Bibliometric analysis of highly-cited literature in Journal of Traumatic Surgery
Huang Xiaoying
Liu Guie
Huang Liping
Qin Nan
Wei Qiaoshu
Jian Tingxu
Xian Qi
Zhang Lianyang
Abstract：Objective To analyze the bibliometric characteristics of highly-cited literature(citation fre-quency>20)published in the Journal of Traumatic Surgery from 1999 to 2023 and to explore research hotspots and trends in the field of traumatic surgery.Methods Literature published in the Journal of Traumatic Surgery over the past from 1999 to 2023 was retrieved from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI).Papers with cita-tion frequencies>20 were selected as the study subjects.Bibliographic information was exported in RefWorks for-mat;duplicates and non-research papers like conference abstracts,letters to the editor,etc.,were manually exclu-ded.Data on publication year,sub-discipline,column,author affiliations,and citation frequency were extracted,yield-ing 389 eligible papers.Bibliometric analysis was performed using the VOSviewer and CiteSpace software,covering publication timeline,author/institutional collaboration networks,research domain distribution,and keyword co-occur-rence.Results For the 389 highly-cited literature,the annual publication volume showed a fluctuating upward trend,with the peak of 36 highly-cited papers published in 2019.Leading contributing institutions were Army Medi-cal University(34 articles),General Hospital of PLA(12 articles),Tongji Hospital,Tongji Medical College of Hua-zhong University of Science and Technology(6 articles),etc..The major research focus was bone and joint injuries(126 articles,32.4%),and the high-frequency keywords included"internal fixation"(76 occurrences),"multiple injuries"(28 occurrences),and"geriatric trauma"(35 occurrences).Conclusion Highly-cited literature in the Journal of Traumatic Surgery reflects distinct disciplinary characteristics,with research hotspots closely aligned with clinical needs.Management of bone injuries,multiple traumas,and geriatric trauma patients represents the current priorities in traumatic surgery research.
Keywords：Journal of Traumatic SurgeryBibliometricsHighly-cited literatureVisualization analysis
Publication Date：2025-12-15
Online Publishing Date：2026-01-05(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 956-962 )