OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery is 4. 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
Vacuum assisted therapy in the head and neck	75
Strategies for obviation and management of trismus in oral cancer	49
Hyperspectral imaging and evaluation of surgical margins: where do we stand?	30
Laryngeal cancers in paediatric and young adult patients: epidemiology, biology and treatment	25
Emerging trends in rhinoplasty education: accelerated adoption of digital tools and virtual learning platforms	23
Robotics and cochlear implant surgery: goals and developments	20
Patient-specific implants in orbital reconstruction	20
Editorial	17
Emerging artificial intelligence applications in otological imaging	17
Modern management of distant metastases from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma	16
Editorial introductions	14
Chronic rhinosinusitis and asthma: epidemiology, pathophysiology, morbidity, treatment	14
The role of telehealth in the delivery of oral and maxillofacial surgery services at a level 6 hospital in New South Wales Australia during COVID-19 – the John Hunter Hospital experience: a commentary	12
Muscle transposition and free muscle transfer in facial nerve reanimation	11
Sustainable equipment donation in otolaryngology in low-resource settings	11
Management of eagle syndrome	11
The remaining obstacles for a totally implantable cochlear implant	11
Host-related indexes in head and neck cancer	10
Distant metastasis from head and neck cancer: role of surgical treatment	10
Paucity of rhinological services and training in sub-Saharan Africa	10
Evaluation and diagnosis of pediatric patients with dizziness	9
Editorial introductions	9
Advances in hearing preservation in cochlear implant surgery	9
It's not only swallowing: a clinician primer to adult food refusal beyond dysphagia	9
Editorial introductions	9

Postoperative management following endoscopic skull base surgery	8
Swallowing after total laryngectomy surgery: where are we after 150 years?	8
Current management of cervicofacial nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in the pediatric population	8
When neck lymph nodes metastases do not origin from a head and neck unknown primary	8
Managing massive palatial defect secondary to palatoplasty failures: an in-depth analysis	8
Sarcopenia and microvascular free flap reconstruction	8
Compartmental surgery for T4b oral squamous cell carcinoma involving the masticatory space	8
Temporal bone fracture related facial palsy: efficacy of decompression with and without grafting	8
Malnutrition in aged care: interplay between dysphagia and diet	7
Recent evidence of advanced preservation rhinoplasty	7
Cognitive and behavioral effects of hearing loss	7
Skull base osteoradionecrosis: from pathogenesis to treatment	7
Surgical treatment of sinonasal inverted papilloma	7
Paediatric voice disorder: who to refer and how to assess? A summary of recent literature	7
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in HIV patients	7
Editorial introductions	7
Editorial introductions	7
Craniopharyngioma surgery for rhinologists	7
Understanding the differentiation and epigenetics of cochlear sensory progenitors in pursuit of regeneration	7
Delivering a bespoke education programme and learning framework for the integrated speech & language therapy head and neck cancer service across Cheshire and Merseyside, within the UK	7
Indications of external beams radiation for thyroid cancer	6
Long-term complications of extracranial pericranial flaps in skull base reconstruction	6
Thyroid lymphoma	6
Update on the evaluation and management of dysphagia in sporadic inclusion body myositis	6
The added value of radiomics in determining patient responsiveness to laryngeal preservation strategies	6
Oncology for the rhinologist	6
Use of the preepiglottic baton plate for treatment of tongue-based obstruction in newborns with Robin sequence	6
Current approaches to management of vocal fold scar	6
Editorial: Editorial – new beginnings	6
Salivary pepsin testing for laryngopharyngeal reflux: will it change our management?	6
Distraction osteogenesis in craniosynostosis	6
Current trends in unilateral cleft lip repair	6
Managing lymphoedema following treatment for head and neck cancer: is complete decongestive therapy an effective intervention to improve dysphagia outcomes?	5
Current opinion in refractory and/or unexplained chronic cough	5
Dragged kicking and screaming…▪▪	5
Paediatric nasal dermoid: evaluation and management	5
Rhinology in the developing world – an important yet frequently overlooked theme	5
Current opinion of presentation of dysphagia and dysphonia in patients with coronavirus disease 2019	5
Defining ‘control’ of chronic rhinosinusitis	5
Advancing laryngology through artificial intelligence: a comprehensive review of implementation frameworks and strategies	5
Nonsurgical rhinoplasty: prevention and management of associated complications	4
Limits and potential implementation of the present pN classification for oral squamous cell carcinoma	4
State-of-the-art: septal perforation repair	4
Grafting materials and techniques in rhinoplasty: a Middle Eastern perspective	4
Update on injection augmentation pharyngoplasty in the treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency	4
Neurosurgery for the rhinologist	4
COVID-19 related olfactory dysfunction	4
Pediatric otolaryngology in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: what have we learned?	4
Assessing institutional pediatric airway emergency readiness: key components and practices	4
Editorial introductions	4

Management of paediatric sialorrhea	4
Are open access article processing charges affordable for otolaryngologists in low-income and middle-income countries?	4
Cochlear implantation: an effective modality for hearing restoration following vestibular schwannoma resection	4
New developments in the application of artificial intelligence to laryngology	4