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Citations are an important measure of the quality and content of scientific communica- tions. Since no study regarding the most cited surgical articles from Iran exists, this article aims to identi- fy these top cited articles.
The 50 most frequently cited articles in all fields of surgery originated from Iran were identified in database of Scopus in January 2007.
The mean number of citations per article was 10. The most cited article received 54 citations, and the least cited article received 4. More than two-thirds of articles were published after 2000. Oph- thalmology and urology led the list of the surgical fields, each with 11 articles. A few articles in the field of general surgery were noted. There was not even an Iranian journal appeared on the list.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that although the number of citations of Iranian articles is far behind top-cited international articles, the current trend is promising.
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