OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Injury-International Journal of the Care of the Injured is 27. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board/Publication Information	271
Exposing the incidence of ileus in pelvic and acetabular fractures: a retrospective case analysis	110
Older trauma patients with isolated chest injuries have low rates of complications	78
Vascular imaging immediately after tourniquet removal does not increase vasospasm risk	60
Impact of a focused trauma course on retention of provider skills, knowledge and confidence at a regional hospital in the Dominican Republic	58
Characteristics of pediatric traumatic cataract and factors affecting visual outcomes	57
Factors influencing functional outcomes following open reduction internal fixation of acetabular fractures	53
ICD-10 codes do not accurately reflect ankle fracture injury patterns	48
Do Poller screws effect union in tibial shaft fractures treated with intramedullary nailing?	47
The role of prehospital ultrasound in reducing time to definitive care in abdominal trauma patients with moderate to severe liver and spleen injuries	47
A tribute to professor Panayotis Soucacos “Takis”: A great surgeon, teacher and scholar	46
Risk factors of periprosthetic joint infection after hemiarthroplasty for displaced femoral neck fracture in the elderly: Analysis of 1619 cases in the multicenter database	43
Changes in bone density and structure of proximal humerus with aging in Chinese women	42
Mid-term prognosis of endoscopic debridement combined with percutaneous cutaneo-fascial suture for the treatment of Morel-Lavallée lesion: a minimum 3-year follow-up study	41
The burden of periprosthetic femoral fractures in England and Wales: Insights from the first two years of data collection in the National Hip Fracture Database and regional variation in care	39
Acetabular dysplasia and posterior wall fractures: The missing link?	39
An evaluation of the “Obesity Paradox” in isolated blunt abdominal trauma in the United States	37
The hip fracture assessment tool: A scoring system to assess high risk geriatric hip fracture patients for post-operative critical care monitoring	37
Etiologies of non-traumatic extremity compartment syndrome: A multi-center retrospective review	36
Interprofessional interventions that impact collaboration and quality of care across inpatient trauma care continuum: A scoping review	36
Regional disparities in the risk of secondary fractures in patients with hip fractures	32
Influence of Radiation Personal Protection Equipment design on surgeon stress - a randomized repeated-measures crossover study	30
The FRI classification – A new classification of fracture-related infections	30
The past, present, and future management of hemodynamic instability in patients with unstable pelvic ring injuries	29
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio to predict clinical outcomes of children with traumatic brain injury	28

Antegrade nailing in femoral shaft fracture patients - comparison of outcomes of isolated fractures, multiple fractures and severely injured patients	28
Letter to the Editor Response: ‘Classification of non-union: Need for a new scoring system?’	27
Authors’ reply to letter by Dr. Meng et al.	27