Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Penalizing underage alcohol use is associated with lower mortality for young drivers: Use/lose laws and their association with motor vehicle collision mortality122
Interhospital variability of risk-adjusted mortality rates and associated structural factors in patients undergoing emergency laparotomy: England and Wales population-level analysis74
Re: Leichtle et al. Blunt cerebrovascular injury: The case for universal screening (J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2020;89(5):880–886)59
Genomic analysis of surgical patients to identify patients at risk for postoperative sepsis and surgical site infection56
Reply letter to “Whether sternum fractures increase the injury severity in patients with thoracic vertebral fracture needs further evaluation”50
Automating excellence: A breakthrough in emergency general surgery quality benchmarking43
Current practice variations in venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for adolescents with severe traumatic brain injury: Trauma center type matters41
ABO blood type and functional neurological outcome in patients with severe traumatic brain injury40
Association between prehospital tranexamic acid and cerebral edema in patients with moderate or severe traumatic brain injury40
Incidence of multiple organ failure in adult polytrauma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis38
Current diagnosis and management of acute colonic diverticulitis: What you need to know38
Damage control resuscitation in adult trauma patients: What you need to know37
Damage control surgery in emergency general surgery: What you need to know34
Firearm injuries treated at trauma centers in the United States34
The thin red line: Blood planning factors and the enduring need for a robust military blood system to support combat operations33
Predictive value of platelet function assays in traumatic brain injury patients on antiplatelet therapy29
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT APRIL 202529
Predictors of acute incisional hernia incarceration at initial hernia diagnosis on computed tomography28
Association between access to pediatric trauma care and motor vehicle crash death in children: An ecologic analysis of United States counties28
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT FEBRUARY 202428
Damage-control surgery in patients with nontraumatic abdominal emergencies: A systematic review and meta-analysis27
The effect of whole blood resuscitation on in-hospital mortality: A propensity score weighted analysis of patients treated at a Level I trauma center27
Up and over: Consequences of raising the United States-Mexico border wall height27
FEATURED ARTICLES FOR CME CREDIT JANUARY 202527
Beta blockade in TBI: Dose-dependent reductions in BBB leukocyte mobilization and permeability in vivo27
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in severe traumatic brain injury: Is it safe?26
Letter re: “ECMO In trauma care: What you need to know”26
The MangLE score: A novel simple tool to identify patients who are unlikely to require amputation following severe lower extremity injury26
Intraoperative factors associated with unplanned return to the operating room after emergent hemorrhage control surgery26
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