1. Trends in Rhinoplasty Research: A 20-Year Bibliometric Analysis
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Garrett A. Wirth, Donald S. Mowlds, Shadi Lalezari, Prakash J. Mathew, David A. Daar, and Keyianoosh Z. Paydar
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Biomedical Research ,Time Factors ,Bibliometric analysis ,medicine.medical_treatment ,030230 surgery ,Bibliometrics ,Rhinoplasty ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Humans ,Medicine ,030223 otorhinolaryngology ,Cosmetic procedures ,Publishing ,business.industry ,General surgery ,Level iv ,Evidence-based medicine ,Otorhinolaryngology ,Western europe ,Surgery ,Periodicals as Topic ,business - Abstract
Rhinoplasty is a popular aesthetic and reconstructive surgical procedure. It is one of the top five surgical cosmetic procedures performed worldwide. To evaluate global trends in rhinoplasty research spanning 20 years between 1994 and 2013. The top 15 plastic surgery and otolaryngology journals containing rhinoplasty research were determined using impact factors (IF). A database of rhinoplasty articles from 1994 to 2013 was created to include the following classifications: IF, authors’ geographic location, study design, level of evidence (LOE), and pertinence to aesthetic or reconstructive rhinoplasty. Productivity index and productivity share were calculated for each region. A total of 1244 rhinoplasty articles were included in the database. The mean IF among the 15 journals increased from 0.75 in 1994 to 1.90 in 2013 (p
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- 2018
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