A bibliometric analysis of highly cited insulin resistance publications in Science Citation Index Expanded

Abstract

Background: Bibliometrics methods are commonly used to analyse and compare scientific performance. At present there are no bibliometric analyses on insulin resistance (IR) publications. In this study, we analysed highly-cited IR publications. Methods: The analysis presented is based on Web of Science (WoS): Science Citation Index Expanded. Total citations (TC), citation in latest year, citation per publication, number of authors, and collaborations were analysed. Most productive institutes and authors were also identified. Results: Our search identified 103,742 documents including 72,909 articles related to IR. A total of 167 highly-cited documents (0.016% of 103,742 documents) with TC2019 of≥1,000 in IR research were identified inclusive of 124 highly-cited articles, which were all written in English. These highly-cited documents were mainly published in the journal Nature and for most of them, the WoS category was “multidisciplinary-sciences”. United States of America was the country which has published most number of the highly-cited publications. Harvard University held the highest rank with the most number of highly-cited papers. Conclusions: Collaborative multidisciplinary research were common in the field of IR. Majority of the publications were arising from developed countries and highly-ranked institutions. More research should be encouraged in developing countries where IR remains a significant issue.