OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Letter re: “ECMO In trauma care: What you need to know”	134
MEETINGS/COURSES	87
Letter re: “Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta and resuscitative thoracotomy are associated with similar outcomes in traumatic cardiac arrest”	64
Meetings/Courses	55
Meetings/Courses	50
How much is too much crystalloid? Building a foundation for the study of optimal resuscitation practices in pediatric trauma patients with severe traumatic brain injury: Authors' response to Ghasemian	48
Transcriptome reveals the dysfunction of pancreatic islets after wound healing in severely burned mice	47
“Intravenous lidocaine for the management of traumatic rib fractures: A double-blind randomized controlled trial (INITIATE program of research)”: Letter to the Editor	38
Meetings/Courses	36
Multicompartmental trauma alters bone marrow erythroblastic islands	36
Ultrasound is superior to supine chest x-ray for the diagnosis of clinically relevant traumatic pneumothorax	36
Intubation of bleeding patients in the emergency department or the operating room: A medical decision to be justified	34
Plasma thrombin generation kinetics vary by injury pattern and resuscitation characteristics in pediatric and young adult trauma patients	33
Proof of concept of an Automated Battlefield Trauma System for large-scale combat operations	33
Treatment with MG53 ameliorates traumatic brain injury–associated acute kidney injury	32
Choosing wisely: A prospective study of direct to operating room trauma resuscitation including real-time trauma surgeon after-action review	31
Establishing national stakeholder priorities for quality improvement in pediatric trauma care: Consensus results using a modified Delphi process	30
Re: Leichtle et al. Blunt cerebrovascular injury: The case for universal screening (J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2020;89(5):880–886)	28
Cell-free mitochondria are detected in high concentrations in the plasma of orthopedic trauma patients	28
Anatomy of the interchondral joints and the effects on mobility of ribs	27
Penalizing underage alcohol use is associated with lower mortality for young drivers: Use/lose laws and their association with motor vehicle collision mortality	27
When is enough enough? Odds of survival by unit transfused	27
Effect of tranexamic acid on endothelial von Willebrand factor/ADAMTS-13 response to in vitro shock conditions	27
Diagnosis and management of blunt cardiac injury: What you need to know	27
Firearm injuries treated at trauma centers in the United States	26

Trauma transfers discharged from the emergency department—Is there a role for telemedicine?	26
Predictors of discharge against medical advice in pediatric trauma patients: A nationwide analysis	26