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  • Research Article   
  • J Obes Weight Loss Ther 11: 468,
  • DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904.1000468

The 100 Most Influential Manuscripts in Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: A Bibliometric and Altmetric Analysis

Dominic Thompson*, Bedanta Baruah and Jonathan Barry
Welsh Institute of Metabolic and Obesity Surgery (WIMOS), Morriston Hospital, Swansea SA6 6NL, United Kingdom
*Corresponding Author : Dominic Thompson, Welsh Institute of Metabolic and Obesity Surgery (WIMOS) Morriston Hospital, Swansea SA6 6NL, United Kingdom, Tel: 0402288909, Email: domt11@hotmail.com, dominic.thompson@ health.qld.gov.au

Received Date: Oct 13, 2021 / Accepted Date: Oct 27, 2021 / Published Date: Nov 03, 2021

Abstract

Background: Bibliometric analysis identifies the most cited publications, which define understanding of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB). In this study, the 100 most cited articles in the field of LAGB were studied and correlation between Total Citation Count (TCC), Citation Rate Index (CRI), Level of Evidence (LOE), and Altmetric Attention Scores (AAS) analysed.

Methods: The Thomson Reuters Web of Science database was used to identify relevant English language articles using the search terms: ((laparo* and adjust* and gastr* and band*) OR (LAGB or L.A.G.B.)) AND ALL FIELDS: ((endoscop* or remov* or complicat*)). The 100 most cited papers analysed.

Results: 1,473 articles were returned with median citation count of 122 [interquartile range (IQR):96.75–215.25]. The most cited article was ‘Surgical Treatment of Obesity’ by Maggard et al. (962 citations). The journal “Obesity Surgery” published the most papers within the top 100 and had the highest TCC (n=36, 5633 citations). The article with the highest AAS. LOE was significantly related to TCC (p=0.0029), CRI (p=0.00002) and AAS (p=0.00173). Articles published post-2006 had a higher AAS compared to pre-2006 (p=0.00001). The AAS of articles published pre-2006 were not correlated with the TCC (r=0.2332, p=0.1108) but had a positive correlation with the CRI (r=0.3194, p=0.0268). The AAS post-2006 did not have a significant correlation with TCC (r=0.5274, p=5.8596) or CRI (r=0.5274, p=5.8596).

Conclusion: Bibliometric indices provide an important perspective on article impact and are related to evidence level. AAS and, consequently, social media impact is now a valid measurement of academic impact.

Keywords: Obesity; Overweight; Laparoscopy; Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding

Citation: Thompson D, Baruah B, Barry J (2021) The 100 Most Influential  Manuscripts in Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: A Bibliometric andAltmetric Analysis. J Obes Weight Loss Ther 11: 468 Doi: 10.4172/2165-7904.1000468

Copyright: © 2021 Thompson D, et al. This is an open-access article distributed  under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits  unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided theoriginal author and source are credited.

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