The Evolution of Skull Base Surgery: A Bibliometric Analysis Spanning Nearly 125 Years.

ABSTRACT: Introduction  Skull base surgery has evolved from fundamental elements into a distinct multidisciplinary specialty. Using bibliometrics, we appraised the literature pertaining to skull base surgery since 1900 and studied the emergence of the specialty as a scholarly field. Methods  We queried Web of Science for all content from past presidents of the North American Skull Base Society ( N  = 31) and their self-identified forebears, influences, contemporaries, and trainees ( N  = 115). Statistical and bibliometric analyses were performed using various Python packages on article metadata. Results  Our query returned 28,167 articles. The most pertinent works ( N  = 15,529), identified algorithmically through an analysis of terms in titles, were publish

SUBMITTER: Kurland DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12227253 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature