OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Spine 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
A Proof-of-Concept Study on the Effects of STA363 on Low Back Pain in Patients with Degenerative Disc Disease	390
The Impact of Lumbopelvic Realignment Versus Prevention Strategies at the Upper-instrumented Vertebra on the Rates of Junctional Failure Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery	74
Age-Stratified Analysis of Posterior Lumbar Fusion Surgeries	62
Prospective Comparison of Posterior Decompression and ACDF for 1- to 2-level Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy	50
Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy Versus Microendoscopic Discectomy for Lumbar Disk Herniation: Five-year Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial	49
Physical Therapy Utilization After Single-level Posterior Lumbar Fusion	41
Age-Related Changes and Spinal Sagittal Alignment in Asymptomatic Community Dwelling Adults Over 50	37
Prior Fragility Fractures are Associated With a Higher Risk of Bone Health-Related Complications Within Eight Years Following Lumbar Fusion	36
Relationship between Preoperative Global Sagittal Alignment and Changes in Cervical Alignment Following Lumbar Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy	36
Validation of the Oswestry Disability Index in Adult Spinal Deformity	35
Propensity-matched Comparison Between Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain and Axial Spondyloarthritis: Impact on patient-perceived Quality of Life	34
Concerning the Article: Should Q-CT Be the Gold Standard for Detecting Spinal Osteoporosis?	33
Response to Letter to the Editor	33
In Honor of Professor Se-Il Suk’s Significant Achievements and Contributions to Pedicle Screw Instrumentation and Related Surgical Techniques in Spinal Deformity	33
Corner Osteotomy As the More Advanced Approach to Deformity Correction in Adult Spinal Deformity	33
Letter to the Editor Regarding “Prediction of Progressive Collapse in Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures Using Conventional Statistics and Machine Learning”	33
Best Practice Guidelines for Assessment and Management of Osteoporosis in Adult Patients Undergoing Elective Spinal Reconstruction: Erratum	33
Outcomes of Single-Sided Thoracic vs. Bilateral Thoracic and Lumbar Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering in Lenke 1 Curves with Lumbar C Modifier	32
T1 Pelvic and Lumbar Pelvic Angles Normative Values	32
Postoperative Pain Management Following Orthopedic Spine Procedures and Consequent Acute Opioid Poisoning: An Analysis of New York State From 2009 to 2018	32
Change in Lumbar Lordosis After Decompressive Surgery in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Patients and Associations With Patient-Related Outcomes Two Years After Surgery:	32
Ideal Lumbar Lordosis Correction in Patients With Adult Spinal Deformity Without Adversely Impacting Pelvic Tilt and Pelvic Incidence Minus Lumbar Lordosis	31
miR-4478 Accelerates Nucleus Pulposus Cells Apoptosis Induced by Oxidative Stress by Targeting MTH1	29
The Role of Electrophysiological Workup in Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis (LSCS)	29
Do Obese Patients Have Worse Outcomes in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgeries?	28

The Effect of Positional Graft Placement on Pseudarthrosis Rates in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	28
Outcomes and Complications Associated With the Learning Curve for Endoscopic Cervical Foraminotomy	27
Posterior Ligamentous Augmentation is Associated With Reduced Rates of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Failure in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery	27