OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is 28. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Discussion: Cultural Influences on the Receipt of Breast Reconstruction: A Scoping Review	65
A Ropivacaine-Eluting Poly(Lactide-Co-Caprolactone) Wound Dressing Provided Enhanced Analgesia in Partial-Thickness Porcine Injuries	60
Discussion: A Geospatial Analysis of Hand Trauma Care: A Statewide Cross-Sectional Study	60
Gender Considerations in Rhinoplasty	57
Cerebral Blood Flow of the Frontal Lobe in Untreated Children with Trigonocephaly versus Healthy Controls: An Arterial Spin Labeling Study	55
Predictors of disease severity for ulnar neuropathy at the elbow, analysis from a randomized clinical trial	55
Discussion: Skin Color Match in Autologous Breast Reconstruction: Which Donor Site Gives the Best Result?	55
Conscientious Objection to Gender-Affirming Surgery: Institutional Experience and Recommendations	52
Discussion: Identifying Diagnostic Criteria for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome	47
Interfacility Transfer Guidelines for Isolated Facial Trauma: A Multidisciplinary Expert Consensus	46
Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis in Toddlers with Hemifacial Microsomia: A Five-Year Follow-Up of a Prospective Cohort Trial	46
Defining the Language of Vascular Augmentation: Supercharging vs. Turbocharging in Flap Surgery	41
Skin Tightening Technologies in Body Contouring	41
“Prophylactic Muscle Flap Closure After Spinal Fusion Improves Outcomes and Reduces Healthcare Costs”	40
Inferior Long-Term Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial Initially Demonstrating Enhanced Sensory Nerve Recovery Using a Chitosan Nerve Tube	39
Discussion: Patient-Reported Satisfaction and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Breast Augmentation: A Follow-Up of 6 Months	39
Relationship between Preoperative Abdominal Wall Strength and Bulging at the Abdominal Free Flap Donor Site for Breast Reconstruction	39
Introducing and Discussing National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention	38
Intramuscular Nanofat Injection Promotes Inflammation-Induced Gastrocnemius Regeneration in a Syngeneic Rat Sciatic Nerve Injury Model	37
Sensitivity and Accuracy of High-Resolution Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Flexor Tendon Repair Integrity	37
BREAST-Q Breast-Conserving Therapy Module: Normative Data from a Dutch Sample of 9059 Women	36
Surgical Techniques in Nontraumatic Midcarpal Instability: Evaluating the Dorsal Capsulodesis and 3-Ligament Tenodesis Technique	35
Comparative Effectiveness Analysis of Resorbable Synthetic Onlay and Biologic Intraperitoneal Mesh for Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A 2-Year Match-Paired Analysis	35
Incidence of Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism following Panniculectomy in Patients with History of COVID-19	34
Introduction of the L-PAP Flap: Bipedicled, Conjoined, and Stacked Thigh-Based Flaps for Autologous Breast Reconstruction	34

Impact of Intraoperative Hypothermia on Incidence of Infection in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction	29
Assessment of Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for Sagittal Craniosynostosis: A Multicenter Time Series Study	29
Health-Related Quality-of-Life Effects of Rectus Repair during Body Contouring Surgery in Postbariatric Patients: A Prospective Study	28