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

Article	Citations
139 Evaluating the Evidence: A Systematic Review of Targeted Muscle Reinnervation for Post-Amputation Phantom and Residual Limb Pain	211
498 Assessing Knowledge Silos in the Craniosynostosis Literature	113
Presidential Address to the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons	92
Letter: Laparoscopic-Assisted Versus Mini-Open Laparotomy for Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement in the Medicare Population	91
Commentary: Spine Surgery Under Spinal vs General Anesthesia: Prospective Analysis of Quality of Life, Fatigue, and Cognition	57
390 Real World Analysis of Outcomes After Revascularization Surgery for Symptomatic Non-stenotic Carotid (SyNC) Artery Disease	50
506 Fingerprinting the Epileptogenic Zone in RAVE	48
372 IPSC-Derived NK cells Exhibit Potent In Vitro and In Vivo Tumorcidal Activity Against Patient-Derived Glioblastoma Stem Cells (GSCs)	43
627 Trends and Patterns of Neurosurgery Influencers on Instagram: Increasing a Neurosurgeon's Social Media Footprint	39
884 Frailty and Socioeconomic Status Predict Outcome in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Patients	37
565 Delayed Rupture Risk of Persistently Filling Saccular ICA Aneurysms Following Flow Diversion with the Pipeline Embolization Device	37
648 Machine Learning Predicts Cavernous Sinus Invasion of Pituitary Adenomas	36
362 Transforaminal Versus Interlaminar Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy for Lumbar Disc Herniation: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	35
448 Analysis of Bipolar Re-Referencing on Spectral Composition and Spike Detection in Human Electrocorticography	34
569 Functional Recovery from Thalamic Intracerebral Hemorrhage Following Minimally Invasive Evacuation	33
452 Booting Up the Brain: Intracranial Electroencephalography Reveals Cognitive Network Dynamics During Anesthesia Emergence	33
435 Non-smokers and Smokers Undergoing Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and Lumbar Disc Herniation Experience Similar Clinical Improvement at 12 Months	31
803 Extracorporeal Filtration of Blood and Blood Breakdown Products from CSF via Spinal Catheter (PILLAR-XT) Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	28
Honored Guests of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons	28
346 Cancer-associated Fibroblasts in Glioblastoma Mouse Model Impact the Lymphoid Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment	28
202 Overlapping Functional and Stereotactic Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 1-Year Complications	27
304 Cannabis Use and Increased Non-aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Last Decade	27
470 Blood-based Brain and Global Biomarker Changes Following Combined Hypoxemia and Hemorrhagic Shock in a Rat Model of Penetrating Ballistic-Like Brain Injury	27
298 A Comparative Analysis of Surgical Techniques for Craniosynostosis: Open Surgery Versus Endoscopic Approach	26
429 Optimizing Rod Configuration Across Lumbar Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy Site: Evolution of a High-Volume Deformity Practice	26

1301 The Past, Present, and Future of Image Guided Technology: A Patent Bibliometric Analysis	26
2076 The Use of the MMA in EC-IC Bypass for Moya Moya Disease: A Case Series	26
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	26