OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neurosurgical Focus is 25. 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
Outcomes following stereotactic radiosurgery for foramen magnum meningiomas: a single-center experience and systematic review of the literature	47
Survival and quality of life after CSF diversion in adult patients with leptomeningeal metastasis–associated hydrocephalus: a systematic review and meta-analysis	42
Digital cognitive testing using a tablet-based app in patients with brain tumors: a single-center feasibility study comparing the app to the gold standard	42
Outcomes and prognosis of surgically treated thoracic spinal meningiomas: a multicenter cohort study	41
Application of the 6 pillars of sustainable global surgical partnerships by the Neurosurgery Outreach Foundation with lower-middle-income countries in Asia	40
Safety and efficacy of low-dose rhBMP-2 use for anterior cervical fusion	39
Critically reading machine learning literature in neurosurgery: a reader’s guide and checklist for appraising prediction models	39
Challenges and opportunities in neurosurgical care transition	38
Immunohistochemical markers predicting long-term recurrence following clival and spinal chordoma resection: a multicenter study	36
Comparison of intracranial injury predictability between machine learning algorithms and the nomogram in pediatric traumatic brain injury	34
Editorial. Neuroprotective effectiveness	34
Perioperative fluctuation and overall evaluation of adenohypophyseal hormone secretion in patients with nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma	33
Effects of hyperoxemia on aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis	33
Central nervous system injury–induced immune suppression	33
Association of mutations in DNA polymerase epsilon with increased CD8+ cell infiltration and prolonged progression-free survival in patients with meningiomas	33
The lateral retrocanthal transorbital endoscopic approach to the middle fossa: cadaveric stepwise approach and review of quantitative cadaveric data	32
Reappraisal of intradural findings in Chiari malformation type I	31
Stereotactic radiosurgery for distant brain metastases secondary to esthesioneuroblastoma: a single-institution series	31
Improving mixed-reality neuronavigation with blue-green light: a comparative multimodal laboratory study	30
Assessing views and attitudes toward the use of extended reality and its implications in neurosurgical education: a survey of neurosurgical trainees	28
Quantification of motion during microvascular anastomosis simulation using machine learning hand detection	28
Surgical strategies for the treatment of deformity-associated cervical spondylotic stretch myelopathy: a case series with technically nuanced illustrative operative videos	27
Introduction. Update on cerebrovasospasm	26
The history of antibiotic irrigation and prophylaxis in operative neurotrauma: perpetuation of military care in civilian settings	26
Comparison of outcomes after stereoelectroencephalography and subdural grid monitoring in pediatric tuberous sclerosis complex	26

Antiresorptive and anabolic medications used in the perioperative period of patients with osteoporosis undergoing spine surgery: their impact on the biology of fusion and systematic review of the lite	25
Preoperative risk model for perioperative stroke after intracranial tumor resection: ACS NSQIP analysis of 30,951 cases	25