Publication trends on arthroscopy from India

Objectives: Arthroscopy is becoming more popular as a specialty in recent times in India. We looked into the publications done by Indian authors in journals listed in the Scopus database. Materials and Methods: A search was carried out from the first publication until the end of 2019. The total number of publications was 638. We analyzed the output, looking into the top 10 authors, universities, journals in numbers, and citations. We also looked into the year-on-year growth of all articles and in each branch of arthroscopy to identify more academically active subspecialties. Results: There has been a steady increase in the number of publications in this branch of orthopedics with a steep increase after 2016. The knee joint was the most published, followed by the shoulder. Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital was the most published university, followed by All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. We identify the limitations and make recommendations to identify ways to improve and increase academic activity in the subspecialty as a whole. Conclusion: There is a healthy trend of increase of publications on arthroscopy from India. Although the overall numbers published from India were a small fraction compared to global numbers, recent trends indicate increased interest in the subject. Higher quality studies and more contribution form private institutions is required over the coming years to boost the publications from India.