Table 4.
The top ten corresponding author countries with the most articles published on gasless laparoscopy in the WoSCC 1993–2023 (N = 223).
| Rank | Country | Articles | % of articles | SCP | MCP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 64 | 28.70 | 64 | 0 |
| 2 | China | 46 | 20.63 | 45 | 1 |
| 3 | Italy | 18 | 8.07 | 18 | 0 |
| 4 | United States | 18 | 8.07 | 15 | 3 |
| 5 | Germany | 12 | 5.38 | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | Korea | 10 | 4.48 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | Turkey | 6 | 2.69 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Denmark | 5 | 2.24 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Thailand | 4 | 1.79 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 4 | 1.79 | 0 | 4 |
SCP, single country publications; MCP, multiple country publications.