OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of American Journal of Surgery is 26. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Angling for improvement: The search for novel biomarkers in periampullary adenocarcinoma	89
Surgeon experience increases nerve identification during Lichtenstein hernia repair: a nationwide register-based study	70
Cricopharyngomyotomy: Outcomes of flexible endoscopic management of small and medium sized Zenker's diverticulum	58
“So, what are you saying?”: A qualitative study of surgeon-patient communication in the rectal cancer consultations	55
Can robotic surgery contribute to surgeon wellness?	51
Finding my people: Effects of student identity and vulnerability to Stereotype Threat on sense of belonging in surgery	41
Deriving a definition of chronic critical illness: ICU stay of 10 days	40
Locally advanced pancreatic cancer: Is surgical palliation associated with improved clinical outcome relative to medical palliation?	39
Revisiting femoral hernia diagnosis rates by patient sex in inguinal hernia repairs	39
Gamification to enhance clinical and technical skills in surgical residency: A systematic review	37
Surgical equity: Care for persons experiencing homelessness	36
Early identification of surgery residents at-risk for attrition, remediation, and board exam failure	35
“Sucking the trouble” out of troubleshooting wound vacs: Video based curriculum development and implementation in a live tissue model	35
Invited commentary: How important is a resident's schedule?	33
The impact of Area Deprivation Index (ADI) in abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR)	32
Comparative balanced salt solution and 6 % hydroxyethyl starch in goal-directed therapy for major abdominal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis	31
The crisis of global health tourism: Review of the current status of global health in undergraduate medical education	30
Editorial Board	29
Utilizing triage rates to improve ICU admission guidelines of elderly rib fracture patients	29
Advanced age alone should not preclude surveillance colonoscopy in the octogenarian and older population	28
Single-use negative pressure wound therapy versus conventional dressings for the reduction of surgical site infections in closed surgical incisions: Systematic literature review and meta-analysis	27
Disparate resource allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic among trauma centers: A Western Trauma Association national survey	27
Impact of an automated peri-procedural digital health intervention on rates of emergency department visits and readmissions	27
Early pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis after splenectomy is associated with better outcomes: A matched cohort study	27
Evaluating the risk of spinal cord ischemia in zone 2 frozen elephant trunk replacement	26

Racial disparities in time to laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis	26
First-generation physicians: The pursuit of academic surgery	26