The Top 100 Most-Cited Papers in Mohs Reconstruction: A Bibliometric Analysis.

BACKGROUND

Prior bibliometric analyses of Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) have examined the field broadly, but none has focused on the reconstructive literature.

OBJECTIVE

To identify and characterize the 100 most-cited papers on reconstruction after MMS.

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

The Web of Science Core Collection was searched on June 10, 2026, combining an MMS topic anchor with a reconstruction term required in the title, without date restriction. English-language articles and reviews were ranked by total citations.

RESULTS

The 100 papers, published from 1991 to 2021, were cited 4,101 times (mean 41.0, median 33.5, range 22-196; citation index mean 2.4). The most-cited was Rohrich and colleagues' 15-year review of nasal reconstruction (196 citations). Dermatologic Surgery published the most papers (32%), followed by Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (11%) and the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (10%). J. F. Thornton was the most frequent author (7 papers), and the United States contributed to 78%. The literature centered on nasal and periocular reconstruction, flaps and grafts, and second-intention healing. Restricting to the 94 original research articles gave essentially unchanged results (mean 40.7, median 33.5).

CONCLUSION

This first reconstruction-specific citation analysis maps the influential literature of post-Mohs repair and offers a practical reference for clinicians and trainees.