The 100 Most Cited Turkish Papers in the Otorhinolaryngology Journals of Web of Science

Objective:The aim of the study was to analyze the 100 most cited publications with Turkish origin in the Web of Science Otorhinolaryngology (ORL) journals.Methods:The Web of Science database was searched in terms of citations for publications originating from Turkey in ORL journals since 1983. After the identification of the 100 most cited articles, analysis was performed for the first author, institution, city, publication type, subject related to subspecialty, and journals having the most cited articles. Moreover, the number of ORL publications and citations of countries was determined in descending order using the same database.Results:A total of 3948 ORL articles with Turkish origin was identified. The number of citations was 181 for the first and 28 for the last in the 100 most cited articles. As there was more than one article with 28 citations, 101 articles were analyzed. The number of the articles was 76, 22, and 3 for the university, education/research, and state hospitals, respectively. Hacettepe University, Ankara Numune Hospital, and Gazi University were the three leading institutions having the most cited articles, and Ankara was the first city. While 98 of 101 articles were original research, the number of case reports and review articles were 2 and 1, respectively. Thirty-five articles were related to otology, 23 to pediatric ORL, 20 to rhinology and head and neck surgery, and 3 to facial plastic surgery. Laryngoscope, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology were the leading 3 journals with the most cited articles coming from Turkey. The evaluation of countries revealed that Turkey was among the first 10 countries in terms of number of ORL articles but fell behind for the number of citations.Conclusion:This bibliometric study is the first one regarding the contribution of Turkish authors and institutions to ORL literature. Similar studies might be periodically repeated to determine national development in the field of ORL and place of Turkey in the world

Thyroglossal Duct Cyst With Endolaryngeal Extension

Thyroglossal duct cyst (TDC) arises from the remnant thyroglossal duct tract as a cystic expansion. Patients most commonly present with a palpable cystic midline neck mass or discharge from a cervical sinus opening. TDC is the most common congenital head and neck lesion in children and adults, but endolaryngeal extension is a rare entity. The treatment of TDC is excision of the cyst and the whole sinus tract with the central part of the hyoid bone, as described by Sistrunk. It is necessary to preserve the thyrohyoid membrane and thyrohyoid perichondrium of the thyroid cartilage in cases with endolaryngeal extension. In this report, a case of TDC with endolaryngeal extension is presented, with diagnosis and management modalities

Citation Analysis of Turkish Otorhinolaryngology Publications and Comparison with Five Countries

Objective:In this cross-sectional study, it was aimed to analyse quantitatively citations of articles written by Turkish authors in the publications of Turkish otorhinolaryngologists. For comparison, the same investigation was performed for publications from five countries from different regions of the world.Methods:References of publications belonging to the 2015 issues of four selected Turkey-based Otorhinolaryngology (ORL) journals were reviewed. The number and properties of references of articles published by Turkish authors in ORL journals belonging to the Science Citation Index (SCI) were investigated. Finally, a similar investigation was performed for ORL journals published in the five selected countries.Results:In the 2015 issues of the ORL Forum Electronic Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, The Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat, Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, and the Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology; the number of references was 2708 and the number of references in which the first author was Turkish was 460; 149 of these were from Turkish journals. During the same period, 85 publications in which the first author was Turkish were found in the ORL journals belonging to SCI. In these publications, 271 of 2252 references belonged to Turkish authors and 18 of them were included in Turkey-based journals. When the references of articles published in five ORL journals of the National ORL Societies in Brazil, India, Iran, Italy, and Japan were investigated, the most national citations were observed in publications in Brazil, Italy, and Japan.Conclusion:In this cross-sectional study, citations from Turkey and other countries of the world were quantitatively evaluated in publications made by Turkish authors in the Turkey-based and SCI ORL journals. To our knowledge, our study is the first that is based on this subject. Increasing the number of similar studies might provide important contributions to Turkish ORL publishing