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Papers

(The median citation count of Urolithiasis is 5. 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
Importance of precise imaging for stone identification during shockwave lithotripsy: a critical evaluation of “OptiVision” as a post-processing radiography imaging modality	45
Ex vivo study: is it possible to overcome the blurriness caused by holmium laser fragmentation of kidney stones?	23
LITHOSCREEN: a comprehensive screening program and database for the assessment and treatment management of patients with kidney stones	19
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of stone composition: a single-center retrospective study	17
Obesity-related indices and its association with kidney stone disease: a cross-sectional and longitudinal cohort study	13
Mutation of Klotho rs3752472 protect the kidney from the renal epithelial cell injury caused by CaOx crystals through the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway	13
Should we treat asymptomatic concurrent contralateral renal stones? A longitudinal analysis	11
Incidence of posterolateral and retrorenal colon in supine and prone position in percutaneous nephrolithotomy	10
Does the duration between urine culture and percutaneous nephrolithotomy affect the rate of systemic inflammatory response syndrome postoperatively?	9
Phosphatidylserine eversion regulated by phospholipid scramblase activated by TGF-β1/Smad signaling in the early stage of kidney stone formation	7
The impact of smart technology on adherence rates and fluid management in the prevention of kidney stones	6
Retrograde intrarenal surgery versus percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treatment of renal pelvic stone more than 2 centimeters: a prospective randomized controlled trial	6
Technical aspects to maximize the hyperaccuracy three-dimensional (HA3D™) computed tomography reconstruction for kidney stones surgery: a pilot study	5
The relationship between vascular calcifications and urolithiasis in a large, multiethnic patient population	5
A randomized prospective study: assessment of transient ureteral stenting by mono-J insertion after primary URS and stone extraction (FaST 3)	5
Methanolic extract of Cucumis melo attenuates ethylene glycol-induced nephrolithiasis in Wistar rats	5