Neurosurgical Focus

Papers
(The H4-Index of Neurosurgical Focus is 21. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Machine learning approaches for predicting prolonged hospital length of stay after lumbar fusion surgery in patients aged 75 years and older: a retrospective cohort study based on comprehensive geriat55
Critically reading machine learning literature in neurosurgery: a reader’s guide and checklist for appraising prediction models50
Recurrent trigeminal neuralgia following MVD: a meta-analysis of second-line treatment strategies48
Long-term outcomes after microvascular decompression for glossopharyngeal neuralgia43
Effect of the postoperative Trendelenburg position on chronic subdural hematoma recurrence: a pilot clinical trial39
Transsylvian versus transcortical approach to insular glioma: analysis of the extent of resection and postoperative neurological complications in propensity score–matched comparative patient cohorts37
The effect of tumor growth kinetics on survival and time toxicity after resection of recurrent glioblastoma37
Digital cognitive testing using a tablet-based app in patients with brain tumors: a single-center feasibility study comparing the app to the gold standard36
Application of the 6 pillars of sustainable global surgical partnerships by the Neurosurgery Outreach Foundation with lower-middle-income countries in Asia36
Outcomes and prognosis of surgically treated thoracic spinal meningiomas: a multicenter cohort study33
Outcomes following stereotactic radiosurgery for foramen magnum meningiomas: a single-center experience and systematic review of the literature32
Survival and quality of life after CSF diversion in adult patients with leptomeningeal metastasis–associated hydrocephalus: a systematic review and meta-analysis28
Challenges and opportunities in neurosurgical care transition28
Immunohistochemical markers predicting long-term recurrence following clival and spinal chordoma resection: a multicenter study26
Comparison of intracranial injury predictability between machine learning algorithms and the nomogram in pediatric traumatic brain injury25
Surgical outcomes of multiloculated brain abscesses: an institutional experience24
Editorial. Neuroprotective effectiveness23
Quantification of motion during microvascular anastomosis simulation using machine learning hand detection23
Perioperative fluctuation and overall evaluation of adenohypophyseal hormone secretion in patients with nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma22
Single-session versus staged approaches for chronic subdural hematoma treatment with middle meningeal artery embolization and evacuation surgery: a propensity score–matched analysis22
Effects of hyperoxemia on aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis22
Association of mutations in DNA polymerase epsilon with increased CD8+ cell infiltration and prolonged progression-free survival in patients with meningiomas21
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