Update of the 100 Most Cited Articles on Breast Cancer: A Bibliometric Analysis.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to perform a bibliometric analysis of the 100 most cited articles related to breast cancer.

Materials and methods: The research was done on the Web of Science (WOS) database. Only research articles were included in the study. Results were obtained by typing the term "breast cancer" in the WOS Search box. The results were sorted according to the number of WOS core citations and all database citations, the first author of the article, the institution of the first author, publication year, article category, and countries.

Results: The most cited article had 10236 citations. Nearly three-quarters (70%) of the articles were from the USA and most articles were published by Harvard University. Thirty-seven percent of the articles were in the medicine, general and internal medicine categories.

Conclusion: This bibliometric analysis identified the 100 most cited research articles about breast cancer and provided a record of historical developments and trends in breast cancer research.