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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Hemodynamic response and clinical outcome following intravenous milrinone plus norepinephrine–based hyperdynamic hypertensive therapy in patients suffering secondary cerebral ischemia after aneurysmal	31
Safety analysis and complications of condylar screws in a single-surgeon series of 250 occipitocervical fusions	31
Glioblastoma in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: first case report and review of potential pathomechanisms	29
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
Brain infarctions after glioma surgery: prevalence, radiological characteristics and risk factors	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
Response to: Some historical remarks on ipsilateral hemiparesis and the absence of decussation of the pyramidal tracts	19
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
Dural sac shrinkage signs on magnetic resonance imaging at the thoracic level in spontaneous intracranial hypotension—its clinical significance	18
Surgical treatment of symptomatic pineal cysts without hydrocephalus—meta-analysis of the published literature	17
Intracranial pulse pressure waveform analysis using the higher harmonics centroid	16
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”	15
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
Response to letter: “Stereotactic biopsies of brainstem lesions: dilemma on the best trajectory”	15
Customized cost-effective polymethylmethacrylate cranioplasty: a cosmetic comparison with other low-cost methods of cranioplasty	14
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
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
Comment: Invasive tests for predicting shunt response in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus—the risk aspect	13
Factors which influence the complications of external ventricular cerebrospinal fluid drainage	13

Surgical management of anterior clinoidal meningiomas: consensus statement on behalf of the EANS skull base section	13
Vascular supplies to the column of the fornix other than the subcallosal artery: median artery of the corpus callosum and posterior choroidal arteries	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
Intraoperative findings of abnormal muscle response for hemifacial spasm following botulinum neurotoxin treatment	12
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	12
Twist drill craniostomy vs burr hole drainage of chronic subdural hematoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Waiting time for surgery influences the outcome in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus — a population-based study	11
Myasthenia gravis after glioblastoma resection: paraneoplastic syndrome or coincidence? A unique case report and review of the literature	11
Distribution of electric field in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder treated with deep brain stimulation of the bed nucleus of stria terminalis	10
Correction to: Atypical evolution of meningiomatosis after discontinuation of cyproterone acetate: clinical cases and histomolecular characterization	10
Posterior cranial fossa and cervical spine morphometric abnormalities in symptomatic Chiari type 0 and Chiari type 1 malformation patients with and without syringomyelia	10
Extended testing for cognition: has awake brain mapping moved to the next level?	9
Impact of subcallosal artery origin and A1 asymmetry on surgical outcomes of anterior communicating artery aneurysms	9
How I do it: surgical resection of ventrolateral pontomesencephalic junction glioma via oculomotor-tentorial triangle	9
Alexander A. Potapov MD, PhD (July 5, 1948–May 15, 2021): an intensivist turned neurosurgeon	9
Diffusional kurtosis imaging as a possible prognostic marker of cervical incomplete spinal cord injury outcome: a prospective pilot study	9
International practice variation in perioperative laboratory testing in glioblastoma patients—a retrospective cohort study	9
Long-term mortality in patients with moyamoya angiopathy according to stroke presentation type in South Korea	9
Vagus nerve stimulation: a 20-year Australian experience	9
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
Radiofrequency thermocoagulation of the sulcus bottom in type II focal cortical dysplasia-related epilepsy with tapered implantation of electrodes: a case report	8
Cervical spine injuries requiring surgery in a Level I trauma centre in a major German city	8
Adaptation of laser interstitial thermal therapy for tumor ablation under MRI monitoring in a rat orthotopic model of glioblastoma	7
Invasive tests for predicting shunt response in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: the risk aspect	7
Efficacy of caudal pedunculopontine nucleus stimulation on postural instability and gait disorders in Parkinson’s disease	7
Letter: “Motor and functional outcome of selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with spastic diplegia at 12 and 24 months of follow‐up”	7
Reply to the Letter: Failed back surgery syndrome, a term overdue for replacement	7
Stereotactic radiosurgery for clinoid meningiomas: a multi-institutional study	7
Unreliable claims regarding bicycle helmet law in Western Australia	7
Aggressive pituitary neuroendocrine tumors: current practices, controversies, and perspectives, on behalf of the EANS skull base section	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
A new uPAR-targeting fluorescent probe for optical guided intracranial surgery in resection of a meningioma—a case report	6
Spontaneous angiogram-negative subarachnoid hemorrhage: a retrospective single center cohort study	6
Craniotomies following acute traumatic brain injury in Finland—a national study between 1997 and 2018	6
How I do it: horizontal fissure approach to the middle cerebellar peduncle	6
Treatment of octogenarians and nonagenarians with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a 17-year institutional analysis	6
Two-step staged resection of giant olfactory groove meningiomas	6
Contralateral sublaminar approach for decompression of the combined lateral recess, foraminal, and extraforaminal lesions using biportal endoscopy: a technical report	6
How I do it? Uniportal full endoscopic pseudoarthrosis release of left L5/S1 Bertolotti’s syndrome under intraoperative computer tomographic guidance in an ambulatory setting	6
Combined use of multimodal techniques for the resection of glioblastoma involving corpus callosum	6
Robot-assisted stereotactic multiple brain abscesses’ puncture: technical case report	6
Improvement in neurological outcome and brain hemodynamics after late cranioplasty	6
Is there a variance in complication types associated with ALIF approaches? A systematic review	5
Management of ventriculomegaly in pediatric patients with syndromic craniosynostosis: a single center experience	5
External carotid artery to internal carotid artery transposition to augment flow for a superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery bypass associated with severe external carotid artery steno	5
Petrous bone lesions: surgical implementation and outcomes of extradural subtemporal approach	5
The utility of plasma circulating cell-free messenger RNA as a biomarker of glioma: a pilot study	5
Motor and functional outcome of selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with spastic diplegia at 12 and 24 months of follow-up	5

Deep brain stimulation in patients on chronic antiplatelet or anticoagulation treatment	5
Correction to: Diffusional kurtosis imaging as a possible prognostic marker of cervical incomplete spinal cord injury outcome: a prospective pilot study	5
Clinical considerations on a right operculo-insular cavernous angioma: an illustrative case	5
Genetic alterations associated with malignant transformation of sporadic vestibular schwannoma	5
The foramen ovale “mirage” and how this impacts percutaneous cannulation for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: a report of two cases	5