Fibromyalgia syndrome is a global health problem. The aim of this study was to analyze the top 100 cited articles.
Web of Science database was scanned for the period between 1990 and 2020 using the search term, 'fibromyalgia,' and the 100 most cited articles were determined. For the bibliometric analysis, a record was made of the article title, year of publication, number of authors and names, number of citations, citation index, name of the journal in which it was published, impact factor, type of article, and source of funding. The altmetric attention score was recorded from the automatic software calculation.
The total number of citations of the articles in the top 100 list varied between 203 and 6254. The majority of articles were published in arthritis and rheumatism (n=24) and pain (n=15) journals. The country producing the most articles was the US and the most cited author was Russel IJ. Case-controlled studies constituted the largest part of the top 100 (n=36). When the number of citations was examined, studies evaluating classification criteria, diagnostic criteria, and epidemiologic study were at the forefront. In terms of altmetric attention score, treatment studies, especially exercise, were in the first orders.
This study presents a view on the subject of the level of interest shown by the scientific world and on social platforms to the most cited articles on the subject of fibromyalgia. There is a need for further studies which would use more wide-scale databases and offer interactions between countries.