OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of British Journal of Surgery is 34. 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.)

Article	Citations
The student becomes the master: lessons from undergraduate surgical societies regarding women in leadership positions	165
Author response to: Outcomes after breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy in patients with triple-negative breast cancer: meta-analysis	90
Safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs after colorectal surgery: centre-level analysis of the IMAGINE study	90
Corrigendum to: 1292 Aortic Valve Neocuspidization Using Glutaraldehyde-Treated Autologous Pericardium: A Literature Review	83
Comment on: Venous wedge and segment resection during pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer: impact on short- and long-term outcomes in a nationwide cohort analysis	72
Guidance in breast-conserving surgery: tumour localizationversusidentification	70
Sample size calculations in high-profile surgical trials that use patient-reported outcome measures: systematic review	67
Emergency neurosurgery for traumatic brain injury by general surgeons at local hospitals in Sweden: a viable option when time is brain	63
Can immunological phenotype predict response after isolated limb perfusion for patients with in-transit metastasis of melanoma?	63
Offer colonoscopy to patients with non-invasive appendiceal neoplasms	61
Automated surgical phase recognition for robotic pancreatoduodenectomy using artificial intelligence	51
Impact of prior radiotherapy and implant-based reconstruction on microvascular outcome in DIEP flap breast reconstruction	51
Mechanical thromboprophylaxis is effective in reducing postoperative venous thromboembolism	50
Economic considerations of a connected tracking device after colorectal surgery	49
Antibiotic prophylaxis in breast cancer surgery (PAUS trial): randomised clinical double-blind parallel-group multicentre superiority trial	47
Impact of postoperative complications and type 2 diabetes on breast cancer recurrence and mortality	44
Can Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion Mitigate Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Ex-Situ Split Grafts? – A Comparative Study with Living Donation in Pediatric Liver Transplantation	43
TTP4.15 Are Patients Admitted with Gallstone Pancreatitis Being Treated as per the Current UK Guidelines?	43
SP6.13 Group based education: a shortened pathway to happy bowels	43
TTP1.03 The impact of Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy on muscle mass of colorectal cancer patients with curative intent- a single trust observational study	42
eP110 Fishing for a stone: endoscopic management of Bouveret’s syndrome in a frail patient	41
eP112 Collision tumour with features of primary lung and metastatic breast cancer: first reported case in the United Kingdom	41
WTP3.04 Assessing Negative Appendicectomy Rates in the Paediatric population: A review of Trends and Implications	41
SP1.14 Big Data Analysis of Survival Predictors in Major Trauma: Age-stratified Patterns of Injury, Clinical Parameters, and Healthcare Delivery Metrics in 8,300 Patients	40
Effectiveness of a patient decision aid for women considering post-mastectomy breast reconstruction: randomized controlled trial	39

SP4.06 Scheduled Emergency Theatre (SET) Lists – Improving emergency surgery theatre capacity and utilisation at a tertiary level hospital	39
TTP2.06 Predictors of Advanced Stage and Emergency Presentation in Colorectal Cancer Patients in Central Scotland	39
Association between surgical disease burden and research productivity in surgery across the globe: a big data comparative analysis using artificial intelligence	39
eP101 Utilisation of CT colonography at District General Hospital	39
Long-term survival and quality of life in patients more than 10 years after pelvic exenteration	38
De-escalation of axillary treatment in the event of a positive sentinel lymph node biopsy in cT1–2 N0 breast cancer treated with mastectomy: nationwide registry study (BOOG 2013-07)	38
Effects of structured intraoperative briefings on patient outcomes: multicentre before-and-after study	35
Tranexamic acid for safer surgery: the time is now	35
Impact of surgical-site infection on health utility values: a meta-analysis	35
A surgical navigation system to aid the ablation of vanished colorectal liver metastases	34