OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Stroke is 4. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Explanatory Power and Prognostic Implications of Factors Associated with Troponin Elevation in Acute Ischemic Stroke	125
Anesthetic Management and Outcomes of Endovascular Treatment of Basilar Artery Occlusion: Results From the ATTENTION Registry	92
Establishment of the Heart and Brain Team for Patent Foramen Ovale Closure in Stroke Patients: An Expert Opinion	87
Prolonged Benefit of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion With Large Ischemic Infarcts: One-Year Outcomes From the PERSIST Registry	73
Clot Composition Analysis as a Diagnostic Tool to Gain Insight into Ischemic Stroke Etiology: A Systematic Review	61
Smartphone App in Stroke Management: A Narrative Updated Review	58
Thrombi With a Higher Erythrocyte Composition Are More Fragile in Acute Stroke	49
Global Estimates of Reported Vaccine-Associated Ischemic Stroke for 1969–2023: A Comprehensive Analysis of the World Health Organization Global Pharmacovigilance Database	47
Sex and Gender Differences in Stroke and Their Practical Implications in Acute Care	46
Medical Management of Adult Moyamoya Disease: A Review and Relevant Cases With Ischemic Events	41
Updated New York City Emergency Medical Services Acute Stroke Triage Protocol Reduces Interfacility Transfers and Time to Endovascular Thrombectomy for Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke Patients	37
Patent Foramen Ovale and Other Cardiopathies as Causes of Embolic Stroke With Unknown Source	30
Perfusion Profiles May Differ Between Asymptomatic Versus Symptomatic Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion	30
Cost-Effectiveness of Endovascular Thrombectomy in Childhood Stroke: An Analysis of the Save ChildS Study	29
Mechanical Thrombectomy for In-Hospital Onset Stroke: A Comparative Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	29
Stroke Etiology and Outcomes after Endovascular Thrombectomy: Results from the SITS Registry and a Meta-Analysis	29
Factors Influencing Nerinetide Effect on Clinical Outcome in Patients Without Alteplase Treatment in the ESCAPE-NA1 Trial	28
Diabetes and Stroke: What Are the Connections?	26
Ruptured Peripheral Cerebral Aneurysms Associated With Moyamoya Disease: A Systematic Review	26
Management of Patients with Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis May Need to Be Individualized: A Multidisciplinary Call for Action	26
Infarcts Due to Large Vessel Occlusions Continue to Grow Despite Near-Complete Reperfusion After Endovascular Treatment	25
Geometry of Terminal Internal Carotid Artery Bifurcation May Be Associated With Middle Cerebral Artery Plaque Ulceration: A Three-Dimensional Rotational Angiography Study	25
Thrombus Enhancement Sign May Differentiate Embolism From Arteriosclerosis-Related Large Vessel Occlusion	25
White Matter Structural Connectivity Associated With Visual Field Recovery After Stroke	25
One-Stop Management to Initiate Thrombolytic Treatment on the Computed Tomography Table: Adoption and Results	24

DIRECT-SAFE: A Randomized Controlled Trial of DIRECT Endovascular Clot Retrieval versus Standard Bridging Therapy	24
A Multimodal Ensemble Deep Learning Model for Functional Outcome Prognosis of Stroke Patients	24
Endovascular Treatment of Large Vessel Occlusion Strokes Due to Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease	23
Predictive Modeling of Symptomatic Intracranial Hemorrhage Following Endovascular Thrombectomy: Insights From the Nationwide TREAT-AIS Registry	23
Mechanical Thrombectomy Access for All? Challenges in Increasing Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the United States	22
Effectiveness of Thrombectomy in Stroke According to Baseline Prognostic Factors: Inverse Probability of Treatment Weighting Analysis of a Population-Based Registry	20
Impact of Multiphase Computed Tomography Angiography for Endovascular Treatment Decision-Making on Outcomes in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke	19
Right Hemispheric Predominance of Brain Infarcts in Atrial Fibrillation: A Lesion Mapping Analysis	19
Association of Unfavorable Social Determinants of Health With Stroke/Transient Ischemic Attack and Vascular Risk Factors in Hispanic/Latino Adults: Results From Hispanic Community Health Study/Study o	18
Neuroprotective Approaches for Brain Injury After Cardiac Arrest: Current Trends and Prospective Avenues	17
Trends in Stroke Presentations before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Meta-Analysis	17
Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Gene Mutation May Reduce the Risk of Rupture of Intracranial Aneurysm in Chinese Han Population	16
Effect of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on the Quality of Stroke Care in Stroke Units and Alternative Wards: A National Comparative Analysis	16
Endovascular versus Medical Management of Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Randomized Controlled Trials	15
Recanalization Outcomes and Procedural Complications in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke and COVID-19 Receiving Endovascular Treatment	15
Venous Outflow Profiles Are Linked to Clinical Outcomes in Ischemic Stroke Patients with Extensive Baseline Infarct	15
Cerebrovascular Events in Older Patients With Patent Foramen Ovale: Current Status and Future Perspectives	15
Wall Shear Stress Associated with Stroke Occurrence and Mechanisms in Middle Cerebral Artery Atherosclerosis	15
Non-Inferiority Trials in Stroke Research: What Are They, and How Should We Interpret Them?	14
Cortical Thinning in High-Grade Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis	14
Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cerebral Venous Thrombosis and Mortality	14
Population-Based Incidence Rates of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Japan: The Shiga Stroke and Heart Attack Registry	14
Endovascular Therapy in the Extended Time Window for Large Vessel Occlusion in Patients With Pre-Stroke Disability	14
Association of Substantia Nigra Degeneration with Poor Neurological Recovery in Basal Ganglia Infarctions	13
Pupillometer-Based Neurological Pupil Index Differential: A Potential Predictor of Post-Stroke Delirium	13
Antiplatelet Therapy May Be Insufficient to Prevent Stroke Recurrence Before Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Closure	13
Intracerebral Hemorrhage Progression Score: A Novel Risk Score to Predict Neurological Deterioration after Intracerebral Hemorrhage	12
Biomarkers, Clinical Variables, and the CHA2DS2-VASc Score to Detect Silent Brain Infarcts in Atrial Fibrillation Patients	12
2022 Update of the Korean Clinical Practice Guidelines for Stroke: Antithrombotic Therapy for Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack	12
Precision Greenness and Stroke/Transient Ischemic Attack in 249,405 US Medicare Beneficiaries	12
Characteristics of Early Presenters after Intracerebral Hemorrhage	11
Impact of Left Atrial or Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus on Stroke Outcome: A Matched Control Analysis	10
The Role of Atrial Cardiopathy as a Potential Cause of Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source	10
The Impact of Genetically Proxied AMPK Activation, the Target of Metformin, on Functional Outcome Following Ischemic Stroke	10
Replacing Alteplase with Tenecteplase: Is the Time Ripe?	10
Mechanical Thrombectomy Versus Intravenous Thrombolysis in Distal Medium Vessel Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Multinational Multicenter Propensity Score-Matched Study	10
Anger, a Result and Cause of Stroke: A Narrative Review	10
Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Level, the Lower the Better? Analysis of Korean Patients in the Treat Stroke to Target Trial	9
The Influence of Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol on the Efficacy of Genotype-Guided Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Preventing Stroke Recurrence	9
Thrombectomy With Bridging Thrombolytic May Benefit Asian Patients More Than Non-Asian Patients: Insights From DIRECT-SAFE Sub-Analysis	9
Endovascular Thrombectomy Versus Intravenous Thrombolysis of Posterior Cerebral Artery Occlusion Stroke	9
Optimal Management of Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis: Counterbalancing the Benefits with the Potential Risks	9
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy: An Undeniable Small Vessel Disease	8
Endovascular Thrombectomy for Large Ischemic Strokes: A Living Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials	8
Direct and Indirect Effects of Prolonged Exposure to Long Working Hours on Risk Stroke Subtypes in the CONSTANCES Cohort	8
Neutrophil-Lymphocyte and Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratios Are Associated with Recurrent Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source	8
The Challenge of Designing Stroke Trials That Change Practice: MCID vs. Sample Size and Pragmatism	8
Premature Ischemic Stroke in Sjögren’s Disease	8
Standard Versus Intensive Blood Pressure Control in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Successfully Treated With Endovascular Thrombectomy: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Tri	8
Endovascular Thrombectomy in Patients with Intracranial Atherosclerosis: Where Are We?	7

Association Between Anemia and Clinical Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Treated With Endovascular Treatment	7
Acute Infarct Segmentation on Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Using Deep Learning Algorithm and RAPID MRI	7
Predictors of Therapy Response in Chronic Aphasia: Building a Foundation for Personalized Aphasia Therapy	7
Association of Coronary Stenosis With Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases in Neurologically Asymptomatic Adults	7
CT- versus MRI-Based Imaging for Thrombolysis and Mechanical Thrombectomy in Ischemic Stroke: Analysis from the Austrian Stroke Registry	7
Practical Nomogram Predicting Apixaban or Rivaroxaban Concentrations from Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Anti-Xa Values: Special Interest in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients	7
Left Atrial Mechanical Dysfunction Is Associated With Atrial Fibrillation and Recurrent Stroke After Cryptogenic Stroke	7
Neurovascular Complications of Acute Aortic Syndrome	7
Combining Computed Tomography Perfusion and Baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale to Assess the Clinical Penumbra in Ischemic Stroke	6
Carbonated Beverage, Fruit Drink, and Water Consumption and Risk of Acute Stroke: the INTERSTROKE Case-Control Study	6
Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cerebral Venous Thrombosis and Mortality	6
Thrombectomy in Stroke Patients With Low Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score: Is Modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction (mTICI) 2c/3 Superior to mTICI 2b?	6
Haptoglobin Gene Polymorphism Is Associated With Lower Postoperative Cardiovascular Risk in Carotid Stenosis Patients	6
Neuroprotective Effects of GV1001 in Animal Stroke Model and Neural Cells Subject to Oxygen-Glucose Deprivation/Reperfusion Injury	6
Carotid Web: An Update Focusing on Its Relationship With Fibromuscular Dysplasia and Therapeutic Strategy	6
Inpatient Outcomes of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in Patients With Malignancy Throughout the United States	6
Impact of Onset-to-Door Time on Endovascular Therapy for Basilar Artery Occlusion	6
Parkinsonism in Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy With Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy: Clinical Features and Biomarkers	5
Switch to Rosuvastatin Plus Ezetimibe From Statin Monotherapy to Achieve Target LDL-Cholesterol Goal: A Multi-Center, Open-Label, Single-Arm Trial	5
Reassessing Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score on Non-Contrast CT Based on Degree and Extent of Ischemia	5
Clinical Progression in Patients With Ischemic Stroke Associated With Intracranial Vertebrobasilar Artery Dissection	5
Early Neurological Deterioration and Time to Start Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Acute Mild-to-Moderate Ischemic Stroke: A Pre-Specified Post Hoc Analysis of the ATAMIS Trial	5
Hemorrhagic Complications Following Endovascular Treatment for Atherothrombotic Large Vessel Occlusion	5
Cerebral Edema in Patients with severe Hemispheric Syndrome: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes—Data from SITS-ISTR	5
Diffusion-Weighted Imaging-Alone Endovascular Thrombectomy Triage in Acute Stroke: Simulating Diffusion-Perfusion Mismatch Using Machine Learning	5
Mode of Imaging Study and Endovascular Therapy for a Large Ischemic Core: Insights From the RESCUE-Japan LIMIT	5
Endovascular Treatment for Acute Posterior Circulation Tandem Lesions: Insights From the BASILAR and PERSIST Registries	4
Different Thrombus Histology in a Cancer Patient with Deep Vein Thrombosis and Recurrent Strokes	4
Neuroimaging of Acute Ischemic Stroke: Multimodal Imaging Approach for Acute Endovascular Therapy	4
Narrowings of the Deep Cerebral Perforating Arteries Ostia: Geometry, Structure, and Clinical Implications	4
Therapeutic Trends of Cerebrovascular Disease during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Future Perspectives	4
A Bayesian Framework to Optimize Performance of Pre-Hospital Stroke Triage Scales	4
Soluble CD40 Levels in Plasma Are Associated with Cardiovascular Disease and in Carotid Plaques with a Vulnerable Phenotype	4
Anticoagulation Failure in Stroke: Causes, Risk Factors, and Treatment	4
Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Quantification of Extravasated Iodine and Hemorrhagic Transformation after Thrombectomy	4
Early Improvement in Interstitial Fluid Flow in Patients With Severe Carotid Stenosis After Angioplasty and Stenting	4
Role of Venous Delay on Stroke Outcome: Prospective Evaluation Before and After Mechanical Thrombectomy	4
Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patients with a Large Ischemic Volume at Presentation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	4