OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of the American College of Surgeons is 28. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
High Social Vulnerability and “Textbook Outcomes” after Cancer Operation	113
COVID-19 Pandemic and the Lived Experience of Surgical Residents, Fellows, and Early-Career Surgeons in the American College of Surgeons	94
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Lung Cancer Screening Program and Subsequent Lung Cancer	91
Increased Firearm Injury During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Hidden Urban Burden	91
Impact of Incorporating Whole Blood into Hemorrhagic Shock Resuscitation: Analysis of 1,377 Consecutive Trauma Patients Receiving Emergency-Release Uncrossmatched Blood Products	81
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Surgical Training and Learner Well-Being: Report of a Survey of General Surgery and Other Surgical Specialty Educators	58
Primary Surgery with Systemic Therapy in Patients with de Novo Stage IV Breast Cancer: 10-year Follow-up; Protocol MF07-01 Randomized Clinical Trial	54
Imposter Syndrome in Surgical Trainees: Clance Imposter Phenomenon Scale Assessment in General Surgery Residents	49
Fibrinolysis Shutdown in COVID-19: Clinical Manifestations, Molecular Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Implications	48
Association Between Medicaid Expansion and Diagnosis and Management of Colon Cancer	40
Whole Blood Resuscitation and Association with Survival in Injured Patients with an Elevated Probability of Mortality	40
Ten-Year Outcomes of Children and Adolescents Who Underwent Sleeve Gastrectomy: Weight Loss, Comorbidity Resolution, Adverse Events, and Growth Velocity	38
Systematic Review and Meta–Analysis of the Association Between Non–Steroidal Anti–Inflammatory Drugs and Operative Bleeding in the Perioperative Period	37
Strategies for Trauma Centers to Address the Root Causes of Violence: Recommendations from the Improving Social Determinants to Attenuate Violence (ISAVE) Workgroup of the American College of Surgeons	36
Impact of Margin Status on Survival in Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy	35
Validation of the Artificial Intelligence-Based Predictive Optimal Trees in Emergency Surgery Risk (POTTER) Calculator in Emergency General Surgery and Emergency Laparotomy Patients	35
Artificial Intelligence and Surgery: Ethical Dilemmas and Open Issues	34
Guidelines for Patient-Centered Opioid Prescribing and Optimal FDA-Compliant Disposal of Excess Pills after Inpatient Operation: Prospective Clinical Trial	33
Correlation Between Financial Toxicity, Quality of Life, and Patient Satisfaction in an Insured Population of Breast Cancer Surgical Patients: A Single-Institution Retrospective Study	33
Racial Disparity in Liver Transplantation Listing	33
Nationwide Survey of Trauma Center Screening and Intervention Practices for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Firearm Violence, Mental Health, and Substance Use Disorders	33
Environmental Impact and Cost Savings of Operating Room Quality Improvement Initiatives: A Scoping Review	32
NIH Funding for Surgeon-Scientists in the US: What Is the Current Status?	32
Qualitative Study of Mentorship for Women and Minorities in Surgery	31
Putting Medical Boots on the Ground: Lessons from the War in Ukraine and Applications for Future Conflict with Near Peer Adversaries	30

Multi-Modal Analgesic Strategy for Trauma: A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial	29
Clinical Impact of a Dedicated Trauma Hybrid Operating Room	29
Emergency General Surgery Quality Improvement: A Review of Recommended Structure and Key Issues	28