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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Emerging artificial intelligence applications in otological imaging	77
Laryngeal cancers in paediatric and young adult patients: epidemiology, biology and treatment	30
Emerging trends in rhinoplasty education: accelerated adoption of digital tools and virtual learning platforms	26
Robotics and cochlear implant surgery: goals and developments	25
Vacuum assisted therapy in the head and neck	23
Patient-specific implants in orbital reconstruction	20
Strategies for obviation and management of trismus in oral cancer	20
Hyperspectral imaging and evaluation of surgical margins: where do we stand?	18
Modern management of distant metastases from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma	16
The remaining obstacles for a totally implantable cochlear implant	14
Distant metastasis from head and neck cancer: role of surgical treatment	14
Chronic rhinosinusitis and asthma: epidemiology, pathophysiology, morbidity, treatment	12
Sustainable equipment donation in otolaryngology in low-resource settings	12
Editorial introductions	12
Host-related indexes in head and neck cancer	12
Muscle transposition and free muscle transfer in facial nerve reanimation	11
Editorial introductions	10
Management of eagle syndrome	10
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	10
It's not only swallowing: a clinician primer to adult food refusal beyond dysphagia	10
Current management of cervicofacial nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in the pediatric population	9
Postoperative management following endoscopic skull base surgery	9
Editorial introductions	9
Compartmental surgery for T4b oral squamous cell carcinoma involving the masticatory space	9
Paucity of rhinological services and training in sub-Saharan Africa	9

Evaluation and diagnosis of pediatric patients with dizziness	9
When neck lymph nodes metastases do not origin from a head and neck unknown primary	9
Swallowing after total laryngectomy surgery: where are we after 150 years?	8
Malnutrition in aged care: interplay between dysphagia and diet	8
Surgical treatment of sinonasal inverted papilloma	8
Temporal bone fracture related facial palsy: efficacy of decompression with and without grafting	7
Primary and secondary autoimmune disorders and hearing loss	7
Craniopharyngioma surgery for rhinologists	7
Editorial introductions	7
Editorial introductions	7
Recent evidence of advanced preservation rhinoplasty	7
Gene therapy for inner ear disease: the next targets	7
Skull base osteoradionecrosis: from pathogenesis to treatment	7
Managing massive palatial defect secondary to palatoplasty failures: an in-depth analysis	7
Paediatric voice disorder: who to refer and how to assess? A summary of recent literature	7
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in HIV patients	7
Cognitive and behavioral effects of hearing loss	7
The added value of radiomics in determining patient responsiveness to laryngeal preservation strategies	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
Oncology for the rhinologist	6
Contemporary review of middle ear adenomatous neuroendocrine tumors	6
Update on the evaluation and management of dysphagia in sporadic inclusion body myositis	6
Indications of external beams radiation for thyroid cancer	6
Current trends in unilateral cleft lip repair	6
Long-term complications of extracranial pericranial flaps in skull base reconstruction	6
Use of the preepiglottic baton plate for treatment of tongue-based obstruction in newborns with Robin sequence	6
Dragged kicking and screaming…▪▪	6
Thyroid lymphoma	6
Salivary pepsin testing for laryngopharyngeal reflux: will it change our management?	6
Current opinion of presentation of dysphagia and dysphonia in patients with coronavirus disease 2019	6
Managing lymphoedema following treatment for head and neck cancer: is complete decongestive therapy an effective intervention to improve dysphagia outcomes?	6
Pediatric ossiculoplasty and implications in cholesteatoma surgery	6
Defining ‘control’ of chronic rhinosinusitis	5
Current approaches to management of vocal fold scar	5
Current opinion in refractory and/or unexplained chronic cough	5
Intraoperative imaging during head and neck reconstruction	5
Paediatric nasal dermoid: evaluation and management	5
Advancing laryngology through artificial intelligence: a comprehensive review of implementation frameworks and strategies	4
Editorial introductions	4
Nonsurgical rhinoplasty: prevention and management of associated complications	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
Emerging concepts in sinonasal tumor research	4
Update on injection augmentation pharyngoplasty in the treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency	4
Rhinology in the developing world – an important yet frequently overlooked theme	4
Two-team approaches in modern head and neck oncologic and reconstructive surgery: ablative considerations	4
Management of paediatric sialorrhea	4
Pediatric otolaryngology in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: what have we learned?	4
Cochlear implantation: an effective modality for hearing restoration following vestibular schwannoma resection	4
Anterior cervical spine surgery and dysphagia	4

Supraglottoplasty outcomes in laryngomalacia in children	4
State-of-the-art: septal perforation repair	4
New developments in the application of artificial intelligence to laryngology	4
Grafting materials and techniques in rhinoplasty: a Middle Eastern perspective	4
Neurosurgery for the rhinologist	4
COVID-19 related olfactory dysfunction	4
Assessing institutional pediatric airway emergency readiness: key components and practices	4