ABSTRACT
Aim: This study identifies the most cited papers on spontaneous coronary artery dissection and evaluates their focus and the characteristics of the current literature. Methods: The Web of Science database was queried for publications between 1971 and 2021. The articles were ranked from the most to the least citations, and each was reviewed by two authors. Results: The total citations ranged from 44 to 457, with a median (interquartile range) citation of 78.5 (60-140). Females were 28% of the first authors, about half the papers (52/100) were published in the last decade, most were observational studies (78/100) and the rest were nonoriginal studies. The impact factor of the journal weakly correlated with the number of citations (r [98] = 0.24; p = 0.018). Conclusion: Efforts are needed to encourage female authorship and increase the quality of articles in this subject area.
This study characterizes articles on spontaneous coronary artery dissection with the most interactions. This was achieved by searching an online database for all such articles. We were particularly interested in publications between 1971 and 2021. These articles had a citation count ranging from 44 to 457. Females were underrepresented in the list of first authors of these articles, and most of these articles were published within the last decade and were observational studies. There was a weak positive relationship between the impact factor of the journals these articles were published in and the citation count. Efforts are needed to encourage female authorship and increase the quality of articles in this subject area.
