What do 40 years of ABCD look like in data? This page gathers interactive visualizations of the journal's scientific reach and of the community behind it. Every chart is live: hover, drag, zoom and click to explore.

Citations to ABCD Articles

The counter below shows the total number of times ABCD articles have been cited by other scientific publications (source: Web of Science) — a direct measure of the journal's influence on the field.

ABCD Around the World

ABCD has become a platform for international research: each red arc links Brazil to a country whose researchers co-authored multicenter or collaborative studies published in the journal — more than 20 countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. Drag the globe to spin it; the side list ranks the strongest partnerships.

Who Publishes Together in ABCD

How to read this map: each circle is one of the most productive ABCD authors; the size of the circle reflects how many articles that author published in the journal; colors group researchers who frequently publish together (research communities); and each line is at least one co-authored paper. Scroll to zoom, drag to move, and hover a name for details (data: Dimensions).

Article Keywords

The most frequent keywords across ABCD articles — the bigger the word, the more studies on that topic. Together they draw the map of the journal's territory: bariatric surgery, obesity and laparoscopy lead the field.

Test Your Knowledge: Research Methods

Eight quick questions on study design and research methodology, based on the guides from our Writing Hub. Answer each one and get instant feedback — can you score 8 out of 8?

CBCDCast — Watch

Conversations on digestive surgery and scientific publishing. Videos open right here on this page.

▶Revista ABCD: from creation to international recognition▶ Watch (Prof. Nelson Adami Andreollo)
▶Scientific production in medicine: errors and strategies▶ Watch (Prof. Francisco Tustumi)