Top 50 Most Cited Articles in Transplant Dermatology: A Bibliometric Analysis

BACKGROUNDSolid organ transplant recipients are at high risk for developing skin malignancies due to prolonged immunosuppression. The field of transplant dermatology (TD) has experienced a surge in research and clinical advancements, yet there is no quantitative evaluation estimating the impact of TD literature.OBJECTIVEIdentify and characterize the most frequently cited TD articles.METHODSInstitute For Scientific Information Web of Science was used to identify the 50 most cited research articles in TD. Results were reviewed by 3 independent authors. A network analysis was performed to assess collaboration patterns among coauthors.RESULTSTop articles held a combined total of 12,114 citations. The top-cited article was "Cancer incidence before and after kidney transplantation," by Vajdic and colleagues in the Journal of the American Medical Association (2006) with 872 citations. A total of 22 countries and 221 institutions were represented.CONCLUSIONThis bibliometric analysis offers a detailed overview of the most cited manuscripts in TD and illustrates the discoveries steering TD research and practice.