OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is 31. 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
The Most Current Algorithms for the Treatment and Prevention of Hypertrophic Scars and Keloids: A 2020 Update of the Algorithms Published 10 Years Ago	111
Prospective Quality-of-Life Outcomes after Facial Feminization Surgery: An International Multicenter Study	66
Routine Health Outcome Measurement: Development, Design, and Implementation of the Hand and Wrist Cohort	61
The Face- and Neck-Lift Objective Photo-Numerical Assessment Scale: A Complete Scale for Face-Lift Evaluation	56
Women in Leadership and Their Influence on the Gender Diversity of Academic Plastic Surgery Programs	56
The Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator Flap for the Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa of the Axilla: A Prospective Comparative Study	55
Prepectoral Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction: Safety Outcome Endpoints and Delineation of Risk Factors	53
Surgical Treatment of Lymphedema: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials. Results of a Consensus Conference	52
The Objective Stretch Marks Photonumeric Assessment Scale: A New and Complete Method to Assess Striae Distensae	52
The Objective Buttocks Assessment Scale: A New and Complete Method to Assess the Gluteal Region	52
Outcome of Quality of Life for Women Undergoing Autologous versus Alloplastic Breast Reconstruction following Mastectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	48
Evaluating the Impact of Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction for the Surgical Prevention of Lymphedema	46
Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Improves Pain and Ambulation Outcomes in Highly Comorbid Amputees	46
Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life after Four Common Surgical Treatment Options for Breast Cancer and the Effect of Complications: A Retrospective Patient-Reported Survey among 1871 Patients	46
Changing the Paradigm: Lymphovenous Anastomosis in Advanced Stage Lower Extremity Lymphedema	45
Changing Role of Septal Extension versus Columellar Grafts in Modern Rhinoplasty	45
Facial Aging: A 54-Year, Three-Dimensional Population Study	44
Direct-to-Implant, Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction: A Single-Surgeon Experience with 201 Consecutive Patients	42
Three-Dimensional Facial Scanning at the Fingertips of Patients and Surgeons: Accuracy and Precision Testing of iPhone X Three-Dimensional Scanner	41
Thirty Years Later: What Has Craniofacial Distraction Osteogenesis Surgery Replaced?	40
The Bidirectional Movement of the Frontalis Muscle: Introducing the Line of Convergence and Its Potential Clinical Relevance	40
Current Trends in the Use of Social Media by Plastic Surgeons	40
Revision Carpal Tunnel Release: Risk Factors and Rate of Secondary Surgery	37
Trends in Medicare Reimbursement for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Procedures: 2000 to 2019	37
The Auto-eFACE: Machine Learning–Enhanced Program Yields Automated Facial Palsy Assessment Tool	36

Intravenous Tranexamic Acid in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction Safely Reduces Hematoma without Thromboembolic Events	36
Optimizing Quality of Life for Patients with Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema: A Prospective Study Combining DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction and Lymphedema Surgery	33
Intraoperative Assessment of DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction Using Indocyanine Green Angiography: Reduction of Fat Necrosis, Resection Volumes, and Postoperative Surveillance	33
Efficiency in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: The Real Benefit of Computed Tomographic Angiography Imaging	33
Integrated Plastic Surgery Match: Trends in Research Productivity of Successful Candidates	33
Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction: Exploring Plastic Surgeon Practice Patterns and Perspectives	31