OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Seminars in Plastic Surgery is 3. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Colonel (ret) Kerry P. Latham, MD, USAF	17
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Surgical Planning of Ballistic Facial Injuries	16
Pediatric Burn Care	13
Facial Reconstruction: The Nuances of Managing Undesirable Results	12
Benefits and Process of Providing Peer Support for Pediatric Burn Survivors and Caregivers during Inpatient and Outpatient Phases of Recovery	12
Management of Osteoradionecrosis in Jaws	10
Robotic Rectus Abdominis Harvest for Pelvic Reconstruction after Abdominoperineal Resection	10
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Brachial Plexus Birth Injury: An Overview and Institutional Experience	10
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Peripheral Nerve Surgery in Head and Neck Reconstruction: Motor Reanimation and Sensory Restoration in the Oncologic Setting	10
Approaches to Cheek Reconstruction following Mohs Surgery	10
Michael Alperovich, MD	9
Computer-Assisted Surgery in Mandible Reconstruction	9
Flap Debulking and Secondary Revisions in Head and Neck Reconstruction: A Systematic Review with Clinical Applications	8
Profunda Artery Perforator Flap for Autologous Breast Reconstruction: A Review of the Evidence and the Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Experience	8
Samir Mardini, MD, and Basel Sharaf, MD, DDS, FACS	8
Virtual Surgical Planning and 3D-Printed Surgical Guides in Facial Allotransplantation	8
Burns in Israel: Etiologic, Demographic, and Clinical trends—A 9-Year Updated Comprehensive Study, 2004–2010 versus 2011–2019	7
Multidisciplinary Team Care in Plastic Surgery: Vascular Anomalies	7
Perioperative Opioid-Related Harms: Opportunities to Minimize Risk	7
Management of Palatal Defects after Free-Flap Reconstruction and Radiotherapy	7
Robotics in Implant-Based and Autologous Breast Reconstruction	7
Fu-Chan Wei, MD, FACS, and Chih-Hung Lin, MD	7
From Limb to Brain: Lymphedema as a Systemic Disease with Metabolic, Immunological, and Neurodegenerative Consequences and the Disease-Modifying Potential of Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis—An Integrativ	7

Pediatric Craniofacial Ballistic Injuries	6
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Engineering the Lymphatic Vasculature: Current Concepts and Challenges from Preclinical Strategies to Clinical Practice	6
Asaf Olshinka, MD	6
Chung-Kan Tsao, MD, and Huang-Kai Kao, MD	5
Israeli Innovations in the Field of Plastic Surgery	5
Incorporating Lymphedema Reconstruction into Breast Reconstruction: Concepts, Approach, and Systematic Review	5
Updates in Robotic Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery	5
Application of Computerized Surgical Planning in Craniosynostosis Surgery	5
Aaron J. Berger, MD, PhD, Dan A. Zlotolow, MD, FAOA	5
The Philadelphia Shriners Hospital Approach to Brachial Plexus Birth Injury	5
Virtual Surgical Planning in Free Tissue Transfer for Orbito-Maxillary Reconstruction	5
Management of Brachial Plexus Birth Injury: The SickKids Experience	4
The Approach to Cranioorbital Gunshot Wounds	4
H Vessel Formation as a Marker for Enhanced Bone Healing in Irradiated Distraction Osteogenesis	4
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Eyelid Reconstruction	4
Jessie Z. Yu, MD, and Jesse C. Selber, MD	4
Advancement in Vascularized Toe PIP Joint Transfers: Technical Evolution and Current Practices	3
Novel Technologies in Chronic Wound Care	3
Soft Tissue Reconstruction in the Extremities: Principles, Techniques, and Outcomes	3
Medical Students' Knowledge of Plastic Surgery as a Reflection of the Public Perception	3
Breast Neurotization: Techniques, Outcomes, and Future Directions	3
Hemodynamic and Geometric Factors in Flow-Through Chain-Linked Double Free Flap Reconstruction: A Critical Analysis	3
Financial Toxicity in Breast Reconstruction: The Role of the Surgeon-Patient Cost-of-Care Discussion	3
Multidisciplinary Care: Facial Reanimation in the Pediatric Population	3
Robotic Plastic Surgery Education: Developing a Robotic Surgery Training Program Specific to Plastic Surgery Trainees	3
Establishing a Point-of-Care Virtual Planning and 3D Printing Program	3
Stephen W.P. Kemp, PhD	3
Microsurgical Chest Wall Reconstruction with Abdominal Flaps for Large Full-Thickness Oncologic Defects	3
Management of the Failing Flap	3
Management of Neuropathic Pain with Neurectomy Combined with Dermal Sensory Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface (DS-RPNI)	3
Tommy Nai-Jen Chang, MD, and Jung-Ju Huang, MD, FACS	3
Management of Brachial Plexus Birth Injuries at British Columbia Children's Hospital	3