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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Application of PHASES and ELAPSS scores to ruptured cerebral aneurysms: how many would have been conservatively managed?	17
Elective lumbar fusion in the United States: national trends in inpatient complications and cost from 2002-2014	16
Combined endoscopic endonasal and transorbital approach to skull base tumors: a systematic literature review	16
Intraoperative computed tomography, navigated ultrasound, 5-amino-levulinic acid fluorescence and neuromonitoring in brain tumor surgery: overtreatment or useful tool combination?	15
Management of intracranial hypertension following traumatic brain injury: a best clinical practice adoption proposal for intracranial pressure monitoring and decompressive craniectomy. Joint statement	14
Long-term follow-up of the Derivo® Embolization Device (DED®) for intracranial aneurysms: the Italian Multicentric Registry	11
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	11
VITOM®-3D: preliminary experience with intradural extramedullary spinal tumors	10
Transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy: outcome and complications in 270 cases	10
Intramedullary spinal cord tumors: the value of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring in a series of 57 cases from two Italian centers	10
Flow-augmentation bypass for moyamoya disease	10
Jahi McMath: a new state of disorder of consciousness	9
Th17/Treg imbalance in peripheral blood from patients with intracranial aneurysm	9
Epidemiology, diagnosis and management of Baastrup's disease: a systematic review	9
Endoscopic endonasal surgery for anterior cranial fossa meningiomas	9
Simulation and virtual reality in intracranial aneurysms neurosurgical training: a systematic review	8
Surgical anatomy and technical nuances of the endoscopic endonasal approach to the anterior cranial fossa	8
The inferior longitudinal fasciculus: anatomy, function and surgical considerations	8
Brain changes after peripheral nerve repair: limitations of neuroplasticity	8
The inferior fronto-occipital fascicle: a century of controversies from anatomy theaters to operative neurosurgery	8
Spinal meningiomas: 61 cases with predictors of early postoperative surgical outcomes	8
An international call for a new grading system for cerebral and cerebellar cavernomas	7
Anticoagulant therapy in high grade gliomas: a systematic review on state of the art and future perspectives	7
Social media in neurosurgery during COVID-19: an evaluation of the role of Neurosurgery Cocktail platform	7
Enhancement of miR-16-5p on spinal cord injury-induced neuron apoptosis and inflammatory response through inactivating ERK1/2 pathway	7

Visualization of volume of tissue activated modeling in a clinical planning system for deep brain stimulation	7
The use of mixed reality for the treatment planning of unruptured intracranial aneurysms	7
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
Ulipristal-temozolomide-hydroxyurea combination for glioblastoma: in-vitro studies	6
Hypernatremia is associated with poorer outcomes following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a nationwide inpatient sample analysis	6
Surgical outcome of tuberculum sellae and planum sphenoidale meningiomas based on Sekhar-Mortazavi Tumor Classification	6
A placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial of amantadine hydrochloride for evaluating the functional improvement of patients following severe acute traumatic brain injury	6
Carotid plaque vulnerability on magnetic resonance imaging and risk of future ischemic events: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Safety and efficacy of dual antiplatelet therapy combining aspirin and ticagrelor in patients with undergoing intracranial stenting procedures	6
Spinal meningioma surgery in the elderly: who can benefit from it?	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
Bed rest after incidental durotomy in lumbar surgery: a redundant measure in case of watertight dural repair	6
Readmissions in patients with cerebral cavernous malformations: a national readmission database study	5
Osteoporotic vertebral fractures: radiologic diagnosis, clinical and radiologic factors affecting surgical decision making: WFNS spine committee recommendations	5
A new tool to improve pedicle screw placement accuracy in navigated spine surgery: a monocentric study	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
Superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF) I and II: an anatomical and functional review	5
Investigation of key miRNAs and their target genes involved in cell apoptosis during intervertebral disc degeneration development using bioinformatics methods	5
Artificial intelligence-enhanced intraoperative neurosurgical workflow: current knowledge and future perspectives	5
Telemedicine in a spine clinic setting: a large survey of patient preferences and experiences	5
Gliomagenesis is orchestrated by the Oct3/4 regulatory network	5
Minimally invasive percutaneous anterior odontoid screw fixation: institutional experience with a simple and effective technique	5
Nerve transfers in tetraplegia: a review and practical guide	5
Entrapment of the temporal horn: case series and systematic review of literature	5
The EANS Young Neurosurgeons Committee's vision of the future of European Neurosurgery	5
Association of baseline frailty and age with postoperative outcomes in metastatic brain tumor patients	5
Glioblastoma: from volumetric analysis to molecular predictors	5
Risk factors and functional outcome were associated with hemorrhagic transformation after mechanical thrombectomy for acute large vessel occlusion stroke	5
Should intravenous acetaminophen be considered for post craniotomy pain management? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	4
Endoscopic endonasal treatment of craniopharyngiomas: current management strategies and future perspectives	4
Ultrasound assisted awake epilepsy surgery for type IIB focal cortical dysplasia in eloquent areas	4
Incidence, risk factors, and treatment of incidental durotomy during decompression in degenerative lumbar spine conditions	4
Evaluation of the inion and asterion as neurosurgical landmarks for dural venous sinuses: osteological study on a sample of South African skull specimens	4
Acellular nerve grafts with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells/Schwann cells for sciatic nerve regeneration in rats: a meta-analysis	4
Early growth response 1 promoted the invasion of glioblastoma multiforme by elevating HMGB1	4
Elderly traumatic central cord syndrome in the USA: a review of management and outcomes	4
The desire to publish a scientific article and the difficulties of publishing it in a high-quality neurosurgery scientific journal	4
Clinical and radiological outcomes following open door laminoplasty: a single center evolution of the technique	4
Neurosurgical research in LMIC: a bitter truth	4
Do neurosurgeons follow the guidelines? A world-based survey on severe traumatic brain injury	4
Cognitive characteristics of children treated for deformational plagiocephaly and parental perception of the therapy	4
Sprouty 4 suppresses glioblastoma invasion by inhibiting ERK phosphorylation and ETS-1-induced matrix metalloproteinase-9	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
Evidence-based medicine in neurosurgery: why and how?	4
Epidemiology, natural course, and preventive measures of osteoporotic vertebral fractures: WFNS Spine Committee Recommendations	4
Preoperative and intraoperative anatomical-functional mapping in insular glioma surgery: integrated model to improve surgical outcome	4
Awake transradial middle meningeal artery embolization and twist drill craniostomy for chronic subdural hematomas in the elderly: case series and technical note	4

Incidence and risk factors of neurosurgical site infections: results of a prospective multicenter cohort study on 6359 surgeries	4
Degenerative Lumbar Spine Stenosis Consensus Conference: the Italian job. Recommendations of the Spinal Section of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery	3
Lumbar adjacent segment degeneration after spinal fusion surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Is awake craniotomy an ideal technique for surgical resection of tumors involving the motor area? Analysis of functional outcomes	3
What is the quality of the information available on the internet for patients suffering with sciatica?	3
Q-ball high-resolution fiber tractography of language associated tracts: quantitative evaluation of applicability for glioma resections	3
Thermal versus cooled radiofrequency in patients with sacroiliac joint pain: a systematic review of the literature and pooled analysis of clinical outcomes	3
Modafinil attenuates the neuroinflammatory response after experimental traumatic brain injury	3
Long-term fate of C3-7 arthrodesis: 4-level ACDF versus cervical laminectomy and fusion	3
Risk factors associated with vasospasm after non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage: a retrospective analysis of 456 patients	3
Glibenclamide reduces secondary brain injury in a SAH rat model by reducing brain swelling and modulating inflammatory response	3
Functional anatomy of the frontal aslant tract and surgical perspectives	3
A supervised machine-learning algorithm predicts intraoperative CSF leak in endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas	3
Surgery for acute subdural hematoma: the value of pre-emptive decompressive craniectomy by propensity score analysis	3
Normal-appearing white matter structural integrity in incidentally discovered low-grade gliomas: a single institution study	3
Expanded endoscopic transnasal odontoidectomy and posterior stabilization: a combined approach	3
Lessons learned during COVID-19 pandemic, a worldwide survey: evolution of global neurosurgical practice	3
Extended endonasal approaches for pituitary adenomas	3
Artificial neural network predicts hemorrhagic contusions following decompressive craniotomy in traumatic brain injury	3
The clinical challenge of subarachnoid hemorrhage associated with multiple aneurysms when the bleeding source is not certainly identifiable	3
Stimulation of the motor cerebral cortex in chronic neuropathic pain: the role of electrode localization over motor somatotopy	3
Endoscopic approaches to skull base malignancies affecting the anterior fossa	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
Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease in practice: results of the survey by the Italian Neurosurgery Society	3
Seizure-outcome after surgery of low-grade epilepsy associated neuro-epithelial tumors	3
All-cause and tumor-specific mortality trends in elderly primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) patients: a surveillance, epidemiology, and end results (SEER) analysis	3
The evolving neurosurgical perspective on Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): a systematic review	3
Natural history and surgical management of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: a systematic review	3
Outcome of elderly patients undergoing intracranial meningioma resection: a single-center experience	3
Impact of 4K ultra-high-definition endoscope in pituitary surgery: analysis of a comparative institutional case series	3
Longer survival of glioblastoma complicated by bacterial infections after surgery: what is known today	3
Pulmonary injury as a predictor of cerebral hypoxia in traumatic brain injury: from physiology to physiopathology	3
The endoscopic surgical resection of intrasellar lesions conserves the hormonal function: a negative correlation to the microsurgical technique	3
Downregulation of USP33 inhibits Slit/Robo signaling pathway and is associated with poor patient survival of glioma	3
Association between preoperative serum lactate concentrate with tumor cell proliferative index in primary brain tumor	3
Do antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs modify outcome of patients treated for chronic subdural hematoma? Still a controversial issue	3
Characterizing internet search patterns for neurologic and neurosurgical conditions following celebrity diagnosis	3
Large language model, AI and scientific research: why ChatGPT is only the beginning	3
Meningoencephalitis with refractory intracranial hypertension: consider decompressive craniectomy	3