OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Surgery is 31. 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
Retrospective Analysis of the Effect of Lidocaine Combined with Methylprednisolone on Pain Control After Uterine Artery Embolization	576
In meeting the increasing demands for total knee arthroplasty, can we achieve high levels of quality care in a small community hospital? A mixed-methods study	160
Case report: Hepatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma with elevated alpha-fetoprotein and a history of breast cancer	92
Case report: Recombinant human epidermal growth factor gel plus kangfuxin solution in the treatment of aplasia cutis congenita in a case with Adams–Oliver syndrome	87
High Ligation of the Inferior Mesenteric Artery Induces Hypoperfusion of the Sigmoid Colon Stump During Anterior Resection	78
Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery for adnexal disease during pregnancy: A single-center preliminary experience	68
Psychological outcomes and health-related quality of life changes in Chinese patients with moyamoya disease after revascularization	56
Prognostic Enigma of Pancreatic Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm: A Single-Center Experience of 63 Patients	56
Choice of injection time of conscious sedation and its impact on pain control in colonoscopy	55
Internal Maxillary Artery-Radial Artery-Middle Cerebral Artery Bypass and STA-MCA Bypass for the Treatment of Complex Middle Cerebral Artery Bifurcation Aneurysm: A Case Report	46
Protective role of remote ischemic conditioning in renal transplantation and partial nephrectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	45
The role of CRYAB in tumor prognosis and immune infiltration: A Pan-cancer analysis	43
Rectus muscle diastasis in Italian women: determinants of disease severity, and associated disorders	43
No obvious advantage of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy after interval debulking surgery in the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer: A retrospective study	42
Editorial: Hip arthroscopy: Pathologies, surgical techniques and complications	41
Left-sided appendicitis due to anatomical variation: A case report	40
Multiple myeloma presenting as a cervical intraforaminal tumor: A case report and review of literature	38
The Application of Scrotoscope-Assisted Minimally Invasive Excision for Epididymal Mass: An Initial Report	37
Specific Features of Patients Under 40 Years Old With Small-to-Medium-Sized Arterial Deterioration	37
Median survival following geriatric hip fracture among 17,868 males from the Veterans Health Administration	36
Management of Common Bile Duct Stones Encountered During Cholecystectomy in Patients With Previous Gastric Bypass	36
The feasibility of robotic navigation in single position oblique lateral spine surgery. A technical note and a retrospective study	35
Corrigendum: Study of quality of life and its correlated factors in patients after lumbar fusion for lumbar degenerative disc disease	34
Global research trends and hotspots analysis of hallux valgus: A bibliometric analysis from 2004 to 2021	34
Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy and Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy Combined with Intracavitary Posterior Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Medium-Term and Advanced Cervical Cancer: Efficacy	33

Editorial: Hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery: innovations, genomics, and prognostic management	33
Clinical Data Analysis for Treatment of Adult Inguinal Hernia by TAPP or TEP	33
Risk factors and prognosis of liver metastasis in gallbladder cancer patients: A SEER-based study	33
Early clinical outcomes of bipolar hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fractures in elderly patients using the OCM approach: a retrospective study	32
Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting the risk of postoperative fracture blister after pilon fracture	31
Case Report: Postoperative ascites: allergic reaction to the drainage tube in a 12-year-old patient	31
Nephron sparing surgery for a patient with a complicated solitary functioning kidney and a giant pT3 renal cell carcinoma: A case report	31