OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Surgery is 29. 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
Killing mosquitoes or draining the swamp?	75
A Tribute to Dr Kevin E. Behrns, Editor-in-Chief of SURGERY	73
Is there a place for laparoscopic reoperation for complications after minimally invasive pancreatectomy?	68
The importance of a vice chair in a department of surgery: A chair's perspective	64
Letter to the editor on: “AI versus MD: Evaluating the surgical decision-making accuracy of ChatGPT-4”	64
Discussion	63
Cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis during weekend compared with delayed weekday surgery: A nationwide population cohort study	52
Neoadjuvant gemcitabine and S-1 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Effects on nutritional status and pancreaticoduodenectomy outcomes	48
Outcomes of synthetic and biologic mesh in abdominal wall reconstruction: A propensity-matched analysis in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention class 1 and 2 wounds	47
A nationwide analysis of pancreatic cancer trial enrollment reveals disparities and participation problems	47
Proof of concept of improved fluorescence-guided surgery of colon cancer liver metastasis using color-coded imaging of a tumor-labeling fluorescent antibody and indocyanine green restricted to the adj	45
Concurrent SARS-COV-19 and acute appendicitis: Management and outcomes across United States children’s hospitals	42
Cognitive effects of carotid revascularization in octogenarians	39
The good, the bad, and the ugly: Operative staff perspectives of surgeon coping with intraoperative errors	38
Sustained reduction of discharge opioid prescriptions in an enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery program: A multilevel generalized linear model	38
Social media as a disruptor for academic congresses	38
Clinical impact of coexistent chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis on central lymph node metastasis in low- to intermediate-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma: The MASTER study	35
Gastroesophageal reflux after sleeve gastrectomy. Fact or fiction?	35
Origins and implications of proper citation practices on academic integrity in surgical literature	35
Sex differences in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism	34
Discussion	33
Financing and cost-effectiveness of emergency medical services in low- and middle-income countries	33
Discussion	32
Discussion	30
Evaluating the effectiveness of using negative pressure wound therapy in the preservation of the infected prosthetic aortic graft	30

But can the Bot Write?	29
Discussion	29
Discussion	29
Discussion	29