OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neurosurgical Focus is 27. 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
Applications of indocyanine green in brain tumor surgery: review of clinical evidence and emerging technologies	66
Augmented reality–assisted ventriculostomy	45
Ambulatory neurosurgery in the COVID-19 era: patient and provider satisfaction with telemedicine	44
Informed consent in neurosurgery: a systematic review	43
Magnetic resonance imaging–based synthetic computed tomography of the lumbar spine for surgical planning: a clinical proof-of-concept	40
Virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: a turning point in neurosurgical education	38
Virtual education in neurosurgery during the COVID-19 pandemic	38
Does robot-assisted navigation influence pedicle screw selection and accuracy in minimally invasive spine surgery?	38
The effect of augmented reality on the accuracy and learning curve of external ventricular drain placement	36
Augmented reality head-mounted display–based incision planning in cranial neurosurgery: a prospective pilot study	34
First in-human report of the clinical accuracy of thoracolumbar percutaneous pedicle screw placement using augmented reality guidance	34
Holographic mixed-reality neuronavigation with a head-mounted device: technical feasibility and clinical application	32
Learning curves in robot-assisted spine surgery: a systematic review and proposal of application to residency curricula	31
Virtual dissection of the real brain: integration of photographic 3D models into virtual reality and its effect on neurosurgical resident education	31
A systematic review of virtual reality for the assessment of technical skills in neurosurgery	30
Spinal anesthesia in awake surgical procedures of the lumbar spine: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 3709 patients	30
Evaluating robotic pedicle screw placement against conventional modalities: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	30
Increases in female academic productivity and female mentorship highlight sustained progress in previously identified neurosurgical gender disparities	30
Augmented reality navigation for cranial biopsy and external ventricular drain insertion	30
Carbon fiber–reinforced PEEK instrumentation in the spinal oncology population: a retrospective series demonstrating technique, feasibility, and clinical outcomes	30
Mechanical thrombectomy versus intravenous thrombolysis for distal large-vessel occlusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies	29
The immunology of low-grade gliomas	29
Fully automatic brain tumor segmentation for 3D evaluation in augmented reality	28
Comparison of intracranial injury predictability between machine learning algorithms and the nomogram in pediatric traumatic brain injury	28
Medical malpractice in spine surgery: a review	27

Neurosurgery training in India during the COVID-19 pandemic: straight from the horse’s mouth	27
Evaluation of the precision of operative augmented reality compared to standard neuronavigation using a 3D-printed skull	27
Neurosurgeons in 2020: the impact of gender on neurosurgical training, family planning, and workplace culture	27
Predicting meningioma consistency and brain-meningioma interface with intraoperative strain ultrasound elastography: a novel application to guide surgical strategy	27
The role of diffusion tensor imaging and tractography in the surgical management of brainstem gliomas	27
Anxiety in neurosurgical patients undergoing nonurgent surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic	27