Surgical site infection in spinal surgery: a bibliometric analysis

Table 1 The most contributed institutions on spinal SSI

Rank	Institutions	Publications	Total citations	Mean citations
1	Johns Hopkins University	14	835	59.64
2	Mayo Clinic	14	196	14.00
3	University of Tokyo	11	152	13.82
4	Columbia University	10	364	36.40
5	University of Washington	9	284	31.56
6	Thomas Jefferson University	8	339	42.38
7	University of British Columbia	7	160	22.86
8	Japanese Red Cross Medical Center	7	93	13.29
9	Musashino Red Cross Hospital	7	93	13.29
10	Saitama Medical University	7	93	13.29
11	University of California San Francisco	6	318	53.00
12	Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia	6	151	25.17
13	Sanraku Hospital	6	91	15.17
14	Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer & Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital	6	91	15.17
15	Yokohama Rosai Hospital	6	91	15.17
16	Saitama Red Cross Hospital	6	63	10.50
17	Washington University (WUSTL)	5	749	149.80
18	Harvard University	5	399	79.80
19	Hebei Medical University	5	134	26.80
20	University of Pittsburgh	5	110	22.00

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