OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Vascular Surgery is 35. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Predicting high-flow arteriovenous fistulas and cardiac outcomes in hemodialysis patients	431
Uncontrolled hypertension is associated with complications and poorer outcomes after endovascular aneurysm repair	130
Events of Interest	94
Completely Percutaneous Retrieval of a Large Migrated Iliac Venous Stent	86
Practice Patterns in the Management of Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia by BEST-CLI Investigators	81
Results of the Italian Collaborators for EVAR (ICE) Registry on Acute Kidney Injury After Elective Endovascular Aortic Repair of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	67
Associations and One-year Trends of Frailty, Cognition, Disability, and Quality of Life in Individuals with Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia	66
Assessing for Regional Variation in Carotid Artery Stenting Outcomes—The Influence of Age and Cerebral Protection Modality	66
Long-Term Outcomes and Predictors of Amputation-free Survival Following Popliteal-Distal Bypass: A Vascular Quality Initiative Study	59
Impact of Hemodynamic Success of Revascularization Measured by Skin Perfusion Pressure on Wound Healing in Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia	57
Importance of Pedal Microcirculation to Wounds for Wound Healing After Bypass Surgery in Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia	53
Complications of Varicose Vein Interventions in the Vascular Quality Initiative	52
Secondary Interventions Following Open vs Endovascular Revascularization for Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia in the BEST-CLI Trial	50
Investigating the Effects of a Lower Extremity Bypass Enhanced Recovery Pathway on Postoperative Opioid Use and Patient Pain Scores	50
Large Endograft Diameter is Associated with Poor Short- and Mid-term Outcomes following Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair	48
Assessment of Safety and Procedural Learning Curve for Pulmonary Embolism Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy under Local Anesthesia: A Retrospective Chart Review	48
Abbreviated Duplex Ultrasound Surveillance in TCAR May Be Safe and Cost-Effective	48
Outcomes of Antecubital Reconstruction for Dysfunctional Forearm Arteriovenous Fistulas	47
Impact of the Venovalve on Patients With Primary and Thrombotic Deep Venous Reflux	45
The elevated stroke and death rates among asymptomatic patients undergoing carotid stenting in the Pacific Northwest are associated with high-risk patient selection	43
Editorial Board	43
The Use of Thermal Imaging to Assess Peripheral Artery Disease	41
Diagnostic Accuracy of Telemedicine for Detection of Surgical Site Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	41
Incidence and predictors of gastrointestinal hemorrhage following mesenteric revascularization	40
Validation of nonhome discharge risk score after elective infrainguinal bypass surgery	39

Gaps in aneurysm screening	39
Risk factors for early arteriovenous fistula failure in patients undergoing hemodialysis and comparison of diagnostic prediction models	39
Editor's Choice – A European Delphi Consensus on the Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Patients with Heritable Aortic Diseases	39
Abdominal Vascular Compression Syndromes: Current and Future of Management of Abdominal Vascular Compression Syndromes that Includes Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome, Nutcracker Syndrome, Superior Mes	38
Reply	37
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis On Sex-based Disparities In Patients With Chronic Limb-threatening Ischemia Undergoing Revascularization	37
Mirror, mirror, on the wall	37
Popliteal Vein Compression Syndrome: A Rare Pathologic Entity	36
A National Registry Analysis Comparing Extremity Access for Complex Aneurysm Repairs	36
Protected and Unprotected Radiation Exposure to the Eye Lens During Endovascular Procedures in Hybrid Operating Rooms	35
Off-the-Shelf Branched Endografts for the Treatment of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Two-Year Target Vessel-related Outcomes	35