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Table 6 Top 10 cited literature in spinal surgery

Rank	Frequency	Author	Journal	Year	Burst	Half-life	Impact index
1	24	Weinstein JN	JAMA	2006	8.79	4.5	44.9
2	24	Heller JG	Spine	2009	5.39	3.5	26.9
3	22	Weinstein JN	JAMA	2006	7.75	3.5	31.1
4	21	Murrey D	Spine J	2009	5.66	4.5	26.3
5	20	Akbarnia BA	Spine	2013	7.3	3.5	16.3
6	19	Cheung KMC	Lancet	2012	7.6	4.5	19.1
7	19	Weinstein JN	New Engl J Med	2008	4.66	2.5	48.2
8	19	Weinstein JN	New Engl J Med	2007	5.37	3.5	37.2
9	16	Bess S	J Bone Joint Surg Am	2010	7.67	6.5	29.1
10	16	Dannawi Z	Bone Joint J	2013	7.67	3.5	13.3