OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
An Unknown Foreign laryngeal Object: an exotic complication of skull base osteoradionecrosis	150
Lateral neck cyst surgery without ipsilateral tonsillectomy: a retrospective analysis	85
In response to the importance of 24-h hypopharyngeal–esophageal impedance–pH monitoring for the treatment of laryngopharyngeal reflux	84
Sphenopalatine artery pseudoaneurysm masquerading as a second primary maxillary carcinoma	75
Clinical features of chronic fungal rhinosinusitis in Korean geriatric and non-geriatric patients	71
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 study of intratympanic OTO-313 in patients with moderate to severe subjective tinnitus	66
Speech recognition and quality of life outcomes of adults with cochlear implants following a quarter-century of deafness: what should be the maximum duration?	59
The first quick olfactory test specific for Alzheimer’s disease and French culture	54
Retrospective analysis of radiological investigation of surgically excised head and neck lipomas	53
Objective and subjective efficacy of hearing aids in patients with mild-to-moderate unilateral hearing loss: a prospective study	47
Minimally invasive thermal ablation techniques for neck lipomas: RFA vs. MWA	45
Analysis of the cause of retrolingual obstruction in patients with moderate–severe obstructive sleep apnea	45
Development of an extratracheal device for pulmonary function assessment in laryngectomized patients	44
Post-operative prognostication of patients diagnosed with Hurthle cell carcinoma: a machine learning approach	42
Longitudinal changes in electrical stapedius reflex thresholds (eSRT) in children with cochlear implants	39
Ultra-high-resolution CT of the temporal bone before cochlear implantation for pre-operative prediction of chorda tympani nerve management and round window access	38
Comparative analysis of videofluoroscopy and pulse oximetry for aspiration identification in patients with dysphagia after stroke and non-dysphagics	38
Predicting surgical intervention in paediatric cervical abscesses using machine learning: a comparative analysis	37
Ultrasonographic and cytological characterization of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology of cervical lymph nodes for false-negative and false-positive diagnosis	36
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and risk of sleep apnea: a nationwide cohort study	36
Impact of social and economic factors on global thyroid cancer incidence and mortality	34
Incidence and risk factors correlated with otitis media with effusion in pediatric patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a retrospective nationwide inpatient sample database study	34
Computer-aided designed 3D-printed polymeric scaffolds for personalized reconstruction of maxillary and mandibular defects: a proof-of-concept study	34
A study of otolith function in patients with orthostatic dizziness	33
Efficacy and safety of serial intralesional corticosteroids for subglottic stenosis: systematic review & meta-analysis	31

Mapping quality of life after balloon dilatation in subglottic stenosis using Dyspnea index and Short Form Health Survey-36	31
Relationship of anatomical variations of sphenoid sinus and the outcomes of endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgeries: a systematic review	31
Vestibular schwannoma removal through expanded transcanal transpromontorial approach: a multicentric experience	30
European consensus on endoscopic surgery for bilateral vocal fold immobility: classification and nomenclature	29