Impact and Citation Trends of Surveys Endorsed by the EUPSA Network Office in Pediatric Surgery: A Bibliometric Analysis

Fabian Doktor; Nigel J. Hall; Carmen Mesas-Burgos; Elke Zani-Ruttenstock; Federica Pederiva; Igor Sukhotnik; Jens Dingemann; Luca Pio; Mohit Kakar; Ramon Gorter; Tutku Soyer

doi:10.1055/a-2690-9595

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Eur J Pediatr Surg
DOI: 10.1055/a-2690-9595

Original Article

Impact and Citation Trends of Surveys Endorsed by the EUPSA Network Office in Pediatric Surgery: A Bibliometric Analysis

Fabian Doktor

¹Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Leipzig Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

²Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Nigel J. Hall

³University Surgery Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Carmen Mesas-Burgos

⁴Department for Pediatric Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

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Elke Zani-Ruttenstock

⁵Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

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Federica Pederiva

⁶Pediatric Surgery Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata (AOUI) Verona, Verona, Italy

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Igor Sukhotnik

⁷Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dana Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel

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Jens Dingemann

⁸Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, NDS, Germany

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Luca Pio

⁹Paediatric Surgery Unit, Assistance Publique, Hôpitaux de Paris Université Paris Saclay, Bicêtre Hospital, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France

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Mohit Kakar

¹⁰Department of Pediatric Surgery, Riga Stradins University & Children's Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia

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Ramon Gorter

¹¹Department of Pediatric Surgery, Emma Children's Hospital UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

¹²Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, Locatie Meibergdreef, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

¹³Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Locatie Meibergdreef, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Tutku Soyer

¹⁴Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Ankara, Türkiye

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Abstract

Introduction

The European Pediatric Surgeons' Association (EUPSA) Network Office regularly endorses surveys that address controversial topics in pediatric surgery. However, the scientific impact of these within the medical literature remains unclear. To address this gap, we conducted a bibliometric analysis of all published EUPSA-endorsed surveys.

Methods

Surveys endorsed by the EUPSA Network Office were reviewed for topic, journal, participation, bibliometric indicators (total number of citations and citations per article and year), and citing countries. Simple linear regression was used to determine citation time trends.

Results

Between 2013 and 2024, at least one survey was published each year (R ² = 0.26; p = 0.1). Most commonly, surveys were published in the European Journal of Pediatric Surgery (n = 15), and the most common survey topics included general pediatric (n = 7), thoracic (n = 4), and colorectal (n = 3) surgery. The average number of participants per survey was 167 ± 53, with 75% (range: 54–89%) European responses. The most cited surveys addressed esophageal atresia, necrotizing enterocolitis, and Hirschsprung's Disease. The median number of citations per survey was 11 (range: 1–160), with a median of 6 citations per year (range: 0–26). The total number of citations from all EUPSA Network Office-endorsed surveys increased over time (R ² = 0.75; p = 0.0006), and the average citation per article and year was consistent (R ² = 0.09; p = 0.34). Citations originated from 63 countries, mostly from the United States (n = 75), Germany (n = 64), and China (n = 44).

Conclusion

Despite inherent limitations of survey-based research, the growing bibliometric impact of EUPSA Network Office-endorsed surveys highlights their scientific merit as an important tool for exploring current pediatric surgical practices, which will inform future multi-institutional studies.

Keywords

survey - pediatric surgery - European - EUPSA - network

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