OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Stroke is 30. 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
Effectiveness and safety of secondary prevention of non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants use by drug type in Asian patients	1835
Prehospital blood pressure lowering in patients with ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	210
Hematological disorders and stroke	177
The lifetime burden following stroke: Long term impact of stroke on survival and quality of life	150
The relationship between neurological function trajectory, assessed by repeated NIHSS measurement, and long-term cardiovascular events, recurrent stroke, and mortality after ischemic stroke	114
Mechanical thrombectomy after acute ischemic stroke in patients with left ventricular assist devices: A nationwide analysis	73
Efficacy and safety of vitamin-K antagonists and direct oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in patients with heart failure and sinus rhythm: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of ran	66
Rivaroxaban versus aspirin for prevention of covert brain infarcts in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source: NAVIGATE ESUS MRI substudy	66
Predictors of futile recanalization in ischemic stroke patients with low baseline NIHSS	65
Association of circulating CD34+ cells level and prognosis after ischemic stroke	61
Pretreatment predictors of very poor clinical outcomes in medium vessel occlusion stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy	58
Nontyphoidal salmonellosis is associated with an increased risk of stroke: Insights from multinational real-world data	56
Association of statin use and lipid levels with cerebral microbleeds and intracranial hemorrhage in patients with atrial fibrillation: A prospective cohort study	49
Therapeutic hypothermia for intracerebral hemorrhage: Systematic review and meta-analysis of the experimental and clinical literature	48
International Care Bundle Evaluation in Cerebral Hemorrhage Research (I-CATCHER): Study protocol for a multicenter, batched, parallel, cluster-randomized trial with a baseline period	45
Intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischemic minor stroke: a Danish nation-wide cohort study	44
Blood pressure threshold and outcomes after successful endovascular thrombectomy	44
Clinical change during inter-hospital transfer for thrombectomy: Incidence, associated factors, and relationship with outcome	41
Retinal parameters, cortical cerebral microinfarcts, and their interaction with cognitive impairment	40
15th World Stroke Congress, 10-12 October 2023, Toronto, Canada: Late Breaking Abstracts	40
Vertebrobasilar ischemia: Some less recognized aspects	40
Personalized knowledge to reduce the risk of stroke (PERKS-International): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial	38
Dual antiplatelet Use for extended period taRgeted to AcuTe ischemic stroke with presumed atherosclerotic OrigiN (DURATION) trial: Rationale and design	36
Validation and comparison of multiple risk scores for prediction of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage after intravenous thrombolysis in VISTA	35
Persistent penumbral profiles indicate a potentially good outcome in acute stroke patients without major reperfusion	35

Effect of the Shanghai Stroke Service System (4S) on the quality of stroke care and outcomes: A prospective quality improvement project	33
Early penumbral FLAIR changes predict tissue fate in patients with large vessel occlusions	33
Do self-management interventions improve self-efficacy and health-related quality of life after stroke? A systematic review	32
Cerebral microinfarcts revisited: Detection, causes, and clinical relevance	31
Characteristics and outcomes in patients with in-hospital stroke: Japan stroke data bank	31