-based analysis | Flum DR, et al | Annals of Surgery | 2003 | 356 | 17.8 |
| 7 | Guidelines for laparoscopic (TAPP) and endoscopic (TEP) treatment of inguinal hernia [International Endohernia Society (IEHS)] | Bittner R, et al | Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques | 2011 | 355 | 29.58 |
| 8 | A retrospective cohort study of the Association of Anesthesia and hernia repair surgery with behavioral and developmental disorders in young children | DiMaggio C, et al | Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology | 2009 | 348 | 24.86 |
| 9 | Biologic prosthesis reduces recurrence after laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair – A multicenter, prospective, randomized trial | Oelschlager BK, et al | Annals of Surgery | 2006 | 324 | 19.06 |
| 10 | Chronic pain and quality of life following open inguinal hernia repair | Poobalan, AS, et al | British Journal of Surgery | 2001 | 287 | 13.05 |
| 11 | Inguinal hernia repair: Incidence of elective and emergency surgery, readmission and mortality | Primatesta P, Goldacre MJ. | International Journal of Epidemiology | 1996 | 282 | 10.44 |
| 12 | Prospective study of chronic pain after groin hernia repair | Callesen T, et al | British Journal of Surgery | 1999 | 277 | 11.54 |
| 13 | Laparoscopic ventral and incisional hernia repair in 407 patients | Heniford BT, et al | Journal of the American College of Surgeons | 2000 | 267 | 11.61 |
| 14 | Watchful waiting vs repair of inguinal hernia in minimally symptomatic men – a randomized clinical trial | Fitzgibbons RJ, et al | JAMA-Journal of the American Medical Association | 2006 | 251 | 14.76 |
| 15 | Laparoscopic versus open inguinal-hernia repair – randomized prospective trial | Stoker D, et al | Lancet | 1994 | 249 | 8.59 |
| 16 | Meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials comparing open and laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair | Memon MA, et al | British Journal of Surgery | 2003 | 247 | 12.35 |
| 17 | Biologic prosthesis to prevent recurrence after laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair: Long-term follow-up from a multicenter, prospective, randomized trial | Oelschlager BK, et al | Journal of the American College of Surgeons | 2011 | 246 | 20.5 |
| 18 | Laparoscopic and open incisional hernia repair: A comparison study | Park A, et al | Surgery | 1998 | 238 | 9.52 |
| 19 | Comparison of endoscopic procedures vs Lichtenstein and other open mesh techniques for inguinal hernia repair – a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials | Schmedt CG, et al | Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques | 2005 | 236 | 13.11 |
| 20 | Randomized clinical trial assessing impact of a lightweight or heavyweight mesh on chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair | O’Dwyer PJ, et al | British Journal of Surgery | 2005 | 233 | 12.94 |
| 21 | Laparoscopic versus open repair of groin hernia: A randomised comparison | O’Dwyer P, et al | Lancet | 1999 | 231 | 9.63 |
| 22 | Acellular cadaveric dermis (alloderm): A new alternative for abdominal hernia repair | Buinewicz B, Rosen B. | Annals of Plastic Surgery | 2004 | 226 | 11.89 |
| 23 | Laparoscopic repair of inguinal-hernias using a totally extraperitoneal prosthetic approach | Mckernan JB, Laws HL | Surgical Endoscopy-Ultrasound and Interventional Techniques | 1993 | 226 | 7.53 |
| 24 | Academic performance in adolescence after inguinal hernia repair in infancy a nationwide cohort study | Hansen TG, et al | Anesthesiology | 2011 | 220 | 18.33 |
| 25 | Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing open and laparoscopic ventral and incisional hernia repair with mesh | Forbes SS, et al | British Journal of Surgery | 2009 | 208 | 14.86 |
| PY – publication year; TC – total citations; AC – average citations per year. | ||||||