
•The top three countries made up 56.7% of the total open-access (OA) contributions.•Low and lower-middle-income countries are less than 8% of the total OA publications.•There is a disparity in academic voice in the neurosurgical literature.•Disparities potentially affect neurosurgery practice and knowledge dissemination.
Neurosurgery literature, Open-access, Publication disparity, Global neurosurgery, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, RC346-429, Article
Neurosurgery literature, Open-access, Publication disparity, Global neurosurgery, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, RC346-429, Article
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 16 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Top 10% | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% |
