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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Patient-specific implants in orbital reconstruction	73
Robotics and cochlear implant surgery: goals and developments	42
Abdominal-based free flaps in head and neck reconstruction	30
Hyperspectral imaging and evaluation of surgical margins: where do we stand?	29
Laryngeal cancers in paediatric and young adult patients: epidemiology, biology and treatment	23
Editorial	22
Strategies for obviation and management of trismus in oral cancer	20
Emerging artificial intelligence applications in otological imaging	20
Emerging trends in rhinoplasty education: accelerated adoption of digital tools and virtual learning platforms	18
Host-related indexes in head and neck cancer	16
Distant metastasis from head and neck cancer: role of surgical treatment	16
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	15
Management of eagle syndrome	14
Prevention and management of oronasal fistulas	14
Muscle transposition and free muscle transfer in facial nerve reanimation	13
Modern management of distant metastases from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma	12
Chronic rhinosinusitis and asthma: epidemiology, pathophysiology, morbidity, treatment	10
Sustainable equipment donation in otolaryngology in low-resource settings	10
Editorial introductions	10
The remaining obstacles for a totally implantable cochlear implant	10
Sarcopenia and microvascular free flap reconstruction	10
It's not only swallowing: a clinician primer to adult food refusal beyond dysphagia	9
Compartmental surgery for T4b oral squamous cell carcinoma involving the masticatory space	9
Current management of cervicofacial nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in the pediatric population	8
Editorial introductions	8

Advances in hearing preservation in cochlear implant surgery	8
Editorial introductions	8
Evaluation and diagnosis of pediatric patients with dizziness	8
Malnutrition in aged care: interplay between dysphagia and diet	7
Managing massive palatial defect secondary to palatoplasty failures: an in-depth analysis	7
Swallowing after total laryngectomy surgery: where are we after 150 years?	7
Postoperative management following endoscopic skull base surgery	7
Temporal bone fracture related facial palsy: efficacy of decompression with and without grafting	7
Editorial introductions	7
Postoperative pain management in pediatric cleft lip and palate repair	7
When neck lymph nodes metastases do not origin from a head and neck unknown primary	7
Surgical treatment of sinonasal inverted papilloma	6
Paediatric voice disorder: who to refer and how to assess? A summary of recent literature	6
Indications of external beams radiation for thyroid cancer	6
Recent evidence of advanced preservation rhinoplasty	6
Craniopharyngioma surgery for rhinologists	6
Understanding the differentiation and epigenetics of cochlear sensory progenitors in pursuit of regeneration	6
Skull base osteoradionecrosis: from pathogenesis to treatment	6
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in HIV patients	6
Cognitive and behavioral effects of hearing loss	6
The added value of radiomics in determining patient responsiveness to laryngeal preservation strategies	6
Long-term complications of extracranial pericranial flaps in skull base reconstruction	5
Distraction osteogenesis in craniosynostosis	5
Current opinion in refractory and/or unexplained chronic cough	5
Editorial: Editorial – new beginnings	5
Current trends in unilateral cleft lip repair	5
Oncology for the rhinologist	5
Defining ‘control’ of chronic rhinosinusitis	5
Current approaches to management of vocal fold scar	5
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	5
Salivary pepsin testing for laryngopharyngeal reflux: will it change our management?	5
Update on the evaluation and management of dysphagia in sporadic inclusion body myositis	5
Dragged kicking and screaming…▪▪	5
Paediatric nasal dermoid: evaluation and management	5
Editorial introductions	5
Thyroid lymphoma	5
Managing lymphoedema following treatment for head and neck cancer: is complete decongestive therapy an effective intervention to improve dysphagia outcomes?	4
New developments in the application of artificial intelligence to laryngology	4
Nonsurgical rhinoplasty: prevention and management of associated complications	4
Cochlear implantation: an effective modality for hearing restoration following vestibular schwannoma resection	4
Neurosurgery for the rhinologist	4
Are open access article processing charges affordable for otolaryngologists in low-income and middle-income countries?	4
Rhinology in the developing world – an important yet frequently overlooked theme	4
Editorial introductions	4
Update on injection augmentation pharyngoplasty in the treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency	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 opinion of presentation of dysphagia and dysphonia in patients with coronavirus disease 2019	4
Advancing laryngology through artificial intelligence: a comprehensive review of implementation frameworks and strategies	4

Limits and potential implementation of the present pN classification for oral squamous cell carcinoma	4
COVID-19 related olfactory dysfunction	4
State-of-the-art: septal perforation repair	4