OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neurosurgical Focus is 26. 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
Outcomes following stereotactic radiosurgery for foramen magnum meningiomas: a single-center experience and systematic review of the literature	50
Comparison of intracranial injury predictability between machine learning algorithms and the nomogram in pediatric traumatic brain injury	47
Digital cognitive testing using a tablet-based app in patients with brain tumors: a single-center feasibility study comparing the app to the gold standard	45
Immunohistochemical markers predicting long-term recurrence following clival and spinal chordoma resection: a multicenter study	44
Challenges and opportunities in neurosurgical care transition	44
Outcomes and prognosis of surgically treated thoracic spinal meningiomas: a multicenter cohort study	43
Application of the 6 pillars of sustainable global surgical partnerships by the Neurosurgery Outreach Foundation with lower-middle-income countries in Asia	41
Critically reading machine learning literature in neurosurgery: a reader’s guide and checklist for appraising prediction models	39
Survival and quality of life after CSF diversion in adult patients with leptomeningeal metastasis–associated hydrocephalus: a systematic review and meta-analysis	39
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 geriat	38
Reappraisal of intradural findings in Chiari malformation type I	37
Improving mixed-reality neuronavigation with blue-green light: a comparative multimodal laboratory study	36
The lateral retrocanthal transorbital endoscopic approach to the middle fossa: cadaveric stepwise approach and review of quantitative cadaveric data	35
Quantification of motion during microvascular anastomosis simulation using machine learning hand detection	34
Association of mutations in DNA polymerase epsilon with increased CD8+ cell infiltration and prolonged progression-free survival in patients with meningiomas	34
Editorial. Neuroprotective effectiveness	34
Effects of hyperoxemia on aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis	31
Surgical strategies for the treatment of deformity-associated cervical spondylotic stretch myelopathy: a case series with technically nuanced illustrative operative videos	30
Stereotactic radiosurgery for distant brain metastases secondary to esthesioneuroblastoma: a single-institution series	30
Central nervous system injury–induced immune suppression	29
Assessing views and attitudes toward the use of extended reality and its implications in neurosurgical education: a survey of neurosurgical trainees	28
Perioperative fluctuation and overall evaluation of adenohypophyseal hormone secretion in patients with nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma	27
Management of incisional cerebrospinal fluid leak in open cranial surgeries and the "folding technique" in duraplasty	27
Introduction. Stability and motion: addressing the pathology of Chiari malformation and craniocervical junction	26
Craniosynostosis as a cause of intracranial hypertension in Alagille syndrome: a case series of 6 consecutive pediatric patients	26

Comparison of outcomes after stereoelectroencephalography and subdural grid monitoring in pediatric tuberous sclerosis complex