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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Neurosurgery and the Arts	113
Full-Endoscopic Transforaminal Decompression with Modified Reaming Technique on Lateral Recess Stenosis: Outcomes of 155 Cases and Five Years' Experience. A Case Series Study	90
In Reply to the Letter to the Editor, Regarding: Thalamic Cavernomas: A Systematic Review of Clinical Manifestations, Diagnostic Challenges, and Surgical Outcomes	82
Letter to the Editor Regarding “Pentagon Inside the Circle of Willis and the Golden Ratio”	73
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Stroke in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Case-Control Study	69
Letter to the Editor Regarding “Caregivers' Perspective and Burden of the End-of-Life Phase of Patients with Glioblastoma: A Multicenter Retrospective Study”	64
Letter to the Editor Regarding “Clinical Utility of Routine Postprocedural Computed Tomography of the Head Following Elective Neuroendovascular Interventions”	61
Modic Changes in the Lumbar Spine: Exploring Their Association with Abdominal Aortic Calcification as a Potential Indicator of Systemic Atherosclerosis	57
Examining the Readability of AtlasGPT, the Premiere Resource for Neurosurgical Education	52
Craniosynostosis in Africa: Insights from 8 Countries—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	51
Letter to the Editor Regarding “Intersection of Care: Navigating Patient-Hospital Relationships in Neurosurgery”	48
Update from WORLD NEUROSURGERY's News Section	47
Comparing Postoperative Opioid Use in Primary and Revision Lumbar Fusion: A Propensity-Matched Analysis	45
Announcements	44
Anatomical Parameters of Percutaneous, Minimally Invasive, Direct Intralaminar Pars Screw Fixation of Spondylolysis	44
Accounts of Spine and Paraspinal Injury While Playing Golf	43
Secondary Malignancies in Patients with Meningioma: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Data Analysis	43
Flow Diverter Reconstruction of Internal Carotid Artery (Loop) Dissections with or without Associated Pseudoaneurysms	40
Contribution of Deep Cerebral Venous Anomaly to the Emergence of Nonaneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage as Opposed to Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	40
Applications of Machine Learning Model for Prediction of Outcomes in Primary Pontine Hemorrhage	39
Risk Factors for Ischemic Stroke After Revascularization Surgery in Patients with Moyamoya Disease: An Age-Stratified Comparative Meta-Analysis	39
Effect of Stent Porosity, Platelet Function Test Usage, and Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Duration on Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes After Stenting for Cerebral Aneurysms: A Meta-Analysis	39
Significance and Priority of Surgical Resection as Therapeutic Strategy Based on Clinical Characteristics of Brain Metastases from Renal Cell Carcinoma	39
The Efficacy and Safety of Intraoperative Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Recurrent High-Grade Glioma: A Single-Center Prospective Study	38
Factors Affecting the Waiting Time from Injury to Surgery in Elderly Patients with a Cervical Spine Injury: A Japanese Multicenter Survey	38

Transdiscal Screw Fixation in L5-S1 Adult Spondylolisthesis: Technical Note and Midterm Outcomes of a Case Series	38
Can Preoperative Diffusion Tensor Imaging Tractography Predict the Visual Outcomes of Patients with Pituitary Macroadenomas? A Prospective Pilot Study	37
Why Do You Trust Me?	35
Anatomical Aspects and Clinical Application of a Unilateral Uvulotonsillar Approach via a Minimally Invasive Open-Door Suboccipital Craniotomy to Remove Lesions of the Fourth Ventricle and Dorsal Brai	35
Awake Surgery for Arteriovenous Malformations in Eloquent Areas Does Not Increase Intraoperative Risks and Allows for Shorter-Term Recovery and Improved Status	34
Editor's Choices	34
Neurosurgical Experience of Beirut Blast in the Era of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) from a Tertiary Referral Center	33
One-Stage Posterior Vertebral Column Resection in the Treatment of Adolescent Thoracic and Lumbar Tuberculosis Complicated With Severe Kyphotic Deformity	33