ABSTRACT ISSN 2229-5984 (P) 2249-5576 (e) Scoliosis: A Scientometric Assessment of Global Publications during 2007-16 Ashok Kumar*, B. M. Gupta** and Sapna Goel*** *Chief Librarian ***Library Assistant M. M. (Deemed to be University) Mullana-Ambala Haryana **1173 Sector 15 Panchkula, Haryana Corresponding Author Sapna Goel sgoel.3477@gmail.com To Cite: Kumar, A., Gupta, B. M. & Goel, S. (2017). Scoliosis: A scientometric assessment of global publications during 2007-16. International Journal of Information Dissemination and Technology, 7(4), 227-232. International Journal of Information Dissemination and Technology | October-December 2017 | Vol. 7 | Issue 4 227 Received on : 08.10.17 Revised on : 25.11.17 Accepted on : 25.12.17 INTRODUCTION TIME LAG Online Access www.ijidt.com QR Barcode DOI 10.5958/2249-5576.2017.00029.2 The paper examined 11000 global publications in Scoliosis research, as indexed in scopus database covering the 10 year period 2007-16. The Scoliosis research output registered a growth of 5.95% per annum and averaged citation impact of 9.09 citations per paper. Of the 80 countries which participated in global Scoliosis research, the top 15 contributed global publication share ranging individually between 2.34% and 32.25%. The USA accounted for the highest publication share (32.25%), followed by China (8.45%), Canada (6.84%) and others. Together, the top 15 most productive countries in Scoliosis research accounted for 92.51% of global publication share. Medicine among subjects accounted for the highest global publications share (94.08%) in Scoliosis research. The top 20 most productive organizations and authors together contributed 27.09% and 19.07% global publication share respectively and 51.23% and 34.26% global citation share respectively. Of the total publications output in Scoliosis research, 95.53% appeared in journal medium. The top 15 journals published 36.24% share of total output that appeared in journal medium. Of the total global output in Scoliosis research, 80 high cited papers registered 100+ citations per paper with an average 165.59 citations per paper in 10 years. KeyTerms: Scoliosis Research, Spine Research, Spine Deformation, Global Publications, Bibliometrics, Scientometric Scoliosis is a three-dimensional deformity of the spine and rib cage. It may develop as a single primary curve (resembling the letter C) or as two curves (a primary curve along with a compensating secondary curve that 1 forms an S shape) . In the diagnostic sense, it is defined as a spinal curvature of more than 10 degrees to the right or left as the examiner faces the person, i.e. in the 2 coronal plane . Scoliosis may occur only in the upper back (the thoracic area) or lower back (lumbar), but most commonly develops in the area between the thoracic 1 and lumbar area (thoracolumbar area) . The physician attempts to define Scoliosis by the shape of the curve, its location, direction and magnitude, and, if possible, its cause. The severity of Scoliosis is determined by the extent of the spinal curvature and by the angle of the trunk 1 rotation . Most of the time, the cause of Scoliosis is unknown. This is called idiopathic Scoliosis. It is the most common type. It is grouped by age. In children age 3 and younger, it is called infantile Scoliosis. In children age 4 through 10, it is called juvenile Scoliosis. In children age 11 through 18, it is called adolescent Scoliosis. Some people are more likely to have curving of the spine. Curving generally gets worse during a growth spurt. Other types of Scoliosis are: Congenital Scoliosis: this type of Scoliosis is present at birth. It occurs when the baby's ribs or spine bones do not form properly and Neuromuscular Scoliosis: this type is caused by a nervous system problem that affects the muscles. Problems can include cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, and 3 polio . An estimated 65% of Scoliosis cases are idiopathic, about 15% are congenital and about 10% are secondary to a 2 neuromuscular disease . Scoliosis occurs in about 3% of people. It most commonly occurs between the ages of ten and 2 twenty . Girls typically are more severely 2 affected than boys . LITERATURE REVIEW Only few bibliometric studies of literature output in the area of Scoliosis were carried out in the past. Among them, Vitzthum, et al. evaluated the scientific efforts of Scoliosis research (from 1904 to 2007) consisting of 8186 items, both quantitatively and qualitatively, using large large-scale