OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Acta Neurochirurgica is 9. 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
Safety analysis and complications of condylar screws in a single-surgeon series of 250 occipitocervical fusions	33
Hemodynamic response and clinical outcome following intravenous milrinone plus norepinephrine–based hyperdynamic hypertensive therapy in patients suffering secondary cerebral ischemia after aneurysmal	31
Glioblastoma in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: first case report and review of potential pathomechanisms	31
Correction to: Integrity of dural closure after autologous platelet rich fibrin augmentation: an in vitro study	28
Hydroxyapatite cement cranioplasty for reconstruction of translabyrinthine approach: aesthetic results, long-term satisfaction, quality of life, and complications	24
The role of microsurgery for poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhages in the endovascular era	23
Ictal onset stereoelectroencephalography patterns in temporal lobe epilepsy: type, distribution, and prognostic value	20
Brain infarctions after glioma surgery: prevalence, radiological characteristics and risk factors	20
Super-selective balloon test occlusion with electrophysiological monitoring to occlude angiographically invisible posterior communicating artery perforators with unruptured aneurysm	20
Reducing complication rates for repeat craniotomies in glioma patients: a single-surgeon experience and comparison with the literature	19
Extent of spinal canal obliteration as prognostic factor for functional outcome in patients with spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma: a retrospective study	19
In reply to “Vascular supplies to the column of the fornix other than the subcallosal artery: median artery of the corpus callosum and posterior choroidal arteries”	17
Surgical treatment of symptomatic pineal cysts without hydrocephalus—meta-analysis of the published literature	17
Combined use of vancomycin powder and betadine irrigation lowers the incidence of postcraniotomy wound infection in low-risk cases: a single-center risk-stratified cohort analysis	15
Vascular supplies to the column of the fornix other than the subcallosal artery: median artery of the corpus callosum and posterior choroidal arteries	14
Customized cost-effective polymethylmethacrylate cranioplasty: a cosmetic comparison with other low-cost methods of cranioplasty	14
Factors which influence the complications of external ventricular cerebrospinal fluid drainage	14
Unstable ventricular tachycardia requiring defibrillation from rapid ventricular pacing during basilar apex aneurysm clipping	14
Intracerebral hemorrhage due to vasculitis following COVID-19 vaccination: a case report	14
Combined biportal unilateral endoscopic endonasal and endoscopic anterior transmaxillary approach for resection of lesions involving the infratemporal fossa	14
Aneurismal subarachnoid hemorrhage during the COVID-19 outbreak in a Hub and Spoke system: observational multicenter cohort study in Lombardy, Italy	13
Distress and quality of life do not change over time in patients with operated and conservatively managed intracranial meningioma	13
Fred Gentili, MD, FRCSC (1947–2022): Say it loud, say it clear	12
Comment: Invasive tests for predicting shunt response in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus—the risk aspect	12
Intraoperative findings of abnormal muscle response for hemifacial spasm following botulinum neurotoxin treatment	12

Twist drill craniostomy vs burr hole drainage of chronic subdural hematoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Myasthenia gravis after glioblastoma resection: paraneoplastic syndrome or coincidence? A unique case report and review of the literature	11
Management of non-vestibular schwannomas in adult patients: a systematic review and consensus statement on behalf of the EANS skull base section Part III: Lower cranial nerve schwannomas, jugular fora	10
Correction to: Atypical evolution of meningiomatosis after discontinuation of cyproterone acetate: clinical cases and histomolecular characterization	10
Waiting time for surgery influences the outcome in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus — a population-based study	10
Radiofrequency thermocoagulation of the sulcus bottom in type II focal cortical dysplasia-related epilepsy with tapered implantation of electrodes: a case report	9
Diffusional kurtosis imaging as a possible prognostic marker of cervical incomplete spinal cord injury outcome: a prospective pilot study	9
How I do it: surgical resection of ventrolateral pontomesencephalic junction glioma via oculomotor-tentorial triangle	9
International practice variation in perioperative laboratory testing in glioblastoma patients—a retrospective cohort study	9
Distribution of electric field in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder treated with deep brain stimulation of the bed nucleus of stria terminalis	9
Extended testing for cognition: has awake brain mapping moved to the next level?	9
Vagus nerve stimulation: a 20-year Australian experience	9