OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of JAMA Surgery is 59. 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.)

Article	Citations
Addition of an Author Affiliation	386
Assessing Cost-effectiveness From the LOGICA Trial—Is Laparoscopic Gastrectomy Worth the Cost?	320
Prostate Cancer Recurrence and Persistence After Irreversible Electroporation Focal Ablation	314
Living-Donor Liver Transplant for Patients With End-stage Liver Disease	257
Errors in Figures	240
When Leaning In Becomes Unhealthy, Can We Fix It?	224
Learning From Technical Details With Effect on Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula—Reply	208
Optimal Staging for Gastric Cancer Starts With High-Resolution Computed Tomography	206
Blunt Splenic Injury and Prophylactic Splenic Artery Embolization	205
Is COVID-19 the Newest Comorbidity of Obesity Mitigated by Bariatric Surgery?	196
Importance of Postoperative Follow-Up for Patient Outcome	189
Gender Disparities in Medical Industry Payments	189
Change the Name of the Blalock-Taussig Shunt to Blalock-Thomas-Taussig Shunt	161
Regional Variation in Surgical Procedure Rates	156
Defining Essential Surgery in the US During the COVID-19 Pandemic Response	150
Importance of the Assessment Time Window for Intravenous Tranexamic Acid and Thromboembolic Events	147
Innovations in Surgical Communication 3—Promote Deliberation, Not Technical Education	145
Error in Author’s Name	143
Implant Surface Texture and Breast Cancer Recurrence	132
Organ Donation After Euthanasia Starting at Home Is Feasible—Reply	131
Comments on Study About US Female Surgeons	129
Grit and Burnout in the Physician Workforce—Reply	125
Improving Preoperative Timeouts for Better Surgical Fire Readiness	118
Comments on Study About US Female Surgeons	113
Adversity as Privilege—Poverty Has Made Me a Better Surgeon	113

Technique for Laparoscopic Fluorescence–Guided Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection	107
No Strong Evidence on Liver Transplant for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis Over Portal Vein Embolization Associated With Liver Resection—Reply	105
Error in Abstract	100
The Evolution of Multimodality Treatment of Rectal Cancer	95
Benefit of a Live Donor for Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma on the Waiting List—Reply	92
No Strong Evidence on Liver Transplant for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis Over Portal Vein Embolization Associated With Liver Resection	92
Implicit Racial Bias and Unintentional Harm in Vascular Care	85
Radiomics for Treatment Planning in Liver Cancers	85
Compared to What?—Novel Methods to Approach Randomization for Long-term Bariatric Surgery Outcomes	84
Nonoperative Management for Pregnant Individuals With Gallstone Disease in the Third Trimester	81
The First 5 Years of Uterus Transplant in the US	79
Association of Matrix Metalloproteinase 7 Expression With Pathologic Response After Neoadjuvant Treatment in Patients With Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma	76
Social Work’s Role in Bridging Breast Cancer Care Gaps	75
Perineal Wound Closure Using Gluteal Turnover Flap After Abdominoperineal Resection for Rectal Cancer	74
A Calculator Approach to Select Neoadjuvant Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer	74
Travel to High-Volume Centers and Esophageal Cancer	74
Travel to High-Volume Centers and Esophageal Cancer	72
Error in Byline	71
Dual Allergy to Penicillin and Cefazolin—Does Anaphylaxis Matter?—Reply	70
Selection of Neoadjuvant Treatment Arms in Trials of Patients With Squamous Cell Cancer of the Esophagus—Reply	70
Prehospital Partial Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta for Exsanguinating Subdiaphragmatic Hemorrhage	69
Errors in Author Names and Affiliation	68
Assessment of the Frequency of Dual Allergy to Penicillins and Cefazolin	68
Success After Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse With Surgery or Pessary Remains a Patient-Centered Choice	66
A Venture Capital Model for Surgical Innovation at Academic Medical Centers	65
Error in Variable Conversion in Table	65
Understanding the Social Determinants of Surgical Evaluation—Going Beyond Signs and Symptoms	63
Errors in Figure and Nonauthor Collaborators Supplement	62
More Than a Pause—Reply	62
Total Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer—What Is Totality?	60
Professional Societies in Surgical Infection Care	60
Three-Year Outcomes of Oral Antibiotics vs Intravenous and Oral Antibiotics for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis	60
Placebo Control and Blinding in Randomized Trials of Procedural Interventions	60
Acute Appendicitis—What’s Old Is New Again	60
Surgical Competency Assessment Using Entrustable Professional Activities	59
Incisional Wound Irrigation for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection	59