Class information for:
Level 1: MALIGNANT EXTERNAL OTITIS//SKULL BASE OSTEOMYELITIS//NECROTIZING OTITIS EXTERNA

Basic class information
ID Publications Average number
of references		 Avg. shr. active
ref. in WoS
21020 375 17.9 59%


Bar chart of Publication_year

Last years might be incomplete

Classes in level above (level 2)


ID, lev.
above		 Publications Label for level above
323 17508 CHOLESTEATOMA//OTITIS MEDIA//OTOSCLEROSIS

Terms with highest relevance score


Rank Term Type of term Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 MALIGNANT EXTERNAL OTITIS Author keyword 50 86% 7% 25
2 SKULL BASE OSTEOMYELITIS Author keyword 45 94% 4% 16
3 NECROTIZING OTITIS EXTERNA Author keyword 34 93% 3% 13
4 MALIGNANT OTITIS EXTERNA Author keyword 32 80% 5% 20
5 NECROTIZING EXTERNAL OTITIS Author keyword 12 86% 2% 6
6 OTITIS EXTERNA Author keyword 4 13% 8% 31
7 OTITIS EXTERNA MALIGNANT Author keyword 3 100% 1% 3
8 OTITIS EXTERNA DIAGNOSIS Author keyword 1 100% 1% 2
9 SPHENOID BONE OSTEOMYELITIS Author keyword 1 100% 1% 2
10 BACTERIAL INFECTIONS THERAPY Author keyword 1 50% 0% 1

Web of Science journal categories

Author Key Words


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class		 LCSH search Wikipedia search
1 MALIGNANT EXTERNAL OTITIS 50 86% 7% 25 Search MALIGNANT+EXTERNAL+OTITIS Search MALIGNANT+EXTERNAL+OTITIS
2 SKULL BASE OSTEOMYELITIS 45 94% 4% 16 Search SKULL+BASE+OSTEOMYELITIS Search SKULL+BASE+OSTEOMYELITIS
3 NECROTIZING OTITIS EXTERNA 34 93% 3% 13 Search NECROTIZING+OTITIS+EXTERNA Search NECROTIZING+OTITIS+EXTERNA
4 MALIGNANT OTITIS EXTERNA 32 80% 5% 20 Search MALIGNANT+OTITIS+EXTERNA Search MALIGNANT+OTITIS+EXTERNA
5 NECROTIZING EXTERNAL OTITIS 12 86% 2% 6 Search NECROTIZING+EXTERNAL+OTITIS Search NECROTIZING+EXTERNAL+OTITIS
6 OTITIS EXTERNA 4 13% 8% 31 Search OTITIS+EXTERNA Search OTITIS+EXTERNA
7 OTITIS EXTERNA MALIGNANT 3 100% 1% 3 Search OTITIS+EXTERNA++MALIGNANT Search OTITIS+EXTERNA++MALIGNANT
8 OTITIS EXTERNA DIAGNOSIS 1 100% 1% 2 Search OTITIS+EXTERNA+DIAGNOSIS Search OTITIS+EXTERNA+DIAGNOSIS
9 SPHENOID BONE OSTEOMYELITIS 1 100% 1% 2 Search SPHENOID+BONE+OSTEOMYELITIS Search SPHENOID+BONE+OSTEOMYELITIS
10 BACTERIAL INFECTIONS THERAPY 1 50% 0% 1 Search BACTERIAL+INFECTIONS+THERAPY Search BACTERIAL+INFECTIONS+THERAPY

Key Words Plus


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 MALIGNANT EXTERNAL OTITIS 26 48% 11% 40
2 SKULL BASE OSTEOMYELITIS 25 77% 5% 17
3 BASE OSTEOMYELITIS 4 75% 1% 3
4 FUNGAL MASTOIDITIS 4 75% 1% 3
5 ASPERGILLUS MASTOIDITIS 3 60% 1% 3
6 NECROTIZING EXTERNAL OTITIS 2 67% 1% 2
7 MALIGNANT OTITIS EXTERNA 1 30% 1% 3
8 RESISTANT PSEUDOMONAS 1 23% 1% 3
9 MEO 1 50% 0% 1
10 EXTERNAL OTITIS 1 19% 1% 3

Journals

Reviews


Title Publ. year Cit. Active
references		 % act. ref.
to same field
Central skull base osteomyelitis as a complication of necrotizing otitis externa: Imaging findings, complications, and challenges of diagnosis 2012 8 20 95%
Necrotizing Otitis Externa: A Systematic Review 2013 3 50 96%
The changing face of malignant (necrotising) external otitis: clinical, radiological, and anatomic correlations 2004 67 44 84%
Spectrum of radiological appearances of necrotising external otitis: a pictorial review 2011 4 18 100%
Otogenic skull base osteomyelitis caused by invasive fungal infection - Case report and literature review 2006 12 30 90%
Osteomyelitis of the base of the skull secondary to Aspergillus 1997 31 13 100%
Management of malignant (necrotising) otitis externa 2011 5 39 69%
Malignant external otitis: Review and personal experience 1996 20 44 100%
Skull base osteomyelitis originating in the middle ear or mastoid: A review of 3 cases 2011 1 3 100%
Hyperbaric oxygen as an adjuvant treatment for malignant otitis externa 2013 0 15 93%

Address terms


Rank Address term Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ.
in class
1 OTOLARYNGOL HEAD NECK SURG RL30 1 50% 0.3% 1
2 UMR 6134 CNRS 1 50% 0.3% 1
3 GRP COOPERAT SANIT 0 33% 0.3% 1
4 OTOL NEUROL SKULL BASE SURG 0 33% 0.3% 1
5 KOPF HALS CHIRURG 0 17% 0.5% 2
6 NECKER PASTEUR INFECTIOL 0 25% 0.3% 1
7 OTOLARYNGOL CLIN 2 0 25% 0.3% 1
8 SU AO YUAN SHAN BRANCH 0 25% 0.3% 1
9 OTORHINOLARYNGOL HEAD NECK SURG IAL P 0 20% 0.3% 1
10 KLIN OTORINOLARYNGOL CHIRURG HLAVY KRKU 0 17% 0.3% 1

Related classes at same level (level 1)


Rank Relatedness score Related classes
1 0.0000260013 OTOMYCOSIS//CERUMEN//OTITIS EXTERNA
2 0.0000084573 ACUTE MASTOIDITIS//LATERAL SINUS THROMBOSIS//MASTOIDITIS
3 0.0000072207 EMINECTOMY//FORAMEN OF HUSCHKE//TMJ DISLOCATION
4 0.0000064520 FUNGAL ENDOCARDITIS//CUTANEOUS ASPERGILLOSIS//PRIMARY CUTANEOUS ASPERGILLOSIS
5 0.0000061882 ENDOLYMPHATIC SAC TUMOR//MIDDLE EAR ADENOMA//ENDOLYMPHATIC SAC TUMORS
6 0.0000059612 ECTOPIC PITUITARY ADENOMA//PHARYNGEAL PITUITARY//TIP OVER
7 0.0000053060 OSTEORADIONECROSIS//CHONDRONECROSIS//EMBRYONIC CARTILAGE
8 0.0000047499 CONGENITAL AURAL ATRESIA//CANALPLASTY//ATRESIAPLASTY
9 0.0000047494 LIM 11//INFLAMACAO//CANC CACHEXIA AIRC START UP
10 0.0000043102 DIFFUSE INFILTRATIVE LYMPHOCYTOSIS SYNDROME//BENIGN LYMPHOEPITHELIAL CYSTS//DILS