OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is 28. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Discussion: Cultural Influences on the Receipt of Breast Reconstruction: A Scoping Review	65
Discussion: A Geospatial Analysis of Hand Trauma Care: A Statewide Cross-Sectional Study	60
A Ropivacaine-Eluting Poly(Lactide-Co-Caprolactone) Wound Dressing Provided Enhanced Analgesia in Partial-Thickness Porcine Injuries	60
Gender Considerations in Rhinoplasty	57
Discussion: Skin Color Match in Autologous Breast Reconstruction: Which Donor Site Gives the Best Result?	55
Cerebral Blood Flow of the Frontal Lobe in Untreated Children with Trigonocephaly versus Healthy Controls: An Arterial Spin Labeling Study	55
Predictors of disease severity for ulnar neuropathy at the elbow, analysis from a randomized clinical trial	55
Conscientious Objection to Gender-Affirming Surgery: Institutional Experience and Recommendations	52
Discussion: Identifying Diagnostic Criteria for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome	47
Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis in Toddlers with Hemifacial Microsomia: A Five-Year Follow-Up of a Prospective Cohort Trial	46
Interfacility Transfer Guidelines for Isolated Facial Trauma: A Multidisciplinary Expert Consensus	46
Skin Tightening Technologies in Body Contouring	41
Defining the Language of Vascular Augmentation: Supercharging vs. Turbocharging in Flap Surgery	41
“Prophylactic Muscle Flap Closure After Spinal Fusion Improves Outcomes and Reduces Healthcare Costs”	40
Discussion: Patient-Reported Satisfaction and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Breast Augmentation: A Follow-Up of 6 Months	39
Relationship between Preoperative Abdominal Wall Strength and Bulging at the Abdominal Free Flap Donor Site for Breast Reconstruction	39
Inferior Long-Term Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial Initially Demonstrating Enhanced Sensory Nerve Recovery Using a Chitosan Nerve Tube	39
Introducing and Discussing National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention	38
Sensitivity and Accuracy of High-Resolution Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Flexor Tendon Repair Integrity	37
Intramuscular Nanofat Injection Promotes Inflammation-Induced Gastrocnemius Regeneration in a Syngeneic Rat Sciatic Nerve Injury Model	37
BREAST-Q Breast-Conserving Therapy Module: Normative Data from a Dutch Sample of 9059 Women	36
Comparative Effectiveness Analysis of Resorbable Synthetic Onlay and Biologic Intraperitoneal Mesh for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A 2-Year Match-Paired Analysis	35
Surgical Techniques in Nontraumatic Midcarpal Instability: Evaluating the Dorsal Capsulodesis and 3-Ligament Tenodesis Technique	35
Incidence of Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism following Panniculectomy in Patients with History of COVID-19	34
Introduction of the L-PAP Flap: Bipedicled, Conjoined, and Stacked Thigh-Based Flaps for Autologous Breast Reconstruction	34

Assessment of Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for Sagittal Craniosynostosis: A Multicenter Time Series Study	29
Impact of Intraoperative Hypothermia on Incidence of Infection in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction	29
Health-Related Quality-of-Life Effects of Rectus Repair during Body Contouring Surgery in Postbariatric Patients: A Prospective Study	28