Abstract
Objectives Skull base endoscopy allows for minimal access approaches to the sinonasal contents
and cranial base. Advances in endoscopic technique and applications have been published
rapidly in recent decades.
Setting We utilized an Internet-based scholarly database (Web of Science, Thomson Reuters)
to query broad-based phrases regarding skull base endoscopy literature.
Participants All skull base endoscopy publications.
Main Outcome Measures Standard bibliometrics outcomes.
Results We identified 4,082 relevant skull base endoscopy English-language articles published
between 1973 and 2014. The 50 top-cited publications (n = 51, due to articles with equal citation counts) ranged in citation count from 397
to 88. Most of the articles were clinical case series or technique descriptions. Most
(96% [49/51])were published in journals specific to either neurosurgery or otolaryngology.
Conclusions A relatively small number of institutions and individuals have published a large
amount of the literature. Most of the publications consisted of case series and technical
advances, with a lack of randomized trials.
Keywords
citation classic - endonasal surgery - endoscopy - scholarly impact
