International Journal of Stroke

Papers
(The H4-Index of International Journal of Stroke is 31. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Prehospital blood pressure lowering in patients with ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials2073
Effectiveness and safety of secondary prevention of non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants use by drug type in Asian patients243
Hematological disorders and stroke220
Blood pressure threshold and outcomes after successful endovascular thrombectomy205
The relationship between neurological function trajectory, assessed by repeated NIHSS measurement, and long-term cardiovascular events, recurrent stroke, and mortality after ischemic stroke169
Pretreatment predictors of very poor clinical outcomes in medium vessel occlusion stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy134
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 ran81
Intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischemic minor stroke: A Danish nationwide cohort study73
Association of circulating CD34+ cells level and prognosis after ischemic stroke64
International Care Bundle Evaluation in Cerebral Hemorrhage Research (I-CATCHER): Study protocol for a multicenter, batched, parallel, cluster-randomized trial with a baseline period62
Mechanical thrombectomy after acute ischemic stroke in patients with left ventricular assist devices: A nationwide analysis52
17th World Stroke Congress, 22-24 October 2025, Barcelona, Spain52
Association of statin use and lipid levels with cerebral microbleeds and intracranial hemorrhage in patients with atrial fibrillation: A prospective cohort study51
Rivaroxaban versus aspirin for prevention of covert brain infarcts in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source: NAVIGATE ESUS MRI substudy46
The lifetime burden following stroke: Long term impact of stroke on survival and quality of life46
Clinical change during inter-hospital transfer for thrombectomy: Incidence, associated factors, and relationship with outcome46
Nontyphoidal salmonellosis is associated with an increased risk of stroke: Insights from multinational real-world data45
Predictors of futile recanalization in ischemic stroke patients with low baseline NIHSS43
Validation and comparison of multiple risk scores for prediction of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage after intravenous thrombolysis in VISTA40
Vertebrobasilar ischemia: Some less recognized aspects40
Characteristics and outcomes in patients with in-hospital stroke: Japan stroke data bank39
Dual antiplatelet Use for extended period taRgeted to AcuTe ischemic stroke with presumed atherosclerotic OrigiN (DURATION) trial: Rationale and design38
15th World Stroke Congress, 10-12 October 2023, Toronto, Canada: Late Breaking Abstracts38
Cognitive impairment after a stroke in young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis34
Personalized knowledge to reduce the risk of stroke (PERKS-International): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial34
Persistent penumbral profiles indicate a potentially good outcome in acute stroke patients without major reperfusion33
Effect of the Shanghai Stroke Service System (4S) on the quality of stroke care and outcomes: A prospective quality improvement project33
Do self-management interventions improve self-efficacy and health-related quality of life after stroke? A systematic review32
Early penumbral FLAIR changes predict tissue fate in patients with large vessel occlusions32
A systematic review and synthesis of global stroke guidelines on behalf of the World Stroke Organization31
International research priority setting exercises in stroke: A systematic review31
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