OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery is 27. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Letter re: “Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta and resuscitative thoracotomy are associated with similar outcomes in traumatic cardiac arrest”	164
Effect of tranexamic acid on endothelial von Willebrand factor/ADAMTS-13 response to in vitro shock conditions	80
Meetings/Courses	68
Intubation of bleeding patients in the emergency department or the operating room: A medical decision to be justified	60
“Intravenous lidocaine for the management of traumatic rib fractures: A double-blind randomized controlled trial (INITIATE program of research)”: Letter to the Editor	60
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	46
Meetings/Courses	43
Plasma thrombin generation kinetics vary by injury pattern and resuscitation characteristics in pediatric and young adult trauma patients	40
Transcriptome reveals the dysfunction of pancreatic islets after wound healing in severely burned mice	39
Ultrasound is superior to supine chest x-ray for the diagnosis of clinically relevant traumatic pneumothorax	39
Establishing national stakeholder priorities for quality improvement in pediatric trauma care: Consensus results using a modified Delphi process	38
Meetings/Courses	38
MEETINGS/COURSES	37
Re: Leichtle et al. Blunt cerebrovascular injury: The case for universal screening (J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2020;89(5):880–886)	34
Letter re: “ECMO In trauma care: What you need to know”	33
Treatment with MG53 ameliorates traumatic brain injury–associated acute kidney injury	32
Penalizing underage alcohol use is associated with lower mortality for young drivers: Use/lose laws and their association with motor vehicle collision mortality	31
Proof of concept of an Automated Battlefield Trauma System for large-scale combat operations	30
Effect of targeting normoxemia on supplemental oxygen-free days for adults with acute thermal burns: A stepped wedge cluster randomized clinical trial	30
The injured monocyte: The link to chronic critical illness and mortality following injury	30
Surgical stabilization of rib fractures versus nonoperative treatment in patients with multiple rib fractures following cardiopulmonary resuscitation: An international, retrospective matched case-cont	30
Mental health symptoms and engagement in a stepped-care mental health service among patients with a violent versus nonviolent injury	28
Predictors of discharge against medical advice in pediatric trauma patients: A nationwide analysis	28
Cell-free mitochondria are detected in high concentrations in the plasma of orthopedic trauma patients	28
Exploratory cluster analysis of IL2Ra and associated biomarkers and complications after blunt chest trauma	28

Multicompartmental trauma alters bone marrow erythroblastic islands	27
Evaluation of urological and gynecological surgeons as force multipliers for mass casualty trauma care	27
Evaluation of vascular repair by tissue-engineered human acellular vessels or expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts in a porcine model of limb ischemia and reperfusion	27
Access to trauma center care: A statewide system-based approach	27
Appendectomy versus nonoperative management of simple appendicitis: A post hoc analysis of an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study using a hierarchical ordinal scale	27