OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences is 3. 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
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on subarachnoid hemorrhage	19
Neurosurgical activity during COVID-19 pandemic: an experts' opinion from China, South Korea, Italy, the USA, Colombia, and the UK	17
Augmented reality in intracranial meningioma surgery: report of a case and systematic review	16
Intraoperative computed tomography, navigated ultrasound, 5-amino-levulinic acid fluorescence and neuromonitoring in brain tumor surgery: overtreatment or useful tool combination?	14
Italian consensus and recommendations on diagnosis and treatment of low-grade gliomas. An intersociety (SINch/AINO/SIN) document	14
Application of PHASES and ELAPSS scores to ruptured cerebral aneurysms: how many would have been conservatively managed?	13
Elective lumbar fusion in the United States: national trends in inpatient complications and cost from 2002-2014	13
Combined endoscopic endonasal and transorbital approach to skull base tumors: a systematic literature review	11
Management of intracranial hypertension following traumatic brain injury: a best clinical practice adoption proposal for intracranial pressure monitoring and decompressive craniectomy. Joint statement	10
Long-term outcome of surgical treatment of Chiari malformation without syringomyelia	10
VITOM®-3D: preliminary experience with intradural extramedullary spinal tumors	9
Transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy: outcome and complications in 270 cases	9
The inferior fronto-occipital fascicle: a century of controversies from anatomy theaters to operative neurosurgery	8
Endoscopic endonasal surgery for anterior cranial fossa meningiomas	8
Natural history of de novo high grade glioma: first description of growth parabola	8
Surgical management of acute subdural hematoma: a comparison between decompressive craniectomy and craniotomy on patients treated from 2010 to the present in a single center	8
Th17/Treg imbalance in peripheral blood from patients with intracranial aneurysm	8
Flow-augmentation bypass for moyamoya disease	8
Jahi McMath: a new state of disorder of consciousness	8
Long-term follow-up of the Derivo® Embolization Device (DED®) for intracranial aneurysms: the Italian Multicentric Registry	8
Intramedullary spinal cord tumors: the value of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring in a series of 57 cases from two Italian centers	8
Epidemiology, diagnosis and management of Baastrup's disease: a systematic review	7
Brain changes after peripheral nerve repair: limitations of neuroplasticity	7
Serious dysphagia following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: long-term incidence in a national cohort	7
Surgical anatomy and technical nuances of the endoscopic endonasal approach to the anterior cranial fossa	7

Spinal meningiomas: 61 cases with predictors of early postoperative surgical outcomes	7
Simulation and virtual reality in intracranial aneurysms neurosurgical training: a systematic review	7
Primary sellar neuroblastoma mimicking invasive pituitary adenoma: a systematic review	7
Superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF) I and II: an anatomical and functional review	6
Hypernatremia is associated with poorer outcomes following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a nationwide inpatient sample analysis	6
Are Modic type 2 disc changes associated with low-grade infections? A pilot study	6
Visualization of volume of tissue activated modeling in a clinical planning system for deep brain stimulation	6
Radiation dose-escalation and dose-fractionation modulate the immune microenvironment, cancer stem cells and vasculature in experimental high-grade gliomas	6
Reconstruction after extended endonasal approaches to the anterior cranial base: surgical techniques and current results	6
Effects of magnetically controlled growing rods surgery on pulmonary function in young subjects with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 and other neuromuscular scoliosis	6
Neurosurgery at the time of COVID-19: how this pandemic infectious disease is influencing neurosurgical activities and patient management	6
Endoscopic endonasal approach for craniopharyngiomas	6
Enhancement of miR-16-5p on spinal cord injury-induced neuron apoptosis and inflammatory response through inactivating ERK1/2 pathway	6
Bed rest after incidental durotomy in lumbar surgery: a redundant measure in case of watertight dural repair	6
The inferior longitudinal fasciculus: anatomy, function and surgical considerations	6
Risk factors and functional outcome were associated with hemorrhagic transformation after mechanical thrombectomy for acute large vessel occlusion stroke	5
Investigation of key miRNAs and their target genes involved in cell apoptosis during intervertebral disc degeneration development using bioinformatics methods	5
Spicy foods triggering clinical symptoms in Moyamoya angiopathy	5
Relationship between pineal cyst size and aqueductal CSF flow measured by phase contrast MRI	5
Surgical outcome of tuberculum sellae and planum sphenoidale meningiomas based on Sekhar-Mortazavi Tumor Classification	5
A new tool to improve pedicle screw placement accuracy in navigated spine surgery: a monocentric study	5
Carotid plaque vulnerability on magnetic resonance imaging and risk of future ischemic events: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Early growth response 1 promoted the invasion of glioblastoma multiforme by elevating HMGB1	5
Readmissions in patients with cerebral cavernous malformations: a national readmission database study	5
Supplementary management with Pycnogenol® in Parkinson's disease to prevent cognitive impairment	5
Glioblastoma: from volumetric analysis to molecular predictors	5
Minimally invasive percutaneous anterior odontoid screw fixation: institutional experience with a simple and effective technique	5
Neuroeducation and neurorehabilitation in the neurosurgical patient: programs to be developed in Latin America and the Caribbean	4
The desire to publish a scientific article and the difficulties of publishing it in a high-quality neurosurgery scientific journal	4
Nerve transfers in tetraplegia: a review and practical guide	4
Artificial intelligence-enhanced intraoperative neurosurgical workflow: current knowledge and future perspectives	4
A placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial of amantadine hydrochloride for evaluating the functional improvement of patients following severe acute traumatic brain injury	4
All-cause and tumor-specific mortality trends in elderly primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) patients: a surveillance, epidemiology, and end results (SEER) analysis	4
Endoscopic endonasal treatment of craniopharyngiomas: current management strategies and future perspectives	4
Anticoagulant therapy in high grade gliomas: a systematic review on state of the art and future perspectives	4
Epidemiology, natural course, and preventive measures of osteoporotic vertebral fractures: WFNS Spine Committee Recommendations	4
The EANS Young Neurosurgeons Committee's vision of the future of European Neurosurgery	4
Primary gliosarcoma: epidemiology, clinical presentation, management, and survival	4
Spinal meningioma surgery in the elderly: who can benefit from it?	4
Evidence-based medicine in neurosurgery: why and how?	4
Natura non facit saltus: a phase 2 proposal to manage brain tumors cases from the Neuro-oncology section of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SINch®)	4
Single-center experience with the new-generation Derivo embolization device for ruptured and unruptured intracranial aneurysms	4
The use of mixed reality for the treatment planning of unruptured intracranial aneurysms	4
Preoperative and intraoperative anatomical-functional mapping in insular glioma surgery: integrated model to improve surgical outcome	4
Telemedicine in a spine clinic setting: a large survey of patient preferences and experiences	4
An international call for a new grading system for cerebral and cerebellar cavernomas	4
Ultrasound assisted awake epilepsy surgery for type IIB focal cortical dysplasia in eloquent areas	3
Entrapment of the temporal horn: case series and systematic review of literature	3
What is the quality of the information available on the internet for patients suffering with sciatica?	3
Outcome of elderly patients undergoing intracranial meningioma resection: a single-center experience	3

The prognostic improvement of add-on bevacizumab for progressive disease during concomitant temozolomide and radiation therapy in patients with glioblastoma and anaplastic astrocytoma	3
Workflow management for COVID-19 patients needing an urgent neurosurgical procedure	3
A supervised machine-learning algorithm predicts intraoperative CSF leak in endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas	3
The endoscopic surgical resection of intrasellar lesions conserves the hormonal function: a negative correlation to the microsurgical technique	3
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation as treatment for neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord injury	3
Artificial neural network predicts hemorrhagic contusions following decompressive craniotomy in traumatic brain injury	3
Awake transradial middle meningeal artery embolization and twist drill craniostomy for chronic subdural hematomas in the elderly: case series and technical note	3
Stimulation of the motor cerebral cortex in chronic neuropathic pain: the role of electrode localization over motor somatotopy	3
Long-term follow-up of custom-made porous hydroxyapatite cranioplasty in adult patients: a multicenter European study. Can we trust self-reported complications?	3
Characterization of neurosurgery fellowship directors: strengths and room for improvement	3
Thermal versus cooled radiofrequency in patients with sacroiliac joint pain: a systematic review of the literature and pooled analysis of clinical outcomes	3
Do antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs modify outcome of patients treated for chronic subdural hematoma? Still a controversial issue	3
Tailored therapy for recurrent glioblastoma: report of a personalized molecular approach	3
Impact of 4K ultra-high-definition endoscope in pituitary surgery: analysis of a comparative institutional case series	3
Q-ball high-resolution fiber tractography of language associated tracts: quantitative evaluation of applicability for glioma resections	3
Is awake craniotomy an ideal technique for surgical resection of tumors involving the motor area? Analysis of functional outcomes	3
Modafinil attenuates the neuroinflammatory response after experimental traumatic brain injury	3
The evolving neurosurgical perspective on Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): a systematic review	3
Expanded endoscopic transnasal odontoidectomy and posterior stabilization: a combined approach	3
Elderly traumatic central cord syndrome in the USA: a review of management and outcomes	3
Longer survival of glioblastoma complicated by bacterial infections after surgery: what is known today	3
Should intravenous acetaminophen be considered for post craniotomy pain management? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	3
Extended endonasal approaches for pituitary adenomas	3
Incidence, risk factors, and treatment of incidental durotomy during decompression in degenerative lumbar spine conditions	3
Natural history and surgical management of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: a systematic review	3