OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Acta Neurochirurgica is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Safety analysis and complications of condylar screws in a single-surgeon series of 250 occipitocervical fusions	33
Glioblastoma in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: first case report and review of potential pathomechanisms	31
Hemodynamic response and clinical outcome following intravenous milrinone plus norepinephrine–based hyperdynamic hypertensive therapy in patients suffering secondary cerebral ischemia after aneurysmal	31
Correction to: Integrity of dural closure after autologous platelet rich fibrin augmentation: an in vitro study	28
Hydroxyapatite cement cranioplasty for reconstruction of translabyrinthine approach: aesthetic results, long-term satisfaction, quality of life, and complications	24
The role of microsurgery for poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhages in the endovascular era	23
Super-selective balloon test occlusion with electrophysiological monitoring to occlude angiographically invisible posterior communicating artery perforators with unruptured aneurysm	20
Ictal onset stereoelectroencephalography patterns in temporal lobe epilepsy: type, distribution, and prognostic value	20
Brain infarctions after glioma surgery: prevalence, radiological characteristics and risk factors	20
Reducing complication rates for repeat craniotomies in glioma patients: a single-surgeon experience and comparison with the literature	19
Extent of spinal canal obliteration as prognostic factor for functional outcome in patients with spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma: a retrospective study	19
Surgical treatment of symptomatic pineal cysts without hydrocephalus—meta-analysis of the published literature	17
In reply to “Vascular supplies to the column of the fornix other than the subcallosal artery: median artery of the corpus callosum and posterior choroidal arteries”	17
Combined use of vancomycin powder and betadine irrigation lowers the incidence of postcraniotomy wound infection in low-risk cases: a single-center risk-stratified cohort analysis	15
Intracerebral hemorrhage due to vasculitis following COVID-19 vaccination: a case report	14
Combined biportal unilateral endoscopic endonasal and endoscopic anterior transmaxillary approach for resection of lesions involving the infratemporal fossa	14
Vascular supplies to the column of the fornix other than the subcallosal artery: median artery of the corpus callosum and posterior choroidal arteries	14
Customized cost-effective polymethylmethacrylate cranioplasty: a cosmetic comparison with other low-cost methods of cranioplasty	14
Factors which influence the complications of external ventricular cerebrospinal fluid drainage	14
Unstable ventricular tachycardia requiring defibrillation from rapid ventricular pacing during basilar apex aneurysm clipping	14
Distress and quality of life do not change over time in patients with operated and conservatively managed intracranial meningioma	13
Aneurismal subarachnoid hemorrhage during the COVID-19 outbreak in a Hub and Spoke system: observational multicenter cohort study in Lombardy, Italy	13
Fred Gentili, MD, FRCSC (1947–2022): Say it loud, say it clear	12
Comment: Invasive tests for predicting shunt response in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus—the risk aspect	12
Intraoperative findings of abnormal muscle response for hemifacial spasm following botulinum neurotoxin treatment	12

Twist drill craniostomy vs burr hole drainage of chronic subdural hematoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Myasthenia gravis after glioblastoma resection: paraneoplastic syndrome or coincidence? A unique case report and review of the literature	11
Management of non-vestibular schwannomas in adult patients: a systematic review and consensus statement on behalf of the EANS skull base section Part III: Lower cranial nerve schwannomas, jugular fora	10
Correction to: Atypical evolution of meningiomatosis after discontinuation of cyproterone acetate: clinical cases and histomolecular characterization	10
Waiting time for surgery influences the outcome in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus — a population-based study	10
Extended testing for cognition: has awake brain mapping moved to the next level?	9
Vagus nerve stimulation: a 20-year Australian experience	9
Radiofrequency thermocoagulation of the sulcus bottom in type II focal cortical dysplasia-related epilepsy with tapered implantation of electrodes: a case report	9
Diffusional kurtosis imaging as a possible prognostic marker of cervical incomplete spinal cord injury outcome: a prospective pilot study	9
How I do it: surgical resection of ventrolateral pontomesencephalic junction glioma via oculomotor-tentorial triangle	9
International practice variation in perioperative laboratory testing in glioblastoma patients—a retrospective cohort study	9
Distribution of electric field in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder treated with deep brain stimulation of the bed nucleus of stria terminalis	9
Reply to the Letter: Failed back surgery syndrome, a term overdue for replacement	8
Three-dimensional high-definition exoscope (Kestrel View II) in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a valid alternative to operative microscope-assisted surgery	8
Revascularization to the ACA: effectiveness and variation of the STA-RAG-A3 bonnet bypass	8
Cervical spine injuries requiring surgery in a Level I trauma centre in a major German city	8
Invasive tests for predicting shunt response in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: the risk aspect	7
Adaptation of laser interstitial thermal therapy for tumor ablation under MRI monitoring in a rat orthotopic model of glioblastoma	7
Letter: “Motor and functional outcome of selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with spastic diplegia at 12 and 24 months of follow‐up”	7
Efficacy of caudal pedunculopontine nucleus stimulation on postural instability and gait disorders in Parkinson’s disease	7
Combined use of multimodal techniques for the resection of glioblastoma involving corpus callosum	7
Management of ventriculomegaly in pediatric patients with syndromic craniosynostosis: a single center experience	6
Treatment of octogenarians and nonagenarians with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a 17-year institutional analysis	6
How I do it: horizontal fissure approach to the middle cerebellar peduncle	6
Correction to: Diffusional kurtosis imaging as a possible prognostic marker of cervical incomplete spinal cord injury outcome: a prospective pilot study	6
Spontaneous angiogram-negative subarachnoid hemorrhage: a retrospective single center cohort study	6
Response to Letter regarding ”Motor and functional outcome of selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with spastic diplegia at 12 and 24 months of follow-up”	6
Is there a variance in complication types associated with ALIF approaches? A systematic review	6
A new uPAR-targeting fluorescent probe for optical guided intracranial surgery in resection of a meningioma—a case report	6
Craniotomies following acute traumatic brain injury in Finland—a national study between 1997 and 2018	6
The utility of plasma circulating cell-free messenger RNA as a biomarker of glioma: a pilot study	6
Uncommon presentations of a neurosurgical site infection: impaired wound healing with hypergranulation and crust formation	5
Contextualization of post-operative mini-strokes in glioma surgery	5
Management of non-vestibular schwannomas in adult patients: a systematic review and consensus statement on behalf of the EANS skull base section Part II: Trigeminal and facial nerve schwannomas (CN V,	5
Pretreatment patient-reported cognitive function in patients with diffuse glioma	5
Aphasic status epilepticus after glioma resection: two case reports	5
Open surgery as first-line treatment in patients with hemorrhagic type III and IV DAVFs: how much anachronism do we need in modern medicine?	5
Genetic alterations associated with malignant transformation of sporadic vestibular schwannoma	5
Atypical evolution of meningiomatosis after discontinuation of cyproterone acetate: clinical cases and histomolecular characterization	5