OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of World Neurosurgery is 33. 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
Neurosurgery and the Arts	188
Full-Endoscopic Transforaminal Decompression with Modified Reaming Technique on Lateral Recess Stenosis: Outcomes of 155 Cases and Five Years' Experience. A Case Series Study	103
In Reply to the Letter to the Editor, Regarding: Thalamic Cavernomas: A Systematic Review of Clinical Manifestations, Diagnostic Challenges, and Surgical Outcomes	88
Letter to the Editor Regarding “Pentagon Inside the Circle of Willis and the Golden Ratio”	72
Different Sides of Craniotomy for Anteriorly Superiorly Projecting Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm Clipping: Outcome and Long-Term Cognitive Function: A Single-Center Retrospective Study	60
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Stroke in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Case-Control Study	60
Letter to the Editor Regarding “Caregivers' Perspective and Burden of the End-of-Life Phase of Patients with Glioblastoma: A Multicenter Retrospective Study”	53
Clinical Effect of Ventricular Entry During Resection of Isocitrate Dehydrogenase-Wildtype Glioblastoma: A Multi-Institutional Analysis	52
Performance of Machine Learning Models in Predicting BRAF Alterations Using Imaging Data in Low-Grade Glioma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	48
Modic Changes in the Lumbar Spine: Exploring Their Association with Abdominal Aortic Calcification as a Potential Indicator of Systemic Atherosclerosis	47
Letter to the Editor Regarding “Clinical Utility of Routine Postprocedural Computed Tomography of the Head Following Elective Neuroendovascular Interventions”	47
Examining the Readability of AtlasGPT, the Premiere Resource for Neurosurgical Education	46
Craniosynostosis in Africa: Insights from 8 Countries—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	44
Letter to the Editor Regarding “Intersection of Care: Navigating Patient-Hospital Relationships in Neurosurgery”	44
Risk Factors for Ischemic Stroke After Revascularization Surgery in Patients with Moyamoya Disease: An Age-Stratified Comparative Meta-Analysis	44
Development and Internal Validation of Machine Learning Models to Predict Mortality and Disability After Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Anterior Circulation Large Vessel Occlusion	43
Postoperative Noninfectious Fever in Degenerative Lumbar Spine Diseases: A Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis	41
Update from WORLD NEUROSURGERY's News Section	41
Intraoperative Indocyanine Green Videoangiography with FLOW800 and Multimodal Fusion Neuro-Navigation for the Resection of Arteriovenous Malformation with Reduced Blood Loss	40
Enhancing the Technical Pearls for L5–S1 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion in Patients with Body Mass Index More Than 30: Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes at 1-Year Follow-Up	39
Contents	39
Utilising Natural Language Processing to Identify Brain Tumor Patients for Clinical Trials: Development and Initial Evaluation	39
Preoperative Risk Assessment Before Elective Craniotomy: Are Aspirin, Arrhythmias, Deep Venous Thromboses, and Hyperglycemia Contraindications to Surgery?	37
Neurosurgical Malpractice Litigation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	36
Letter to the Editor regarding “The Basics of Artificial Intelligence with Applications in Healthcare and Neurosurgery”	35

Dual Versus Single Attending Surgeon Performance of Spinal Deformity Surgery? A Meta-Analysis	35
Editor's Choices	34
Microsurgical Treatment for Arteriovenous Malformation in Eloquent Area: A 2-Dimensional Surgical Video and Step-by-Step Practical Guide	34
Comparing Rates of Postoperative Meningitis After Endoscopic Endonasal Procedures Based on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Anti	33
A Case of Extensive Thoracolumbar Spinal Intradural Cystic Echinococcosis	33
Flow Diverter Reconstruction of Internal Carotid Artery (Loop) Dissections with or without Associated Pseudoaneurysms	33
Spinal Meningioma in Adults: Imaging Characteristics, Surgical Outcomes, and Risk Factors for Recurrence	33
Biomarkers Predictive of Long-Term Outcome After Ischemic Stroke: A Meta-Analysis	33
Abstract #29 Epidemiological Characterization of Brain Tumors in Colombia, a 10-Year Period	33
Telehealth in Neurosurgery: 2021 Council of State Neurosurgical Societies National Survey Results	33