the 100 top-cited articles in main allergy journals: a bibliometric analysis

The objective of this study was to identify the characteristics of the top 100 cited studies in main allergy journals. the 100 top-cited studies in allergy journals from the web of science were enrolled. the key characteristics included citation, year, authors, country, institution and journal were analyzed. the number of citations of the 100 top-cited studies ranged from 409 to 2313. they were published between 1972 and 2014. journal of allergy and clinical immunology published the largest number of top-cited studies (n=74), followed by allergy (n=13) and clinical and experimental allergy (n=9). the greatest number of studies were usa (n=45), followed by england (n=10), canada (n=7), and sweden (n=7). the institution with the largest number of studies was the icahn school of medicine at mount sinai in the usa (n=8). the country with the largest number of top institutions was the usa (n=8). the reviews had higher average citation times than articles. our study can give a historical perspective on the scientific progress of allergy, as well as provide important insights into priorities and trends of allergy and could serve as sources for future studies.