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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Emerging trends in rhinoplasty education: accelerated adoption of digital tools and virtual learning platforms	28
Strategies for obviation and management of trismus in oral cancer	28
Hyperspectral imaging and evaluation of surgical margins: where do we stand?	20
Patient-specific implants in orbital reconstruction	20
Vacuum assisted therapy in the head and neck	16
Robotics and cochlear implant surgery: goals and developments	15
Management of eagle syndrome	14
Chronic rhinosinusitis and asthma: epidemiology, pathophysiology, morbidity, treatment	14
The remaining obstacles for a totally implantable cochlear implant	14
Editorial introductions	12
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	11
Sustainable equipment donation in otolaryngology in low-resource settings	11
Muscle transposition and free muscle transfer in facial nerve reanimation	10
Editorial introductions	10
Modern management of distant metastases from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma	10
Distant metastasis from head and neck cancer: role of surgical treatment	10
Host-related indexes in head and neck cancer	10
Evaluation and diagnosis of pediatric patients with dizziness	9
Editorial introductions	9
It's not only swallowing: a clinician primer to adult food refusal beyond dysphagia	9
Primary and secondary autoimmune disorders and hearing loss	8
When neck lymph nodes metastases do not origin from a head and neck unknown primary	8
Paucity of rhinological services and training in sub-Saharan Africa	8
Managing massive palatial defect secondary to palatoplasty failures: an in-depth analysis	8
Current management of cervicofacial nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in the pediatric population	8

Postoperative management following endoscopic skull base surgery	8
Temporal bone fracture related facial palsy: efficacy of decompression with and without grafting	8
Swallowing after total laryngectomy surgery: where are we after 150 years?	8
Compartmental surgery for T4b oral squamous cell carcinoma involving the masticatory space	8
Editorial introductions	8
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in HIV patients	7
Paediatric voice disorder: who to refer and how to assess? A summary of recent literature	7
Craniopharyngioma surgery for rhinologists	7
Malnutrition in aged care: interplay between dysphagia and diet	7
Recent evidence of advanced preservation rhinoplasty	7
Cognitive and behavioral effects of hearing loss	6
Thyroid lymphoma	6
Gene therapy for inner ear disease: the next targets	6
Long-term complications of extracranial pericranial flaps in skull base reconstruction	6
Changes in the sinus microbiome in health and chronic rhinosinusitis	6
Editorial introductions	6
Indications of external beams radiation for thyroid cancer	6
Salivary pepsin testing for laryngopharyngeal reflux: will it change our management?	6
Pediatric ossiculoplasty and implications in cholesteatoma surgery	6
Oncology for the rhinologist	6
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	6
Skull base osteoradionecrosis: from pathogenesis to treatment	6
The added value of radiomics in determining patient responsiveness to laryngeal preservation strategies	6
Current trends in unilateral cleft lip repair	6
Contemporary review of middle ear adenomatous neuroendocrine tumors	6
Intraoperative imaging during head and neck reconstruction	5
Characterizing endotypes in chronic rhinosinusitis: emerging research and clinical applications	5
Defining ‘control’ of chronic rhinosinusitis	5
Current opinion in refractory and/or unexplained chronic cough	5
Use of the preepiglottic baton plate for treatment of tongue-based obstruction in newborns with Robin sequence	5
Update on the evaluation and management of dysphagia in sporadic inclusion body myositis	5
Two-team approaches in modern head and neck oncologic and reconstructive surgery: ablative considerations	5
Managing lymphoedema following treatment for head and neck cancer: is complete decongestive therapy an effective intervention to improve dysphagia outcomes?	5
Dragged kicking and screaming…▪▪	5
New developments in the application of artificial intelligence to laryngology	4
Current opinion of presentation of dysphagia and dysphonia in patients with coronavirus disease 2019	4
The contemporary role of sinus surgery in managing cystic fibrosis	4
Rhinology in the developing world – an important yet frequently overlooked theme	4
Cochlear implantation: an effective modality for hearing restoration following vestibular schwannoma resection	4
Grafting materials and techniques in rhinoplasty: a Middle Eastern perspective	4
Hidden hearing loss: current concepts	4
Anterior cervical spine surgery and dysphagia	4
Are open access article processing charges affordable for otolaryngologists in low-income and middle-income countries?	4
Assessing institutional pediatric airway emergency readiness: key components and practices	4
Update on injection augmentation pharyngoplasty in the treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency	4
Nonsurgical rhinoplasty: prevention and management of associated complications	4
Neurosurgery for the rhinologist	4
Cochlear implantation in systemic autoimmune disease	4
Editorial introductions	4
Free flap volume changes: can we predict ideal flap size and future volume loss?	4

Dental outcomes after neonatal mandibular distraction	4
Management of paediatric sialorrhea	4
Advancing laryngology through artificial intelligence: a comprehensive review of implementation frameworks and strategies	4
Editorial introductions	4
Supraglottoplasty outcomes in laryngomalacia in children	4
State-of-the-art: septal perforation repair	4
Posterior tongue tie: that is a thing?	4
Pediatric endoscopic sinus surgery: postoperative management	4
Intraoral flaps for oral cavity and oropharyngeal reconstruction	4