OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and is 33. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Objective evaluation of anosmia and ageusia in COVID‐19 patients: Single‐center experience on 72 cases	360
Olfactory and gustatory function impairment in COVID‐19 patients: Italian objective multicenter‐study	195
COVID‐19 pandemic: Effects and evidence‐based recommendations for otolaryngology and head and neck surgery practice	193
Mental health among otolaryngology resident and attending physicians during the COVID‐19 pandemic: National study	127
Validation of a self‐administered olfactory and gustatory test for the remotely evaluation of COVID‐19 patients in home quarantine	103
Objective olfactory evaluation of self‐reported loss of smell in a case series of 86 COVID‐19 patients	95
Radiofrequency ablation and related ultrasound‐guided ablation technologies for treatment of benign and malignant thyroid disease: An international multidisciplinary consensus statement of	89
Telemedicine for head and neck ambulatory visits during COVID‐19: Evaluating usability and patient satisfaction	87
Smell and taste disorders during COVID‐19 outbreak: Cross‐sectional study on 355 patients	83
Tracheostomy during SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic: Recommendations from the New York Head and Neck Society	72
Optimizing your telemedicine visit during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Practice guidelines for patients with head and neck cancer	71
Framework for prioritizing head and neck surgery during the COVID‐19 pandemic	67
Tracheostomy protocols during COVID‐19 pandemic	60
Transition to a virtual multidisciplinary tumor board during the COVID‐19 pandemic: University of Pittsburgh experience	59
Phase 1/2a, open‐label, multicenter study of RM‐1929 photoimmunotherapy in patients with locoregional, recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma	58
Impact of COVID‐19 on the mental health of surgeons and coping strategies	55
Tracheostomy guidelines developed at a large academic medical center during the COVID‐19 pandemic	55
COVID‐19: Nasal and oropharyngeal swab	54
Potential impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on financial toxicity in cancer survivors	52
Topical preparations to reduce SARS‐CoV‐2 aerosolization in head and neck mucosal surgery	52
The impact of COVID‐19 on head and neck cancer diagnosis and disease extent	45
Management of dysphagia in the patient with head and neck cancer during COVID‐19 pandemic: Practical strategy	42
Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach vs conventional open thyroidectomy: Meta‐analysis	41
Managing head and neck cancer patients with tracheostomy or laryngectomy during the COVID‐19 pandemic	40
Endoscopic skull base and transoral surgery during COVID‐19 pandemic: Minimizing droplet spread with negative‐pressure otolaryngology viral isolation drape	40

False‐positive reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction screening for SARS‐CoV‐2 in the setting of urgent head and neck surgery and otolaryngologic emergencies during the pandemic: Clinical imp	39
Neoadjuvant selpercatinib for advanced medullary thyroid cancer	39
Mitigation of head and neck cancer service disruption during COVID‐19 in Hong Kong through telehealth and multi‐institutional collaboration	39
American Head and Neck Society Endocrine Surgery Section and International Thyroid Oncology Group consensus statement on mutational testing in thyroid cancer: Defining advanced thyroid cancer and its	39
Rapid implementation of an evidence‐based remote triaging system for assessment of suspected referrals and patients with head and neck cancer on follow‐up after treatment during the COVID‐1	38
Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on Otolaryngology trainee education	37
Changes in head and neck oncologic practice during the COVID‐19 pandemic	36
Impact of coronavirus (COVID‐19) on otolaryngologic surgery: Brief commentary	36