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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Vacuum assisted therapy in the head and neck	75
Strategies for obviation and management of trismus in oral cancer	30
Emerging artificial intelligence applications in otological imaging	26
Laryngeal cancers in paediatric and young adult patients: epidemiology, biology and treatment	23
Emerging trends in rhinoplasty education: accelerated adoption of digital tools and virtual learning platforms	21
Robotics and cochlear implant surgery: goals and developments	20
Hyperspectral imaging and evaluation of surgical margins: where do we stand?	20
Patient-specific implants in orbital reconstruction	18
Modern management of distant metastases from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma	16
Chronic rhinosinusitis and asthma: epidemiology, pathophysiology, morbidity, treatment	14
Editorial introductions	14
Sustainable equipment donation in otolaryngology in low-resource settings	12
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	12
Host-related indexes in head and neck cancer	12
Muscle transposition and free muscle transfer in facial nerve reanimation	12
Management of eagle syndrome	11
The remaining obstacles for a totally implantable cochlear implant	10
Distant metastasis from head and neck cancer: role of surgical treatment	10
Paucity of rhinological services and training in sub-Saharan Africa	9
Editorial introductions	9
Evaluation and diagnosis of pediatric patients with dizziness	9
Editorial introductions	9
Compartmental surgery for T4b oral squamous cell carcinoma involving the masticatory space	9
It's not only swallowing: a clinician primer to adult food refusal beyond dysphagia	9
Current management of cervicofacial nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in the pediatric population	9

Managing massive palatial defect secondary to palatoplasty failures: an in-depth analysis	8
When neck lymph nodes metastases do not origin from a head and neck unknown primary	8
Temporal bone fracture related facial palsy: efficacy of decompression with and without grafting	8
Postoperative management following endoscopic skull base surgery	8
Swallowing after total laryngectomy surgery: where are we after 150 years?	8
Malnutrition in aged care: interplay between dysphagia and diet	7
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in HIV patients	7
Paediatric voice disorder: who to refer and how to assess? A summary of recent literature	7
Editorial introductions	7
Recent evidence of advanced preservation rhinoplasty	7
Cognitive and behavioral effects of hearing loss	7
Surgical treatment of sinonasal inverted papilloma	7
Primary and secondary autoimmune disorders and hearing loss	7
Craniopharyngioma surgery for rhinologists	7
Editorial introductions	7
Salivary pepsin testing for laryngopharyngeal reflux: will it change our management?	6
Oncology for the rhinologist	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
Use of the preepiglottic baton plate for treatment of tongue-based obstruction in newborns with Robin sequence	6
Current opinion of presentation of dysphagia and dysphonia in patients with coronavirus disease 2019	6
Current opinion in refractory and/or unexplained chronic cough	6
The added value of radiomics in determining patient responsiveness to laryngeal preservation strategies	6
Thyroid lymphoma	6
Long-term complications of extracranial pericranial flaps in skull base reconstruction	6
Current approaches to management of vocal fold scar	6
Dragged kicking and screaming…▪▪	6
Contemporary review of middle ear adenomatous neuroendocrine tumors	6
Skull base osteoradionecrosis: from pathogenesis to treatment	6
Indications of external beams radiation for thyroid cancer	6
Current trends in unilateral cleft lip repair	6
Update on the evaluation and management of dysphagia in sporadic inclusion body myositis	6
Defining ‘control’ of chronic rhinosinusitis	6
Advancing laryngology through artificial intelligence: a comprehensive review of implementation frameworks and strategies	5
Paediatric nasal dermoid: evaluation and management	5
Rhinology in the developing world – an important yet frequently overlooked theme	5
Managing lymphoedema following treatment for head and neck cancer: is complete decongestive therapy an effective intervention to improve dysphagia outcomes?	5
Two-team approaches in modern head and neck oncologic and reconstructive surgery: ablative considerations	5
Intraoperative imaging during head and neck reconstruction	5
Update on injection augmentation pharyngoplasty in the treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency	4
Management of paediatric sialorrhea	4
COVID-19 related olfactory dysfunction	4
State-of-the-art: septal perforation repair	4
Editorial introductions	4
Limits and potential implementation of the present pN classification for oral squamous cell carcinoma	4
Editorial introductions	4
Assessing institutional pediatric airway emergency readiness: key components and practices	4
Cochlear implantation: an effective modality for hearing restoration following vestibular schwannoma resection	4
Grafting materials and techniques in rhinoplasty: a Middle Eastern perspective	4
Neurosurgery for the rhinologist	4
New developments in the application of artificial intelligence to laryngology	4

Nonsurgical rhinoplasty: prevention and management of associated complications	4
Pediatric otolaryngology in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: what have we learned?	4
Are open access article processing charges affordable for otolaryngologists in low-income and middle-income countries?	4
Anterior cervical spine surgery and dysphagia	4