OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Epilepsia is 43. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
	351
Comment on: Failure to use new breakthrough treatments for epilepsy	161
Excitatory–inhibitory mismatch shapes node recruitment in an epileptic network	145
Optimizing external validation of deep neural networks for interictal discharge detection	136
Cytomegalic parvalbumin neurons in fetal cases of hemimegalencephaly	130
Unmasking the role of the occipital lobe in epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia	113
Evaluating the efficacy of prototype antiseizure drugs using a preclinical pharmacokinetic approach	90
Reasons for ineligibility for clinical trials of patients with medication‐resistant epilepsy	88
Topiramate ban in women of childbearing potential with idiopathic generalized epilepsy: Does effectiveness offset the teratogenic risks?	84
Surgical outcomes and motor function in pediatric peri‐Rolandic epilepsy: A single center's experience with 152 cases	78
Screening for depression in patients with epilepsy: What are the benefits for physicians and patients in the real‐life setting	72
Protective effect of CACNA1A deficiency in oligogenic refractory epilepsy with CACNA1A‐CELSR2 digenic mutations	65
Extreme cryptogenic new onset refractory status epilepticus/febrile infection‐related epilepsy syndrome: Evidence of profound neuroinflammation and neuronal injury	65
Response to Singh et al. 2023: It is premature for a unified hypothesis of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: A great amount of research is still needed to understand the multisystem cascade	63
Author index	58
Targeting interictal low‐entropy zones during epilepsy surgery predicts successful outcomes in pediatric drug‐resistant epilepsy	57
Response: Reconsidering nonconvulsive status epilepticus diagnosis: 2.5‐Hz or etiology‐driven frequency cutoffs?	57
Impact of epilepsy on people experiencing homelessness: A mixed‐methods study	54
SCN8A self‐limited infantile epilepsy: Does epilepsy resolve?	53
Fast cycle of vagus nerve stimulation is associated with increased sleep‐related breathing disorder in patients with epilepsy	53
Preclinical signal for a disease‐modifying effect on seizure cluster severity with intermittent diazepam treatment	53
Long‐term prognosis of pharmacotherapy in newly diagnosed focal epilepsy patients and the predictive value of baseline seizure timing: A prospective cohort study	52
Epilepsy treatment over time: The chess game analogy for choosing, adjusting, and adding antiseizure medications	52
Artificial intelligence for adaptive neuromodulation in drug‐resistant epilepsy	52
Neurocardiac pathologies associated with potassium channelopathies	51

Delayed excitability recovery and downregulation of neurodevelopmental pathways contribute to phenotypic differences in KCNQ2	50
The transcriptomic signature of DEPDC5 KO induced mTOR hyperactivation in human neurons and its re	50
Intracerebroventricular administration for delivery of antiseizure therapeutics: Challenges and opportunities	50
PAC ‐ FOS: A novel translational concordance framework identifies preclinical seizure models with highest predictive v	50
Seizure outcomes in persons with autism spectrum disorder undergoing epilepsy surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	49
Olig2‐specific loss‐of‐function Slc35a2 results in hypomyelination and spontaneous seizures	48
Stage 1 Plus: A phenotype‐based framework for rational polytherapy in status epilepticus	48
Validation of the International League Against Epilepsy ( ILAE ) Risk of Bias Tool against the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale in epilepsy research	47
Tissue oxygenation dynamics during transition from seizure to spreading depolarization in rat brain	47
Optimizing pediatric status epilepticus management: The role of early midazolam infusion and adherence to clinical practice guidelines	46
Decision‐making in stereotactic epilepsy surgery	45
Statistical learning in epilepsy: Behavioral and anatomical mechanisms in the human brain	44
Clinical effectiveness, feasibility, acceptability, and usability of mobile health applications for epilepsy: A systematic review	44
Scalp high‐frequency oscillation spatial distribution is consistent over consecutive nights, while rates vary with antiseizure medication changes	44
Role of cholesterol in modulating brain hyperexcitability	44
Prediction of long‐term unprovoked seizures after status epilepticus	43
Extended follow‐up after anterior temporal lobectomy demonstrates seizure recurrence 20+ years postsurgery	43
Cognitive stagnation and executive function deficits in young children with SCN1A + Dravet syndrom	43
Forty‐hertz sensory entrainment impedes kindling epileptogenesis and reduces amyloid pathology in an Alzheimer disease mouse model	43