Influential Articles and Topics in the Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society Publications between 2021 and 2022

The 2022 impact factor (IF) of the Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society (JKNS) was 1.6, marking a 29% decrease from the previous year's IF of 2.249, but still comparable to the 2020 ly paused, the figures remain favorable compared to the past years. Predicting and setting a goal of future IF trend is challenging, yet it is clear that the IF continues to be a crucial metric to monitor. In this regard, it is important to investigate which papers are frequently cited, and which fields or topics attract interest, as was done previously2,4).