Neurosurgical Focus

Papers
(The H4-Index of Neurosurgical Focus is 20. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Transsylvian versus transcortical approach to insular glioma: analysis of the extent of resection and postoperative neurological complications in propensity score–matched comparative patient cohorts52
The effect of tumor growth kinetics on survival and time toxicity after resection of recurrent glioblastoma50
Comparison of intracranial injury predictability between machine learning algorithms and the nomogram in pediatric traumatic brain injury45
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 geriat40
Challenges and opportunities in neurosurgical care transition39
Outcomes following stereotactic radiosurgery for foramen magnum meningiomas: a single-center experience and systematic review of the literature36
Survival and quality of life after CSF diversion in adult patients with leptomeningeal metastasis–associated hydrocephalus: a systematic review and meta-analysis34
Outcomes and prognosis of surgically treated thoracic spinal meningiomas: a multicenter cohort study32
Immunohistochemical markers predicting long-term recurrence following clival and spinal chordoma resection: a multicenter study32
Digital cognitive testing using a tablet-based app in patients with brain tumors: a single-center feasibility study comparing the app to the gold standard32
Application of the 6 pillars of sustainable global surgical partnerships by the Neurosurgery Outreach Foundation with lower-middle-income countries in Asia27
Critically reading machine learning literature in neurosurgery: a reader’s guide and checklist for appraising prediction models27
Recurrent trigeminal neuralgia following MVD: a meta-analysis of second-line treatment strategies26
The lateral retrocanthal transorbital endoscopic approach to the middle fossa: cadaveric stepwise approach and review of quantitative cadaveric data24
Stereotactic radiosurgery for distant brain metastases secondary to esthesioneuroblastoma: a single-institution series24
Long-term outcomes after microvascular decompression for glossopharyngeal neuralgia24
Improving mixed-reality neuronavigation with blue-green light: a comparative multimodal laboratory study24
Surgical strategies for the treatment of deformity-associated cervical spondylotic stretch myelopathy: a case series with technically nuanced illustrative operative videos22
Association of mutations in DNA polymerase epsilon with increased CD8+ cell infiltration and prolonged progression-free survival in patients with meningiomas21
Central nervous system injury–induced immune suppression21
Editorial. Neuroprotective effectiveness20
Reappraisal of intradural findings in Chiari malformation type I20
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