OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of American Journal of Surgery is 27. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Surgeon experience increases nerve identification during Lichtenstein hernia repair: a nationwide register-based study	93
Angling for improvement: The search for novel biomarkers in periampullary adenocarcinoma	72
We have earned our place	69
Rapid cold sterilization of 3D printed surgical instruments for the austere environment	49
Impact of an automated peri-procedural digital health intervention on rates of emergency department visits and readmissions	47
Narrowing the global surgical perspective: The big city bias	44
Early pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis after splenectomy is associated with better outcomes: A matched cohort study	43
Cricopharyngomyotomy: Outcomes of flexible endoscopic management of small and medium sized Zenker's diverticulum	39
Close surveillance imaging is unnecessary for patients with grade I blunt thoracic aortic injury	39
Implications of declining medicare reimbursement of hernia repair for surgeons and patients	39
Gamification to enhance clinical and technical skills in surgical residency: A systematic review	38
Clinical utility of the quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score in predicting life-threatening traumatic hemorrhage: An observational study	35
The efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is different for type 4 and large type 3 gastric cancer	35
A of analytics and B of big data in healthcare research: Telling the tale of health outcomes research from the eyes of data	34
A matched cohort comparison of endoscopic resection, chemoradiation and esophagectomy in the treatment of early-stage esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	34
Impact of an automated peri-procedural digital health intervention on rates of emergency department visits and readmissions	33
Disparate resource allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic among trauma centers: A Western Trauma Association national survey	32
Editorial Board	32
“So, what are you saying?”: A qualitative study of surgeon-patient communication in the rectal cancer consultations	31
Effect of antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy on bleeding complications following ventral hernia repair: An ACHQC analysis	31
Deriving a definition of chronic critical illness: ICU stay of 10 days	31
Don't forget your meds	31
Locally advanced pancreatic cancer: Is surgical palliation associated with improved clinical outcome relative to medical palliation?	30
Comparative balanced salt solution and 6 % hydroxyethyl starch in goal-directed therapy for major abdominal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis	29
“Sucking the trouble” out of troubleshooting wound vacs: Video based curriculum development and implementation in a live tissue model	28

Multidimensional impacts of the Lebanese economic crisis on the management of acute cholecystitis	27
Women in surgical innovation (part II): Getting to know yourself, your customer, and your product	27