OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of American Journal of Surgery is 25. 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
The efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is different for type 4 and large type 3 gastric cancer	85
Early pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis after splenectomy is associated with better outcomes: A matched cohort study	83
Disparate resource allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic among trauma centers: A Western Trauma Association national survey	64
Advanced age alone should not preclude surveillance colonoscopy in the octogenarian and older population	50
Editorial Board	47
Current trends in surgical society membership: What does the future hold?	43
A of analytics and B of big data in healthcare research: Telling the tale of health outcomes research from the eyes of data	40
Work relative value units undervalue the clinical effort associated with teaching cases: An ACS-NSQIP analysis	39
Angling for improvement: The search for novel biomarkers in periampullary adenocarcinoma	38
A prospective study comparing the midline and lateral trans-laryngeal ultrasonography approaches in vocal cord assessment before and after thyroid and neck surgeries	37
Impact of an automated peri-procedural digital health intervention on rates of emergency department visits and readmissions	36
Rapid cold sterilization of 3D printed surgical instruments for the austere environment	35
Survival following liver transplantation: A population-based nested case-control study	34
“So, what are you saying?”: A qualitative study of surgeon-patient communication in the rectal cancer consultations	33
Cricopharyngomyotomy: Outcomes of flexible endoscopic management of small and medium sized Zenker's diverticulum	33
Deriving a definition of chronic critical illness: ICU stay of 10 days	32
Can robotic surgery contribute to surgeon wellness?	32
Early identification of surgery residents at-risk for attrition, remediation, and board exam failure	31
Evaluating the risk of spinal cord ischemia in zone 2 frozen elephant trunk replacement	29
Gamification to enhance clinical and technical skills in surgical residency: A systematic review	28
“Sucking the trouble” out of troubleshooting wound vacs: Video based curriculum development and implementation in a live tissue model	28
Surgical equity: Care for persons experiencing homelessness	27
Implications of declining medicare reimbursement of hernia repair for surgeons and patients	26
Hospital and surgeon variation in 30-day complication rates after ventral hernia repair	25
Impact of an automated peri-procedural digital health intervention on rates of emergency department visits and readmissions	25

A matched cohort comparison of endoscopic resection, chemoradiation and esophagectomy in the treatment of early-stage esophageal squamous cell carcinoma