OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery is 3. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Good and bad indications for adjuvant radiotherapy after transoral laser microsurgery for laryngeal cancer	73
Is the exoscope ready to replace the operative microscope in transoral surgery?	42
Ethical considerations in the care of people with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties	28
Dysphagia and dementia: a ‘double dilemma’	27
Cochlear implantation for paediatric and adult cases of unilateral and asymmetric hearing loss	23
Racial disparities in pediatric otolaryngology: current state and future hope	20
Modern use of tranexamic acid in facial plastic surgery	17
Long-term complications of extracranial pericranial flaps in skull base reconstruction	16
Fibro-osseous lesions of the sinonasal tract: a contemporary review	16
Olfactory outcomes in skull base surgery	15
Seeing through the evidence for corneal neurotization	14
Skull base osteomyelitis imaging	13
Use of xenografts and allografts in scalp reconstruction	12
Segmental mandibular reconstruction in patients with poor lower extremity perfusion, vessel-depleted necks and/or profound medical frailty	10
Pediatric allergic fungal rhinosinusitis: optimizing outcomes	10
Abdominal-based free flaps in head and neck reconstruction	10
Comprehensive access strategies to the frontal sinus	9
Management of facial burns: an update	9
Management of large head and neck defects in the vessel-depleted neck	9
Carotid endarterectomy for the management of carotid stenosis occurring concurrently with head and neck cancer	8
An integrated care systems model approach for speech and language therapy head and neck cancer services in England: service development and re-design in Cheshire and Merseyside	8
The management of pediatric Graves’ disease	8
Management of lateral neck nodes in common and aggressive variants of thyroid cancer	8
The development of a pediatric skull base team: how, where and why?	8
The role of nasopharyngectomy in the management of nasopharyngeal carcinoma	8

Emerging trends in rhinoplasty education: accelerated adoption of digital tools and virtual learning platforms	7
Selective neurectomy for nonflaccid facial palsy	7
Robotics and cochlear implant surgery: goals and developments	7
Impact of unilateral hearing loss in early development	7
Oncology for the rhinologist	6
Hyperspectral imaging and evaluation of surgical margins: where do we stand?	6
Editorial introductions	6
Current trends in unilateral cleft lip repair	6
Where do we stand with immunotherapy for nonmelanoma skin cancers in the curative setting?	6
Editorial introductions	6
Patient-specific implants in orbital reconstruction	6
A stepwise approach to the adult immunodeficiency evaluation for the rhinologist	6
Review of the effect of amylase-resistant dysphagia products on swallowing safety	6
Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) protocols in craniomaxillofacial surgery: an evidence-based review	6
Speech and language therapy assessment of patients on the 2-week wait head and neck cancer referral pathway: evidence and opinion following a pilot study	5
Emerging artificial intelligence applications in otological imaging	5
Ménière's disease is a disorder of the inner ear	5
Extranodal extension in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: need for accurate pretherapeutic staging to select optimum treatment and minimize toxicity	5
Editorial	5
Salivary pepsin testing for laryngopharyngeal reflux: will it change our management?	5
Subdorsal Z-flap: a modification of the Cottle technique in dorsal preservation rhinoplasty	5
Pediatric tracheostomy decannulation: what's the evidence?	5
Evaluation of balloon sinuplasty for the treatment of pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis	5
Editorial: Teaching to inspire	5
Editorial introductions	5
Laryngeal cancers in paediatric and young adult patients: epidemiology, biology and treatment	5
Barriers to head and neck cancer care in high-income and low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review	4
Ewing's sarcoma of the head and neck: differential diagnosis, treatment and outcomes	4
Host-related indexes in head and neck cancer	4
Facial nerve schwannoma and other benign neoplastic facial nerve lesions	4
Editorial introductions	4
Applications of artificial intelligence in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery: a systematic review	4
Practical considerations for choosing transoral laser microsurgery versus transoral robotic surgery for supraglottic laryngeal cancers	4
Editorial introductions	4
Editorial introductions	4
Update on the evaluation and management of dysphagia in sporadic inclusion body myositis	4
Noma, a neglected disease: prevention is better than cure	4
Environmental sustainability in otolaryngologic surgery	4
Modern management of distant metastases from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma	4
Quality of life in sinonasal tumors: an up-to-date review	4
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	4
Editorial: Hidden manifestations of hearing loss	4
Clinical usefulness of labyrinthine three-dimensional fluid-attenuated inversion recovery magnetic resonance images in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss	4
Editorial: Emerging frontiers in rhinology and skull base surgery	3
Editorial introduction	3
Sustainable equipment donation in otolaryngology in low-resource settings	3
Management of osteosarcoma of the head and neck	3
Oropharyngeal reconstruction after transoral robotic surgery	3
Realities and challenges of head and neck free flap reconstruction in sub-Saharan Africa	3
Comprehensive management of nonmelanoma skin cancer involving the skull base	3

Paediatric mandibular distraction: optimizing outcomes	3
Current approaches to management of vocal fold scar	3
Total lower lip reconstruction: a review of recent advances	3
Atypical facial clefts: Tessier number 3 and 4 clefts	3
Distraction osteogenesis in craniosynostosis	3
Developments in facial feminization surgery	3
Current opinion in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery: the role of the otolaryngologist in the management of pediatric dysphagia	3
Editorial: A kaleidoscope of ideas: old and new	3
Reconstruction of partial auricular skin cancer defects: a review of current techniques	3
Defining ‘control’ of chronic rhinosinusitis	3
Management of the middle turbinate during and after sinus surgery	3
Intracapsular tonsillectomy: setting a new standard	3
Editorial introductions	3
Managing lymphoedema following treatment for head and neck cancer: is complete decongestive therapy an effective intervention to improve dysphagia outcomes?	3
Prevention and management of oronasal fistulas	3
Updates in paediatric cholesteatoma	3
The coagulome of oral squamous cell carcinoma: examining the role and regulation of coagulation in oral cancers using a systems approach	3
Distant metastasis from head and neck cancer: role of surgical treatment	3
Parotid lymph nodes in primary malignant salivary neoplasms	3
Paediatric nasal dermoid: evaluation and management	3