title: Highest cited papers published in Neurology India: An analysis for the years 1993-2014.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The highest cited papers published in a journal provide a snapshot of the clinical practice and research in that specialty and/or region.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to determine the highest cited papers published in Neurology India and analyze their attributes.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was a citation analysis of all papers published in Neurology India since online archiving commenced in 1993.
  
  
  METHODS
  All papers published in Neurology India between the years 1993-2014 were listed. The number of times each paper had been cited up till the time of performing this study was determined by performing a Google Scholar search. Published papers were then ranked on the basis of total times cited since publication and the annual citation rate. Statistical Techniques: Simple counts and percentages were used to report most results. The mean citations received by papers in various categories were compared using the Student's t-test or a one-way analysis of variance, as appropriate. All analyses were carried out on SAS University Edition (SAS/STAT®, SAS Institute Inc, NC, USA) and graphs were generated on MS Excel 2016.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The top papers on the total citations and annual citation rate rank lists pertained to basic neuroscience research. The highest cited paper overall had received 139 citations. About a quarter of the papers published had never been cited at all. The major themes represented were vascular diseases and infections.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The highest cited papers reflect the diseases that are of major concern in India. Certain domains such as trauma, allied neurosciences, and basic neuroscience research were underrepresented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Paritosh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.affiliation: MBBS Student, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Subeikshanan
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Venkatesh S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Madhugiri
mesh_terms: D007194:India; D009462:Neurology / Q000639:trends*; D009488:Neurosciences / Q000639:trends*; D011642:Publications; D011643:Publishing / Q000639:trends*