OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Surgery Today is 13. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Systematic review of resectable intraductal tubulopapillary neoplasm with special reference to recurrence patterns	37
Surgical intervention for non-small-cell lung cancer with minimal malignant pleural effusion	33
Effective initial management of anastomotic leak in the maintenance of functional colorectal or coloanal anastomosis	22
The impact of postoperative blood glucose levels on complications and prognosis after esophagectomy in patients with esophageal cancer	19
The impact of preclinical clerkship in general surgery on medical students’ attitude to a surgical career	19
Protein-enhanced feeds after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer attenuate postoperative catabolism: a prospective observational study	17
The necessity of intensive surveillance colonoscopy for patients with a remaining right colon after resection of colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study	17
Restoration of lymph flow by flap transfer can prevent severe lower extremity lymphedema after inguino-pelvic lymphadenectomy	16
Associations of wrong surgery with other critical healthcare quality and patient safety challenges: a cross-sectional nationwide study of 100 general hospitals in Spain	16
Intestinal mucosa staple line integrity and anastomotic leak pressure after healing in a porcine model	16
Novel biodegradable internal stent as a mitigation strategy in high-risk pancreaticojejunostomy: technical notes and preliminary results	16
Remnant gastritis in gastric cancer patients causes loss of muscle mass 6 months after gastrectomy: a retrospective cohort study of Helicobacter pylori infection	15
Promoter methylation levels of microRNA-124 in non-neoplastic rectal mucosa as a potential biomarker for ulcerative colitis-associated colorectal cancer in pediatric-onset patients	14
Surgical outcomes of the Frey procedure for chronic pancreatitis: correlation between preoperative characteristics and the histological severity of pancreatic fibrosis	13
Multidisciplinary surgical approach for renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus	13
Grip strength assessment before cancer surgery: ‘Shaking Hands’ for long-term outcome	13