Minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy: A bibliometric method applied to the top one hundred cited articles

Table 1 Top 10 highly co-cited articles among the top 100 most cited articles

Rank	Title	Year	Journal	First author	Co-citation count
1	Total laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: oncologic advantages over open approaches?	2014	Ann Surg	Croome KP	31
2	Laparoscopic vs open pancreaticoduodenectomy: overall outcomes and severity of complications using the Accordion Severity Grading System	2012	J Am Coll Surgeons	Asbun HJ	27
3	Total laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: feasibility and outcome in an early experience	2010	Arch Surg-Chicago	Kendrick ML	26
4	Laparoscopic robotic-assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy: a case-matched comparison with open resection	2012	Surg Endosc	Chalikonda S	21
5	250 robotic pancreatic resections: safety and feasibility	2013	Ann Surg	Zureikat AH	19
6	Minimally invasive versus open pancreaticoduodenectomy for cancer: Practice patterns and short-term outcomes among 7061 patients	2015	Ann Surg	Adam MA	18
7	Assessment of quality outcomes for robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy: Identification of the learning curve	2015	Jama Surg	Boone BA	17
8	The first decade of laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy in the United States: Costs and outcomes using the nationwide inpatient sample	2016	Surg Endosc	Tran TB	14
9	Evolution in techniques of laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: A decade long experience from a tertiary center	2009	J Hepato-Biliary-Pan	Palanivelu C	14
10	Can laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy be safely implemented?	2011	J Gastrointest Surg	Zureikat AH	14

Table 2 Top 10 authors in terms of number of articles published

Rank	Author	Frequency	H-index	Country	Organization
1	Zeh HJ	13	81	United States	University of Pittsburgh
2	Zureikat AH	13	42	United States	University of Pittsburgh
3	Hogg ME	11	36	United States	University of Pittsburgh
4	Zenati MS	9	34	United States	University of Pittsburgh
5	Boggi U	7	49	Italy	University of Pisa
6	Bartlett DL	6	70	United States	University of Pittsburgh
7	Kendrick ML	6	45	United States	Mayo Clinic
8	Peng B	6	19	China	Sichuan University
9	Moser AJ	5	32	United States	University of Pittsburgh
10	Palanivelu C	5	27	India	Gem Hosp & Res Ctr

Table 3 Top 10 countries, institutions, and journals by publication count

Rank	Countries	Count	Institutions	Count	Journals	Count
1	United States	51	Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education	17	Surg Endosc	23
2	China	19	University of Pittsburgh	16	Ann Surg	15
3	Italy	12	University of Texas System	12	J Gastrointest Surg	8
4	South Korea	8	Mayo Clinic	10	J Am Coll Surg	5
5	France	6	NorthShore University Health System	8	Surgery	4
6	Netherlands	5	University of Pisa	7	JAMA Surg	4
7	India	5	University of Chicago	6	J Hepato-Biliary-Pancreat Sci	4
8	Japan	4	Sichuan University	6	Hpb	4
9	England	4	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	5	Ann Surg Oncol	4
10	Spain	4	University of Amsterdam	5	Am J Surg	3

Table 4 Main keywords of the top 100 most cited articles

Rank	Keywords	Frequency	Centrality
1	Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy	41	0.02
2	Outcome	41	0.02
3	Ductal adenocarcinoma	39	0.33
4	International study group	37	0.04
5	Complications	32	0.01
6	Postoperative pancreatic fistula	26	0.1
7	Cancer	25	0.13
8	Resection	25	0.07
9	Pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy	19	0.15
10	Learning curve	18	0.02