From Oral Presentation to Publication: Outcomes of CIRSE 2021-2022 Abstracts.

PURPOSE: To determine the publication rate of oral presentations from the CIRSE 2021 and 2022 congresses, assess time to publication and citation impact, and identify factors associated with successful full-text publication in PubMed/MEDLINE-indexed journals. METHODS: This cross-sectional bibliometric study analyzed all oral presentations from the CIRSE 2021 and 2022 Books of Abstracts. Publication searches were conducted using Google Scholar and PubMed/MEDLINE between February and March 2026. The primary endpoint was the publication rate. Secondary endpoints included time to publication, citation count, 5-year journal impact factor (JIF), and factors associated with publication. RESULTS: Of 254 oral abstracts, 158 (62.2%) were subsequently published as full-text articles indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE. Median time to publication was 13.0 months (IQR 5.0-24.0), and 93.0% were published within three years. The median citation count was 5.0 per article (IQR 2.0-11.0). The median 5-year JIF was 4.3 (IQR 2.7-5.5). Study design (p = 0.001) and collaboration type (p < 0.001) were significantly associated with publication outcome. Internationally collaborative studies had the highest publication rate (82.7%) and median citation count (9; IQR 3-23). Citation counts also differed significantly among study-design categories (p = 0.005), with the highest median observed in prospective studies. CONCLUSION: The publication conversion rate for CIRSE 2021-2022 oral abstracts was 62.2%, exceeding rates reported in several previous studies of radiology and interventional radiology congresses. International collaboration and prospective or experimental study designs were associated with higher publication rates.