Table 6.
Top 10 cited literature in spinal surgery
| Rank | Frequency | Author | Journal | Year | Burst | Half-life | Impact index |
| 1 | 24 | Weinstein JN | JAMA | 2006 | 8.79 | 4.5 | 44.9 |
| 2 | 24 | Heller JG | Spine | 2009 | 5.39 | 3.5 | 26.9 |
| 3 | 22 | Weinstein JN | JAMA | 2006 | 7.75 | 3.5 | 31.1 |
| 4 | 21 | Murrey D | Spine J | 2009 | 5.66 | 4.5 | 26.3 |
| 5 | 20 | Akbarnia BA | Spine | 2013 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 16.3 |
| 6 | 19 | Cheung KMC | Lancet | 2012 | 7.6 | 4.5 | 19.1 |
| 7 | 19 | Weinstein JN | New Engl J Med | 2008 | 4.66 | 2.5 | 48.2 |
| 8 | 19 | Weinstein JN | New Engl J Med | 2007 | 5.37 | 3.5 | 37.2 |
| 9 | 16 | Bess S | J Bone Joint Surg Am | 2010 | 7.67 | 6.5 | 29.1 |
| 10 | 16 | Dannawi Z | Bone Joint J | 2013 | 7.67 | 3.5 | 13.3 |