The U.S. leads global surgery research productivity.

A comprehensive analysis of 665,668 surgical publications from 110 countries reveals that the United States significantly dominates global research productivity, contributing 30.78% of first authors and 31.32% of senior authors over a 12-year span. The study, utilizing a web-scraping algorithm, indicates other notable contributors include the United Kingdom, China, Japan, and Italy. Research output varies widely by population, with disparities in publications per 100,000 people highlighting the uneven landscape of surgical research productivity.