OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery is 4. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Patient-specific implants in orbital reconstruction	74
Robotics and cochlear implant surgery: goals and developments	44
Laryngeal cancers in paediatric and young adult patients: epidemiology, biology and treatment	30
Editorial	24
Emerging artificial intelligence applications in otological imaging	22
Emerging trends in rhinoplasty education: accelerated adoption of digital tools and virtual learning platforms	20
Strategies for obviation and management of trismus in oral cancer	20
Hyperspectral imaging and evaluation of surgical margins: where do we stand?	18
Vacuum assisted therapy in the head and neck	17
Distant metastasis from head and neck cancer: role of surgical treatment	16
Prevention and management of oronasal fistulas	15
The role of telehealth in the delivery of oral and maxillofacial surgery services at a level 6 hospital in New South Wales Australia during COVID-19 – the John Hunter Hospital experience: a commentary	14
Management of eagle syndrome	14
Muscle transposition and free muscle transfer in facial nerve reanimation	11
Modern management of distant metastases from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma	11
The remaining obstacles for a totally implantable cochlear implant	10
Host-related indexes in head and neck cancer	10
Editorial introductions	10
Chronic rhinosinusitis and asthma: epidemiology, pathophysiology, morbidity, treatment	10
Compartmental surgery for T4b oral squamous cell carcinoma involving the masticatory space	9
Sustainable equipment donation in otolaryngology in low-resource settings	9
Editorial introductions	8
Editorial introductions	8
It's not only swallowing: a clinician primer to adult food refusal beyond dysphagia	8
Sarcopenia and microvascular free flap reconstruction	8

Evaluation and diagnosis of pediatric patients with dizziness	8
Advances in hearing preservation in cochlear implant surgery	7
When neck lymph nodes metastases do not origin from a head and neck unknown primary	7
Temporal bone fracture related facial palsy: efficacy of decompression with and without grafting	7
Paucity of rhinological services and training in sub-Saharan Africa	7
Editorial introductions	7
Postoperative management following endoscopic skull base surgery	7
Swallowing after total laryngectomy surgery: where are we after 150 years?	7
Current management of cervicofacial nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in the pediatric population	7
Malnutrition in aged care: interplay between dysphagia and diet	7
Managing massive palatial defect secondary to palatoplasty failures: an in-depth analysis	7
Craniopharyngioma surgery for rhinologists	6
Surgical treatment of sinonasal inverted papilloma	6
Editorial: Editorial – new beginnings	6
Delivering a bespoke education programme and learning framework for the integrated speech & language therapy head and neck cancer service across Cheshire and Merseyside, within the UK	6
Skull base osteoradionecrosis: from pathogenesis to treatment	6
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in HIV patients	6
Understanding the differentiation and epigenetics of cochlear sensory progenitors in pursuit of regeneration	6
The added value of radiomics in determining patient responsiveness to laryngeal preservation strategies	6
Thyroid lymphoma	6
Recent evidence of advanced preservation rhinoplasty	6
Paediatric voice disorder: who to refer and how to assess? A summary of recent literature	6
Cognitive and behavioral effects of hearing loss	6
Editorial introductions	6
Indications of external beams radiation for thyroid cancer	6
Long-term complications of extracranial pericranial flaps in skull base reconstruction	5
Update on the evaluation and management of dysphagia in sporadic inclusion body myositis	5
Current opinion in refractory and/or unexplained chronic cough	5
Defining ‘control’ of chronic rhinosinusitis	5
Oncology for the rhinologist	5
Salivary pepsin testing for laryngopharyngeal reflux: will it change our management?	5
Distraction osteogenesis in craniosynostosis	5
Current opinion of presentation of dysphagia and dysphonia in patients with coronavirus disease 2019	5
Current trends in unilateral cleft lip repair	5
Paediatric nasal dermoid: evaluation and management	5
Dragged kicking and screaming…▪▪	5
Use of the preepiglottic baton plate for treatment of tongue-based obstruction in newborns with Robin sequence	5
Advancing laryngology through artificial intelligence: a comprehensive review of implementation frameworks and strategies	4
New developments in the application of artificial intelligence to laryngology	4
Rhinology in the developing world – an important yet frequently overlooked theme	4
Management of paediatric sialorrhea	4
Assessing institutional pediatric airway emergency readiness: key components and practices	4
Pediatric otolaryngology in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: what have we learned?	4
Current approaches to management of vocal fold scar	4
Editorial introductions	4
Limits and potential implementation of the present pN classification for oral squamous cell carcinoma	4
Are open access article processing charges affordable for otolaryngologists in low-income and middle-income countries?	4
Neurosurgery for the rhinologist	4
Managing lymphoedema following treatment for head and neck cancer: is complete decongestive therapy an effective intervention to improve dysphagia outcomes?	4
Nonsurgical rhinoplasty: prevention and management of associated complications	4

Update on injection augmentation pharyngoplasty in the treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency	4
Head and neck free-flap salvage	4
State-of-the-art: septal perforation repair	4