Global Surgery: A 30‐Year Bibliometric Analysis (1987–2017)

Introduction There has been a growing interest in addressing the surgical disease burden in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Assessing the current state of global surgery research activity is an important step in identifying gaps in knowledge and directing research efforts towards important unaddressed issues. The aim of this bibliometric analysis was to identify trends in the publication of global surgical research over the last 30...