Table 3.
Most Frequently Referenced Journals and Textbooks for Each Section
| Section | Journal | No. References (% of Total References) | No. Unique Questions Supported (% of Questions) | Total No. Journals per Section | Book | No. References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive | 1 | PRS | 315 (48) | 190 (76) | 154 | Plastic Surgery | 23 (40) |
| 2 | Annals | 34 (5) | 30 (12) | Grabb and Smith | 6 (10) | ||
| 3 | JPRAS | 24 (4) | 24 (10) | Reconstructive Surgery | 6 (10) | ||
| 4 | J Hand Surg Am | 14 (2) | 11 (4) | ||||
| 5 | J Recon Micr | 13 (2) | 11 (4) | ||||
| Hand and lower extremity | 1 | J Hand Surg Am | 198 (29) | 126 (50) | 137 | Green Operative Hand Surgery | 37 (45) |
| 2 | PRS | 124 (18) | 86 (34) | Plastic Surgery | 8 (10) | ||
| 3 | Hand Clinics | 44 (7) | 39 (16) | Atlas of Human Anatomy | 6 (7) | ||
| 4 | Annals | 19 (3) | 19 (8) | ||||
| 5 | J Bone Joint Surg Am | 17 (3) | 16 (6) | ||||
| Craniomaxillofacial | 1 | PRS | 132(23) | 94 (38) | 193 | Grabb and Smith | 10 (14) |
| 2 | J Craniofac Surg | 49(8) | 37 (15) | Cummings Otolaryngology: Head and Neck | 7 (10) | ||
| 3 | J Oral Maxillofac Surg | 28 (5) | 22 (9) | Plastic Surgery | 6 (8) | ||
| 4 | JPRAS | 16 (3) | 15 (6) | ||||
| 5 | Annals | 16 (3) | 13 (5) | ||||
| Breast and cosmetic | 1 | PRS | 300 (49) | 174 (70) | 133 | Plastic Surgery | 9 (16) |
| 2 | ASJ | 49 (8) | 39 (16) | The Art of Aesthetic Surgery | 5 (9) | ||
| 3 | Aesthetic Plast Surg | 20 (3) | 18 (7) | Grabb and Smith | 4 (7) | ||
| 4 | JPRAS | 18 (3) | 17 (7) | Current Therapy in Plastic Surgery | (4) 7 | ||
| 5 | Annals | 16 (3) | 12 (5) | ||||
| Core surgical principles | 1 | PRS | 121 (23) | 82 (33) | 209 | Statistics in Medicine | 3 (7) |
| 2 | JAMA | 12 (2) | 10 (4) | Grabb and Smith | 2 (5) | ||
| 3 | NEJM | 11 (2) | 10 (4) | Essential Medical Statistics | 2 (5) | ||
| 4 | Annals | 10 (2) | 10 (4) | Guyton and Hall Physiology | 2 (5) | ||
| 5 | ASJ | 10 (2) | 9 (4) | Plastic Surgery | 2 (5) | ||
| Principles and Practice of Pediatric Plastic Surgery | 2 (5) | ||||||
| Overall | 1 | PRS | 992 (33) | 626 (50) | 578 | Plastic Surgery | 48 (16) |
| 2 | J Hand Surg Am | 219 (7) | 143 (11) | Green Operative Hand Surgery | 37 (12) | ||
| 3 | Annals | 95 (3) | 84 (7) | Grabb and Smith | 25 (8) | ||
| 4 | JPRAS | 78 (3) | 75 (6) | ||||
| 5 | ASJ | 71 (2) | 57 (5) |
J Recon Micr, Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery; J Bone Joint Surg Am, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American Volume); J Craniofac Surg, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery; J Oral Maxillofac Surg, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Aesthetic Plast Surg, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.