Neurosurgical Focus

Papers
(The H4-Index of Neurosurgical Focus is 21. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Machine learning approaches for predicting prolonged hospital length of stay after lumbar fusion surgery in patients aged 75 years and older: a retrospective cohort study based on comprehensive geriat55
Critically reading machine learning literature in neurosurgery: a reader’s guide and checklist for appraising prediction models50
Recurrent trigeminal neuralgia following MVD: a meta-analysis of second-line treatment strategies48
Long-term outcomes after microvascular decompression for glossopharyngeal neuralgia43
Effect of the postoperative Trendelenburg position on chronic subdural hematoma recurrence: a pilot clinical trial39
The effect of tumor growth kinetics on survival and time toxicity after resection of recurrent glioblastoma37
Transsylvian versus transcortical approach to insular glioma: analysis of the extent of resection and postoperative neurological complications in propensity score–matched comparative patient cohorts37
Digital cognitive testing using a tablet-based app in patients with brain tumors: a single-center feasibility study comparing the app to the gold standard36
Application of the 6 pillars of sustainable global surgical partnerships by the Neurosurgery Outreach Foundation with lower-middle-income countries in Asia36
Outcomes and prognosis of surgically treated thoracic spinal meningiomas: a multicenter cohort study33
Outcomes following stereotactic radiosurgery for foramen magnum meningiomas: a single-center experience and systematic review of the literature32
Survival and quality of life after CSF diversion in adult patients with leptomeningeal metastasis–associated hydrocephalus: a systematic review and meta-analysis28
Challenges and opportunities in neurosurgical care transition28
Immunohistochemical markers predicting long-term recurrence following clival and spinal chordoma resection: a multicenter study26
Comparison of intracranial injury predictability between machine learning algorithms and the nomogram in pediatric traumatic brain injury25
Surgical outcomes of multiloculated brain abscesses: an institutional experience24
Quantification of motion during microvascular anastomosis simulation using machine learning hand detection23
Editorial. Neuroprotective effectiveness23
Effects of hyperoxemia on aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis22
Perioperative fluctuation and overall evaluation of adenohypophyseal hormone secretion in patients with nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma22
Single-session versus staged approaches for chronic subdural hematoma treatment with middle meningeal artery embolization and evacuation surgery: a propensity score–matched analysis22
Association of mutations in DNA polymerase epsilon with increased CD8+ cell infiltration and prolonged progression-free survival in patients with meningiomas21
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