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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
An Unknown Foreign laryngeal Object: an exotic complication of skull base osteoradionecrosis	153
In response to the importance of 24-h hypopharyngeal–esophageal impedance–pH monitoring for the treatment of laryngopharyngeal reflux	96
Sphenopalatine artery pseudoaneurysm masquerading as a second primary maxillary carcinoma	87
Clinical features of chronic fungal rhinosinusitis in Korean geriatric and non-geriatric patients	79
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 study of intratympanic OTO-313 in patients with moderate to severe subjective tinnitus	77
Speech recognition and quality of life outcomes of adults with cochlear implants following a quarter-century of deafness: what should be the maximum duration?	76
The first quick olfactory test specific for Alzheimer’s disease and French culture	61
Objective and subjective efficacy of hearing aids in patients with mild-to-moderate unilateral hearing loss: a prospective study	60
Minimally invasive thermal ablation techniques for neck lipomas: RFA vs. MWA	59
Development of an extratracheal device for pulmonary function assessment in laryngectomized patients	51
Post-operative prognostication of patients diagnosed with Hurthle cell carcinoma: a machine learning approach	49
Predicting surgical intervention in paediatric cervical abscesses using machine learning: a comparative analysis	48
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and risk of sleep apnea: a nationwide cohort study	45
Impact of social and economic factors on global thyroid cancer incidence and mortality	42
Incidence and risk factors correlated with otitis media with effusion in pediatric patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a retrospective nationwide inpatient sample database study	41
A study of otolith function in patients with orthostatic dizziness	39
Efficacy and safety of serial intralesional corticosteroids for subglottic stenosis: systematic review & meta-analysis	39
Relationship of anatomical variations of sphenoid sinus and the outcomes of endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgeries: a systematic review	38
Vestibular schwannoma removal through expanded transcanal transpromontorial approach: a multicentric experience	37
Acellular dermal matrix insertion versus fascia-anchoring suture after preauricular fistulectomy	36
Introducing retractophilia and retractophobia, and an appreciation of the silent “victims” of retracted papers	36
Imaging of the human cochlea using micro-computed tomography before and after cochlear implantation: comparison with cone-beam computed tomography	35
Unusual cause of unilateral facial oedema: intramuscular dirofilariasis	35
Does the ChOLE classification relate to the duration of surgery?	32
Arytenoid prolapse following open airway reconstruction in adults: factors, incidence, and development of a novel grading system	32

Machine learning model for automated calculation of intracochlear positional index in cochlear implantation	31
A randomized prospective comparative study on sinonasal morbidity and quality of life of transsphenoidal endoscopic surgery for pituitary adenomas: endonasal versus trans-septal approach	31
Blue laser for the exclusive endoscopic transcanal approach to middle ear paraganglioma	29
The SAPIENS 3D-printed temporal bone model: a real tool for advanced otologic surgery education	29
Predicting postoperative facial nerve paralysis by using intraoperative nerve monitoring during parotid surgery	29