The Top 100 Highly Cited Articles on Osteoporosis from 1990 to 2019: a Bibliometric and Visualized Analysis

Purpose: To provide a bibliometric and visualized analysis of the top 100 highly cited articles on osteoporosis indexed by the Web of Science (WoS) from 1990 to 2019.

Methods: Data were obtained from the WoS Core Collection on Jan 10, 2020. Qualitative and quantitative analysis was conducted based on WoS. Collaboration analysis and keywords analysis were performed using VosView software.

Results: A total of 12,863 references were obtained. The top 100 highly cited literature included 73 articles and 27 reviews. The average citation number of the 100 articles was 747 (range 370 to 2970). The fund sources mostly came from the USA. A total of 29 journals published the top 100 highly cited literature. The New England Journal of Medicine had the largest number of papers and the highest total cited times. The USA published 72 articles. The University of California San Francisco published 17 articles, followed by University of Sheffield and Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation. Cooper C had the most publications (n = 12) and Genant HK had the largest total citation (n = 11,055). Considering only the first author and corresponding author, Kanis JA had published the most articles. Researchers and institutions from the USA, the UK, and France contributed the most to the top high-cited articles.

Conclusions: Research on osteoporosis is a well-developed and promising research field. The top 100 articles have been cited widely and actively. New England Journal of Medicine was the most popular journal. The most productive country was the USA. The University of California San Francisco, University of Sheffield, and Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation were the most productive institutions. Cooper C, Kanis JA, and Genant HK were the most prolific and influential authors. Researchers and institutions from North America and Europe contributed the most.