Table 5.
Top 10 journals with the greatest number of publications in the field of endoscopic discectomy research
| Rank | Journal title | No. | Country | Citations | H-index | IF (2021) | JCR (2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World Neurosurgery | 179 | USA | 1,578 | 18 | 2.210 | Q3/Q4 |
| 2 | Pain Physician | 75 | USA | 1,293 | 21 | 4.396 | Q2 |
| 3 | Medicine | 53 | USA | 187 | 7 | 1.817 | Q3 |
| 4 | Spine | 47 | USA | 3,406 | 27 | 3.241 | Q2/Q3 |
| 5 | European Spine Journal | 46 | Germany | 1,511 | 22 | 2.721 | Q2/Q3 |
| 6 | Journal of Neurosurgery-Spine | 38 | USA | 1,143 | 18 | 3.467 | Q1/Q2 |
| 7 | Neurospine | 35 | South Korea | 259 | 9 | 3.374 | Q2/Q3 |
| 8 | Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A-Central European Neurosurgery | 34 | USA | 180 | 8 | 0.984 | Q4 |
| 9 | Biomed Research International | 29 | USA | 260 | 10 | 3.246 | Q3 |
| 10 | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research | 26 | UK | 177 | 9 | 2.677 | Q2 |
IF, impact factor; JCR, Journal Citation Report; Q, quartile.