OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Vascular Surgery is 36. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Predicting high-flow arteriovenous fistulas and cardiac outcomes in hemodialysis patients	419
Uncontrolled hypertension is associated with complications and poorer outcomes after endovascular aneurysm repair	126
Events of Interest	87
Completely Percutaneous Retrieval of a Large Migrated Iliac Venous Stent	85
Practice Patterns in the Management of Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia by BEST-CLI Investigators	76
Results of the Italian Collaborators for EVAR (ICE) Registry on Acute Kidney Injury After Elective Endovascular Aortic Repair of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	73
Assessing for Regional Variation in Carotid Artery Stenting Outcomes—The Influence of Age and Cerebral Protection Modality	69
Associations and One-year Trends of Frailty, Cognition, Disability, and Quality of Life in Individuals with Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia	66
Impact of Hemodynamic Success of Revascularization Measured by Skin Perfusion Pressure on Wound Healing in Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia	64
Long-Term Outcomes and Predictors of Amputation-free Survival Following Popliteal-Distal Bypass: A Vascular Quality Initiative Study	64
Importance of Pedal Microcirculation to Wounds for Wound Healing After Bypass Surgery in Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia	61
Complications of Varicose Vein Interventions in the Vascular Quality Initiative	58
Secondary Interventions Following Open vs Endovascular Revascularization for Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia in the BEST-CLI Trial	55
Investigating the Effects of a Lower Extremity Bypass Enhanced Recovery Pathway on Postoperative Opioid Use and Patient Pain Scores	52
Abbreviated Duplex Ultrasound Surveillance in TCAR May Be Safe and Cost-Effective	51
Assessment of Safety and Procedural Learning Curve for Pulmonary Embolism Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy under Local Anesthesia: A Retrospective Chart Review	49
Outcomes of Antecubital Reconstruction for Dysfunctional Forearm Arteriovenous Fistulas	48
Large Endograft Diameter is Associated with Poor Short- and Mid-term Outcomes following Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair	48
Impact of the Venovalve on Patients With Primary and Thrombotic Deep Venous Reflux	48
The elevated stroke and death rates among asymptomatic patients undergoing carotid stenting in the Pacific Northwest are associated with high-risk patient selection	47
Editorial Board	47
The Use of Thermal Imaging to Assess Peripheral Artery Disease	46
Diagnostic Accuracy of Telemedicine for Detection of Surgical Site Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	45
Incidence and predictors of gastrointestinal hemorrhage following mesenteric revascularization	42
Validation of nonhome discharge risk score after elective infrainguinal bypass surgery	41

Primary hyperparathyroidism and aortic dissection	40
Disability and associated outcomes among patients suffering periprocedural strokes after carotid artery stenting	39
Editor's Choice – A European Delphi Consensus on the Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Patients with Heritable Aortic Diseases	39
A porcine model of thoracic aortic aneurysms created with a retrievable drug infusion stent graft mirrors human aneurysm pathophysiology	39
Two-year follow-up of upper extremity to superior vena cava endo-bypass	38
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging improves diagnosis of cervical internal carotid artery pseudo occlusion	37
Long-term outcomes of open versus endovascular complex aortic aneurysm repairs at centers without access to custom made devices in the fenestrated/branched stent graft era	37
Critical appraisal of the contemporary use of atherectomy to treat femoropopliteal atherosclerotic disease	36
Systematic review of risk factors and outcomes of post-implantation syndrome following endovascular aortic repair	36
Surgical debranching versus branched endografting in zone 2 thoracic endovascular aortic repair	36
Employing magnetic resonance histology for precision chronic limb-threatening ischemia treatment planning	36