The 100 top-cited meta-analyses of diagnostic accuracy in radiology journals: a bibliometric analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To identify the 100 top-cited meta-analyses of diagnostic accuracy studies published in radiology, medical imaging and nuclear medicine journals.

Methods

A PubMed search with pre-defined criteria was performed. The 100 top-cited articles meta-analyses were retrieved, using a custom Python script and the Scopus Application Programming Interface (Elsevier). Publication, citation and affiliation details were extracted from each meta-analysis. No formal statistical analysis was performed.

Results

The top meta-analysis was cited 394 times, the 100th meta-analysis 38 times. The USA was the top country represented in the papers (33 meta-analyses) followed by The Netherlands, China and Germany. The journal Radiology published 24 studies. The most common modality repor

SUBMITTER: Yaxley KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7683640 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature