OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neurocritical Care is 27. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Proceedings of the Third Regional Neurocritical Care Meeting in the Middle East and Africa in conjunction with the 18th Emirates Critical Care Conference (ECCC)	164
Toward a More Culture-centered, Humane, Ethical, and Inclusive Care of Persons with Disorders of Consciousness	157
Beneficial Effect of Pretreatment Hyperosmolality on Outcome in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Evidence from a South Korean Multicenter Registry and Propensity Score Matching Analysis	65
Delirium in Neurocritical Care: Uncovering Undisclosed Psychotropic Substance and Medication Use and Stress Exposure by Hair Analysis	61
Preventing Futile Transfers of Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage	60
A Novel Approach to Screen for Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Critical Care	56
The Pupil as Indicator of a Cranial Vault Under Pressure: On Sir William Macewen contributions	50
Leucine-Rich Alpha-2-Glycoprotein 1 is a Systemic Biomarker of Early Brain Injury and Delayed Cerebral Ischemia After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	46
White Blood Cell Count Predicts Mortality in Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage	44
Feasibility of Endoscopic Surgery Versus Craniotomy for Large Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage	43
The Efficacy and Safety of Glibenclamide in Improving Cerebral Edema and Neurological Outcomes in Stroke: a GRADE-Evaluated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis with Subgroup Analysis	42
Efficacy of Early Intensive Blood Pressure Management After Thrombectomy: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial (IDENTIFY)	40
Processed Electroencephalogram-Based Monitoring to Guide Sedation in Critically Ill Adult Patients: Recommendations from an International Expert Panel-Based Consensus	39
Epidemiological Patterns and Variability in Acute Brain Injury: A Multicenter Registry Analysis in South Korea’s Neurocritical Care Units	37
Psychosocial Support Needs and Preferences Among Family Caregivers of ICU Patients with Severe Acute Brain Injury: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis	37
NimoTop or NimoStop?	35
The Language of the UDDA is Sufficiently Precise and Pragmatic	34
Palliative Care in Severe Neurotrauma Patients in the Intensive Care Unit	34
Operator and Modality-Dependent Limitations of Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Sonography for Raised ICP in TBI: A Meta-Regression of Diagnostic Accuracy	31
Feasibility and Clinical Utility of Low-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Critically Ill Children: An Experience from Pakistan	31
Comment on “KidsBrainIT: Visualization of the Impact of Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Insult Intensity and Duration on Childhood Brain Trauma Outcome”	31
Glucose and Lactate Concentrations in Plasma, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Brain Parenchyma Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Cross-compartmental Correlation Study	30
Modern Learning from Big Data in Critical Care: Primum Non Nocere	30
Neurophysiologic Features Reflecting Brain Injury During Pediatric ECMO Support	29
Pediatric Moyamoya Revascularization Perioperative Care: A Modified Delphi Study	29

Effect of a Speaking Valve on Nasal Airflow During Tracheostomy Weaning: A Case Series	28
Augmented Renal Clearance: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Underlying Mechanism in Critically Ill Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	28
The History of Self-Fulfilling Prophesy: Sociocultural Thinkers Enter Medicine	27
Considerations for Intracranial Monitoring and Surgery in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury with Temporal Lobe Contusion	27
Missing Elements that Can Possibly Influence Manual and Robotic-Assisted Transcranial Doppler Monitoring	27
Nicotine Replacement Therapy Does Not Reduce Headaches Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Propensity Score-Matched Study	27