Table 2 Underlying metrics of the 68 cited articles that contributed to the journal’s 2022 impact factor

Article type

 Original research

25

21

46 (67%)

 Review article

3

5

8 (12%)

 Systematic review

4

2

6 (9%)

 Case report

5

1

6 (9%)

 Hypothesis article

2

0

2 (3%)

Specialty area

 Operating room safety

11

7

18 (26%)

 COVID-19

8

5

13 (19%)

 Orthopedic Surgery

7

5

12 (17%)

 Trauma Surgery

6

2

8 (11%)

 Colorectal Surgery

1

4

5 (7%)

 Obstetrics

3

0

3 (4%)

 Anesthesia

2

1

3 (4%)

 Intensive Care

0

1

1 (1.5%)

 Hepatobiliary Surgery

1

0

1 (1.5%)

 Bariatric Surgery

1

0

1 (1.5%)

 Plastic Surgery

1

0

1 (1.5%)

 Oncological Surgery

0

1

1 (1.5%)

 Spine Surgery

0

1

1 (1.5%)

 Urology

0

1

1 (1.5%)

 Dentistry

0

1

1 (1.5%)

Country of origin

 USA

13

12

25 (37%)

 Ethiopia

6

1

7 (10%)

 Japan

3

1

4 (6%)

 India

1

2

3 (4%)

 Brazil

2

1

3 (4%)

 Germany

1

2

3 (4%)

 Switzerland

2

0

2 (3%)

 Netherlands

2

0

2 (3%)

 United Kingdom

0

2

2 (3%)

 Sweden

0

2

2 (3%)

 Australia

0

2

2 (3%)

 Iran

1

1

2 (3%)

 Jordan

1

1

2 (3%)

 Lebanon

1

0

1 (1.5%)

 Egypt

1

0

1 (1.5%)

 Morocco

1

0

1 (1.5%)

 Saudi Arabia

1

0

1 (1.5%)

 China

0

1

1 (1.5%)

 Thailand

0

1

1 (1.5%)

 South Korea

1

0

1 (1.5%)

 Finland

1

0

1 (1.5%)

 Italy

1

0

1 (1.5%)