Scientometric evaluation of the global research in spine: an update on the pioneering study by Wei et al.

摘要

PurposeWei et al. evaluated the global research in spine using scientometric methods based on a sample of 13,115 papers published in 5 spine journals from 2004 to 2013. This study builds on this pioneering study and provides up-to-date and thorough information on spine based on a sample of 166,962 papers for the stakeholders.