OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neurosurgery is 26. 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
139 Evaluating the Evidence: A Systematic Review of Targeted Muscle Reinnervation for Post-Amputation Phantom and Residual Limb Pain	231
498 Assessing Knowledge Silos in the Craniosynostosis Literature	157
Presidential Address to the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons	93
390 Real World Analysis of Outcomes After Revascularization Surgery for Symptomatic Non-stenotic Carotid (SyNC) Artery Disease	79
506 Fingerprinting the Epileptogenic Zone in RAVE	57
372 IPSC-Derived NK cells Exhibit Potent In Vitro and In Vivo Tumorcidal Activity Against Patient-Derived Glioblastoma Stem Cells (GSCs)	50
627 Trends and Patterns of Neurosurgery Influencers on Instagram: Increasing a Neurosurgeon's Social Media Footprint	43
565 Delayed Rupture Risk of Persistently Filling Saccular ICA Aneurysms Following Flow Diversion with the Pipeline Embolization Device	40
884 Frailty and Socioeconomic Status Predict Outcome in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Patients	40
648 Machine Learning Predicts Cavernous Sinus Invasion of Pituitary Adenomas	37
448 Analysis of Bipolar Re-Referencing on Spectral Composition and Spike Detection in Human Electrocorticography	35
569 Functional Recovery from Thalamic Intracerebral Hemorrhage Following Minimally Invasive Evacuation	34
452 Booting Up the Brain: Intracranial Electroencephalography Reveals Cognitive Network Dynamics During Anesthesia Emergence	34
435 Non-smokers and Smokers Undergoing Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and Lumbar Disc Herniation Experience Similar Clinical Improvement at 12 Months	33
346 Cancer-associated Fibroblasts in Glioblastoma Mouse Model Impact the Lymphoid Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment	31
803 Extracorporeal Filtration of Blood and Blood Breakdown Products from CSF via Spinal Catheter (PILLAR-XT) Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	31
304 Cannabis Use and Increased Non-aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Last Decade	30
Honored Guests of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons	30
470 Blood-based Brain and Global Biomarker Changes Following Combined Hypoxemia and Hemorrhagic Shock in a Rat Model of Penetrating Ballistic-Like Brain Injury	29
202 Overlapping Functional and Stereotactic Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 1-Year Complications	29
In Reply: Comparison of In-Hospital Mortality and Neurosurgical Intervention Between Intracranial Gunshot Wounds Arising from Long Guns and Handguns: A Propensity Score-Matched Study	29
149 Predictive Value of Magnetoencephalography to Guide Intracranial Implant Strategy	28
444 Quantitative Mapping of Cerebral Blood Flow and Blood-Brain Barrier Water Exchange Rate (Kw) Reveals the Mechanobiological Impact of Cranioplasty: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Patients Wi	27
Cortical Drainage Directly Into a Sinus Versus Drainage With Angiographic Parenchymal Venous Reflux: Improved Stratification of “High-Risk” Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas	27
187 Achondroplasia Natural History Study (CLARITY): 60-Year Experience With Hydrocephalus in Achondroplasia From Four Skeletal Dysplasia Centers	26

208 Preliminary Results of Novel Method for Identifying Ischemic Stroke Vesicular Protein Signature in Cardiac Surgery Patients	26
443 Myeloid Immunometabolic Reprogramming Mitigates Chronic Neurodegeneration After Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury	26
168 Sustenance of Substantial Clinical Benefit in Adult Spinal Deformity Corrective Surgery Patients: A Minimum 5-Year Outcomes Analysis	26
325 The Economic Impact of Pediatric and Adolescent Gunshot Wound Mortality	26