OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BJU International is 33. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
COVID‐19 and urology: a comprehensive review of the literature	132
Deep learning computer vision algorithm for detecting kidney stone composition	89
Slowdown of urology residents’ learning curve during the COVID‐19 emergency	85
Benign prostatic hyperplasia – what do we know?	81
Comparison of complications after transrectal and transperineal prostate biopsy: a national population‐based study	72
COVID‐19 pandemic – is virtual urology clinic the answer to keeping the cancer pathway moving?	67
Effect of temporal pulse shape on urinary stone phantom retropulsion rate and ablation efficiency using holmium:YAG and super‐pulse thulium fibre lasers	63
Detection and localisation of primary prostate cancer using ⁶⁸ gallium prostate‐specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography/computed tomography compared w	62
Increased risk of dementia among patients with overactive bladder treated with an anticholinergic medication compared to a beta‐3 agonist: a population‐based cohort study	62
The rising worldwide impact of benign prostatic hyperplasia	61
A comparative propensity score‐matched analysis of perioperative outcomes of intracorporeal vs extracorporeal urinary diversion after robot‐assisted radical cystectomy: results from the International	58
Is off‐clamp robot‐assisted partial nephrectomy beneficial for renal function? Data from the CLOCK trial	53
The status and characteristics of urinary stone composition in China	50
Preoperative detection of Vesical Imaging‐Reporting and Data System (VI‐RADS) score 5 reliably identifies extravesical extension of urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder and predicts significant	50
TikTok and prostate cancer: misinformation and quality of information using validated questionnaires	48
Guideline of guidelines: urinary incontinence in women	43
Patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome show T helper type 1 (Th1) and Th17 self‐reactive immune responses specific to prostate and seminal antigens and diminished semen quality	43
Information on surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia on YouTube is highly biased and misleading	42
Risk‐adapted biopsy decision based on prostate magnetic resonance imaging and prostate‐specific antigen density for enhanced biopsy avoidance in first prostate cancer diagnostic evaluation	41
Histological comparison between predictive value of preoperative 3‐T multiparametric MRI and ⁶⁸Ga‐PSMA PET/CT scan for pathological outcomes at radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymph node d	41
Robotic partial nephrectomy vs minimally invasive radical nephrectomy for clinical T2a renal mass: a propensity score‐matched comparison from the ROSULA (Robotic Surgery for Large Renal Mass) Collabor	41
Impact of the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus on male reproductive health	41
The cancer multidisciplinary team meeting: in need of change? History, challenges and future perspectives	38
The clinical and financial implications of a decade of prostate biopsies in the NHS: analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics data 2008–2019	38
Robot‐assisted kidney transplantation: update from the European Robotic Urology Section (ERUS) series	38

Prostate cancer screening and treatment: where have we come from and where are we going?	38
Society of Robotic Surgery review: recommendations regarding the risk of COVID‐19 transmission during minimally invasive surgery	37
Deep learning approach to predict lymph node metastasis directly from primary tumour histology in prostate cancer	37
Rezum water vapour therapy: promising early outcomes from the first UK series	36
Robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy feasibility and setting with the Hugo™ robot‐assisted surgery system	36
Objective assessment of intraoperative skills for robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP): results from the ERUS Scientific and Educational Working Groups Metrics Initiative	35
Systemic therapies for metastatic hormone‐sensitive prostate cancer: network meta‐analysis	34
Transperineal freehand multiparametric MRI fusion targeted biopsies under local anaesthesia for prostate cancer diagnosis: a multicentre prospective study of 1014 cases	33