| No | Caegory | Year | Country | MeSH | Type | Journal | Citation | PMID | | |
| 1 | 3.Medicine, General & Internal | 2014 | U.S | diagnosis | Journal Article | Spine J | 123 | 24239490 | | |
| 2 | 1.Surgery | 2011 | U.S | methods | Journal Article | J Neurosurg Spine | 106 | 21699471 | | |
| 3 | 1.Surgery | 2011 | U.S | arthroplasty | Comparative Study | J Bone Joint Surg Am | 82 | 21938372 | | |
| 4 | 4.instrumentation | 2014 | U.S | surgery | Journal Article | J Neurosurg Spine | 77 | 25036218 | | |
| 5 | 1.Surgery | 2013 | U.S | surgery | Journal Article | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 74 | 23080427 | | |
| 6 | 1.Surgery | 2013 | U.S | surgery | Journal Article | J Neurosurg Spine | 70 | 23176164 | | |
| 7 | 4.instrumentation | 2015 | U.S | surgery | Journal Article | Clin Orthop Relat Res | 61 | 25694267 | | |
| 8 | 4.instrumentation | 2014 | South Korea | instrumentation | Journal Article | Expert Rev Med Devices | 61 | 25033889 | | |
| 9 | 1.Surgery | 2014 | U.S | methods | Journal Article | Cochrane Database Syst Rev | 60 | 25184502 | | |
| 10 | 1.Surgery | 2015 | U.S | surgery | Comparative Study | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 58 | 25955086 | | |
| 11 | 1.Surgery | 2013 | U.S | surgery | Comparative Study | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 57 | 23591659 | | |
| 12 | 2.diskectomy | 2013 | Taiwan | education | Comparative Study | Eur Spine J | 56 | 23076645 | | |
| 13 | 1.Surgery | 2012 | South Korea | adverse effects | Journal Article | Expert Rev Med Devices | 56 | 22905840 | | |
| 14 | 1.Surgery | 2012 | China | methods | Comparative Study | Eur Spine J | 55 | 21826497 | | |
| 15 | 1.Surgery | 2015 | U.S | surgery | Comparative Study | J Neurosurg Spine | 54 | 25380538 | | |
| 16 | 1.Surgery | 2015 | South Korea | methods | Journal Article | Neurosurgery | 52 | 25599214 | | |
| 17 | 1.Surgery | 2016 | China | methods | Comparative Study | Int J Surg | 49 | 27260312 | | |
| 18 | 3.Medicine, General & Internal | 2016 | U.S | methods | Journal Article | Neurosurg Focus | 49 | 26828882 | | |
| 19 | 1.Surgery | 2014 | U.S | surgery | Journal Article | Spine J | 49 | 24126076 | | |
| 20 | 1.Surgery | 2011 | U.S | diagnostic imaging | Comparative Study | Neurosurgery | 49 | 21792113 | | |
| 21 | 3.Medicine, General & Internal | 2015 | U.S | cervical vertebrae | Comparative Study | J Bone Joint Surg Am | 48 | 26537161 | | |
| 22 | 2.diskectomy | 2013 | South Korea | methods | Comparative Study | Pain Physician | 48 | 24284840 | | |
| 23 | 3.Medicine, General & Internal | 2013 | India | pathology | Journal Article | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 48 | 23680832 | | |
| 24 | 1.Surgery | 2013 | U.S | surgery | Journal Article | J Neurosurg Spine | 48 | 23140129 | | |
| 25 | 4.instrumentation | 2012 | China | surgery | Comparative Study | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 48 | 22869063 | | |
| 26 | 5.psychology | 2013 | U.S | surgery | Journal Article | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 47 | 23324922 | | |
| 27 | 5.psychology | 2013 | U.S | standards | Comparative Study | J Neurosurg Spine | 46 | 24010901 | | |
| 28 | 1.Surgery | 2013 | U.S | surgery | Clinical Trial | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 45 | 24108289 | | |
| 29 | 1.Surgery | 2013 | China | surgery | Comparative Study | Eur Spine J | 45 | 23568254 | | |
| 30 | 1.Surgery | 2013 | Netherlands | diskectomy | Comparative Study | Eur Spine J | 45 | 23014739 | | |
| 31 | 3.Medicine, General & Internal | 2012 | U.S | methods | Journal Article | J Neurosurg Spine | 45 | 22284229 | | |
| 32 | 2.diskectomy | 2015 | U.S | bone plates | Comparative Study | J Spinal Disord Tech | 44 | 23429316 | | |
| 33 | 1.Surgery | 2012 | China | surgery | Comparative Study | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 44 | 21673620 | | |
| 34 | 1.Surgery | 2012 | U.S | diagnostic imaging | Journal Article | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 44 | 21587111 | | |
| 35 | 3.Medicine, General & Internal | 2015 | U.S | adverse effects | Journal Article | Spine J | 43 | 25982430 | | |
| 36 | 1.Surgery | 2015 | U.S | surgery | Comparative Study | J Spinal Disord Tech | 43 | 25310394 | | |
| 37 | 4.instrumentation | 2013 | China | surgery | Comparative Study | J Bone Joint Surg Am | 43 | 23515991 | | |
| 38 | 3.Medicine, General & Internal | 2018 | Japan | methods | Comparative Study | J Orthop Sci | 42 | 29248305 | | |
| 39 | 5.psychology | 2014 | U.S | surgery | Journal Article | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 42 | 25271512 | | |
| 40 | 4.instrumentation | 2013 | U.S | methods | Journal Article | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 42 | 23392414 | | |
| 41 | 1.Surgery | 2012 | Germany | surgery | Comparative Study | BMC Musculoskelet Disord | 42 | 22978810 | | |
| 42 | 6.quality improvement | 2011 | Spain | surgery | Clinical Trial | Eur Spine J | 42 | 21796395 | | |
| 43 | 4.instrumentation | 2011 | China | methods | Journal Article | Spine J | 42 | 21296295 | | |
| 44 | 4.instrumentation | 2013 | U.S | surgery | Journal Article | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 41 | 24335629 | | |
| 45 | 2.diskectomy | 2012 | South Korea | surgery | Comparative Study | Eur Spine J | 41 | 22526699 | | |
| 46 | 3.Medicine, General & Internal | 2011 | South Korea | diagnostic imaging | Journal Article | Eur Spine J | 41 | 21656051 | | |
| 47 | 3.Medicine, General & Internal | 2015 | U.K | therapeutic use | Comparative Study | Spine J | 40 | 24412033 | | |
| 48 | 1.Surgery | 2013 | South Korea | statistics & numerical data | Comparative Study | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 40 | 23023591 | | |
| 49 | 2.diskectomy | 2014 | U.S | adverse effects | Journal Article | Spine J | 39 | 24316118 | | |
| 50 | 1.Surgery | 2013 | China | education | Journal Article | Clin Neurol Neurosurg | 39 | 23830496 | | |
| 51 | 1.Surgery | 2013 | South Korea | diskectomy, percutaneous | Journal Article | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 39 | 23026867 | | |
| 52 | 2.diskectomy | 2016 | U.S | methods | Comparative Study | J Neurosurg Spine | 38 | 26849708 | | |
| 53 | 1.Surgery | 2016 | South Korea | methods | Journal Article | Pain Physician | 38 | 26815256 | | |
| 54 | 1.Surgery | 2016 | South Korea | methods | Comparative Study | World Neurosurg | 38 | 26409086 | | |
| 55 | 2.diskectomy | 2014 | U.S | adverse effects | Journal Article | World Neurosurg | 37 | 25088230 | | |
| 56 | 6.quality improvement | 2013 | Norway | standards | Journal Article | Acta Orthop | 37 | 23506164 | | |
| 57 | 1.Surgery | 2011 | U.S | methods | Journal Article | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 37 | 21304437 | | |
| 58 | 4.instrumentation | 2017 | U.S | analgesics, opioid | Journal Article | J Bone Joint Surg Am | 36 | 28763410 | | |
| 59 | 1.Surgery | 2017 | U.S | methods | Comparative Study | J Clin Neurosci | 36 | 28736113 | | |
| 60 | 5.psychology | 2015 | Sweden | surgery | Comparative Study | Spine J | 36 | 25733022 | | |
| 61 | 3.Medicine, General & Internal | 2014 | U.S | surgery | Journal Article | World Neurosurg | 36 | 24056095 | | |
| 62 | 6.quality improvement | 2013 | China | methods | Comparative Study | Int Orthop | 36 | 23695881 | | |
| 63 | 4.instrumentation | 2011 | U.S | methods | Comparative Study | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 36 | 21217449 | | |
| 64 | 1.Surgery | 2016 | U.S | surgery | Comparative Study | J Neurosurg Spine | 35 | 27015130 | | |
| 65 | 2.diskectomy | 2013 | South Korea | surgery | Journal Article | Eur Spine J | 35 | 23754603 | | |
| 66 | 1.Surgery | 2011 | China | surgery | Comparative Study | Eur Spine J | 35 | 21448583 | | |
| 67 | 1.Surgery | 2018 | U.S | methods | Journal Article | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 33 | 28604488 | | |
| 68 | 1.Surgery | 2018 | U.S | surgery | Comparative Study | J Neurosurg Spine | 33 | 28304237 | | |
| 69 | 1.Surgery | 2016 | China | methods | Comparative Study | Eur Spine J | 33 | 25632840 | | |
| 70 | 2.diskectomy | 2011 | U.S | rehabilitation | Comparative Study | J Bone Joint Surg Am | 33 | 22012528 | | |
| 71 | 1.Surgery | 2011 | Netherlands | methods | Journal Article | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 33 | 21522044 | | |
| 72 | 1.Surgery | 2016 | U.S | methods | Journal Article | Neurosurg Focus | 32 | 26621423 | | |
| 73 | 3.Medicine, General & Internal | 2015 | U.S | adverse effects | Journal Article | Neurosurg Focus | 32 | 26424346 | | |
| 74 | 1.Surgery | 2015 | China | adverse effects | Journal Article | Arch Orthop Trauma Surg | 32 | 25424753 | | |
| 75 | 2.diskectomy | 2014 | Netherlands | rehabilitation | Journal Article | Cochrane Database Syst Rev | 32 | 24627325 | | |
| 76 | 1.Surgery | 2014 | South Korea | surgery | Journal Article | Spine J | 32 | 24462531 | | |
| 77 | 1.Surgery | 2013 | Denmark | surgery | Journal Article | Eur Spine J | 32 | 23584162 | | |
| 78 | 2.diskectomy | 2013 | U.S | statistics & numerical data | Journal Article | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 32 | 22814304 | | |
| 79 | 1.Surgery | 2011 | U.S | physiology | Journal Article | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 32 | 21372650 | | |
| 80 | 1.Surgery | 2013 | U.S | cervical vertebrae | Journal Article | J Am Acad Orthop Surg | 31 | 23281466 | | |
| 81 | 1.Surgery | 2016 | China | arthroplasty | Journal Article | PLoS One | 30 | 26872258 | | |
| 82 | 1.Surgery | 2013 | U.S | pathology | Journal Article | Spine J | 30 | 23891293 | | |
| 83 | 1.Surgery | 2015 | China | surgery | Journal Article | Eur Spine J | 29 | 26281981 | | |
| 84 | 1.Surgery | 2012 | U.S | methods | Journal Article | J Neurosurg Spine | 28 | 22176427 | | |
| 85 | 1.Surgery | 2011 | South Korea | surgery | Journal Article | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 28 | 22020609 | | |
| 86 | 3.Medicine, General & Internal | 2018 | U.S | trends | Journal Article | Spine J | 27 | 29128581 | | |
| 87 | 1.Surgery | 2012 | Canada | methods | Journal Article | PLoS One | 27 | 22912869 | | |
| 88 | 1.Surgery | 2011 | Netherlands | methods | Comparative Study | Neurosurgery | 27 | 21792119 | | |
| 89 | 4.instrumentation | 2011 | U.S | surgery | Comparative Study | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 26 | 21785303 | | |
| 90 | 1.Surgery | 2011 | Austria | surgery | Journal Article | Eur Spine J | 26 | 20936484 | | |
| 91 | 1.Surgery | 2014 | U.S | surgery | Journal Article | Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | 25 | 25271519 | | |
| 92 | 1.Surgery | 2011 | Taiwan | surgery | Journal Article | J Neurosurg Spine | 25 | 21294610 | | |
| 93 | 1.Surgery | 2013 | Japan | adverse effects | Journal Article | J Neurosurg Spine | 23 | 23199434 | | |
| 94 | 1.Surgery | 2012 | Taiwan | surgery | Journal Article | Neurosurgery | 23 | 22343790 | | |
| 95 | 1.Surgery | 2013 | U.S | decision support techniques | Comparative Study | J Neurosurg Spine | 22 | 24010896 | | |
| 96 | 3.Medicine, General & Internal | 2011 | U.S | athletes | Comparative Study | Spine J | 22 | 21269889 | | |
| 97 | 1.Surgery | 2011 | Turkey | administration & dosage | Journal Article | Singapore Med J | 21 | 22159931 | | |
| 98 | 1.Surgery | 2013 | U.S | therapeutic use | Comparative Study | J Neurosurg Spine | 19 | 23157278 | | |
| 99 | 1.Surgery | 2018 | U.S | adverse effects | Journal Article | J Bone Joint Surg Am | 14 | 29870441 | | |
| 100 | economics | 2011 | U.S | hospital charges | Journal Article | J Neurosurg Spine | 12 | 21235301 | | |