OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Urology Focus is 34. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Pathological Findings in the Testes of COVID-19 Patients: Clinical Implications	285
What Is the Significance of Variant Histology in Urothelial Carcinoma?	118
Prevalence and Trends in Kidney Stone Among Adults in the USA: Analyses of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2018 Data	85
Best Practice in Interventional Management of Urolithiasis: An Update from the European Association of Urology Guidelines Panel for Urolithiasis 2022	74
Risk Stratification Tools and Prognostic Models in Non–muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer: A Critical Assessment from the European Association of Urology Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Pane	69
Fluid Intake and Dietary Factors and the Risk of Incident Kidney Stones in UK Biobank: A Population-based Prospective Cohort Study	69
Multimodal Prehabilitation to Enhance Functional Capacity Following Radical Cystectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial	69
Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System 3 Category Cases at Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance for Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	68
Impact of Clinicopathological Features on Survival in Patients Treated with First-line Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Plus Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Meta-analysis of Randomi	59
A Systematic Review on Guidelines and Recommendations for Urology Standard of Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic	59
Forecasting the Future of Urology Practice: A Comprehensive Review of the Recommendations by International and European Associations on Priority Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic	58
Predictive Value of Nephrometry Scores in Nephron-sparing Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	57
Use of YouTube as a Resource for Surgical Education—Clarity or Confusion	57
Preclinical Evaluation of the Versius Surgical System, a New Robot-assisted Surgical Device for Use in Minimal Access Renal and Prostate Surgery	55
Comprehensive Genomic Profiling of Upper-tract and Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma	52
Perioperative Outcomes of Open, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Partial Nephrectomy: A Prospective Multicenter Observational Study (The RECORd 2 Project)	51
Sperm Count and Hypogonadism as Markers of General Male Health	50
Comparison of Patient-reported Health-related Quality of Life Between Open Radical Cystectomy and Robot-assisted Radical Cystectomy with Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion: Interim Analysis of a Randomi	50
Telehealth in Uro-oncology Beyond the Pandemic: Toll or Lifesaver?	50
Development of a Deep Learning Algorithm for the Histopathologic Diagnosis and Gleason Grading of Prostate Cancer Biopsies: A Pilot Study	42
European Association of Urology Urolithiasis Guidelines: Where Are We Going?	42
Artificial Intelligence–based Detection of FGFR3 Mutational Status Directly from Routine Histology in Bladder Cancer: A Possible Preselection for Molecular Testing?	42
Male Slings for Postprostatectomy Incontinence: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	40
Pure Single-site Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy Using Single-port Versus Multiport Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: A Single-institution Comparative Study	39
Predicting Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Bladder Cancer	39

Mirabegron Add-on Therapy to Tamsulosin for the Treatment of Overactive Bladder in Men with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study (MATCH)	39
Expression of Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 as a Predictive Biomarker in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma Patients Treated with First-line Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Versus Chemotherapy: A Systemati	37
Increasing Social Media Use in Urology: 2017 American Urological Association Survey	37
Detection of Significant Prostate Cancer Using Target Saturation in Transperineal Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Transrectal Ultrasonography–fusion Biopsy	37
A Global Trend Analysis of Kidney Cancer Incidence and Mortality and Their Associations with Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, and Metabolic Syndrome	36
European Association of Urology Guidelines Panel on Male Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Clinical Consultation Guide on the Indications for Performing Sperm DNA Fragmentation Testing in Men with Inf	35
Exhaled-breath Testing for Prostate Cancer Based on Volatile Organic Compound Profiling Using an Electronic Nose Device (Aeonose™): A Preliminary Report	35
Real-time Augmented Reality Three-dimensional Guided Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: Preliminary Experience and Evaluation of the Impact on Surgical Planning	35
Combined Clinical Parameters and Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Prediction of Extraprostatic Disease—A Risk Model for Patient-tailored Risk Stratification When Planning Radical Pro	34
Implementation of Intraoperative Frozen Section During Radical Prostatectomy: Short-term Results from a German Tertiary-care Center	34
Diagnostic Accuracy of Microultrasound in Patients with a Suspicion of Prostate Cancer at Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Single-institutional Prospective Study	34
Clinical Trial Protocol for LuTectomy: A Single-arm Study of the Dosimetry, Safety, and Potential Benefit of 177Lu-PSMA-617 Prior to Prostatectomy	34