OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neurocritical Care 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Toward a More Culture-centered, Humane, Ethical, and Inclusive Care of Persons with Disorders of Consciousness	118
Beneficial Effect of Pretreatment Hyperosmolality on Outcome in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Evidence from a South Korean Multicenter Registry and Propensity Score Matching Analysis	108
Delirium in Neurocritical Care: Uncovering Undisclosed Psychotropic Substance and Medication Use and Stress Exposure by Hair Analysis	81
Preventing Futile Transfers of Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage	60
A Novel Approach to Screen for Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Critical Care	59
Effect of a Speaking Valve on Nasal Airflow During Tracheostomy Weaning: A Case Series	52
The Pupil as Indicator of a Cranial Vault Under Pressure: On Sir William Macewen contributions	47
Proceedings of the Third Regional Neurocritical Care Meeting in the Middle East and Africa in conjunction with the 18th Emirates Critical Care Conference (ECCC)	38
First Report of Spreading Depolarization Correlates on Scalp EEG Confirmed with a Depth Electrode	37
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	37
Modern Learning from Big Data in Critical Care: Primum Non Nocere	36
Utilization of Brain Tissue Oxygenation Monitoring and Association with Mortality Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury	35
Pediatric Moyamoya Revascularization Perioperative Care: A Modified Delphi Study	34
NimoTop or NimoStop?	33
The Language of the UDDA is Sufficiently Precise and Pragmatic	33
White Blood Cell Count Predicts Mortality in Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage	32
Pro: Neurocritical Care Big Data and AI: It’s About Expertise	32
Predicting Early Seizures After Intracerebral Hemorrhage with Machine Learning	32
Cortical Spreading Depolarizations in a Mouse Model of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	31
Augmented Renal Clearance: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Underlying Mechanism in Critically Ill Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	30
Epidemiological Patterns and Variability in Acute Brain Injury: A Multicenter Registry Analysis in South Korea’s Neurocritical Care Units	29
Feasibility and Clinical Utility of Low-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Critically Ill Children: An Experience from Pakistan	29
Neurological Prognostication After Hypoglycemic Coma: Role of Clinical and EEG Findings	29
Efficacy of Early Intensive Blood Pressure Management After Thrombectomy: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial (IDENTIFY)	27
Leucine-Rich Alpha-2-Glycoprotein 1 is a Systemic Biomarker of Early Brain Injury and Delayed Cerebral Ischemia After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	26

Palliative Care in Severe Neurotrauma Patients in the Intensive Care Unit	26
Psychosocial Support Needs and Preferences Among Family Caregivers of ICU Patients with Severe Acute Brain Injury: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis	26