OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Stroke 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Comparison of pragmatic post-thrombectomy prognostic scores not based on advanced imaging in a large national stroke registry	825
Atrial fibrillation detection after embolic stroke of undetermined source: Development and validation of the CATCH-AF score	342
Lesion network mapping for post-stroke cognitive impairment	235
Association of circulating CD34+ cells level and prognosis after ischemic stroke	206
Clinical change during inter-hospital transfer for thrombectomy: Incidence, associated factors, and relationship with outcome	102
International Care Bundle Evaluation in Cerebral Hemorrhage Research (I-CATCHER): Study protocol for a multicenter, batched, parallel, cluster-randomized trial with a baseline period	77
Blood pressure threshold and outcomes after successful endovascular thrombectomy	73
Intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischemic minor stroke: A Danish nationwide cohort study	73
17th World Stroke Congress, 22-24 October 2025, Barcelona, Spain	72
Pretreatment predictors of very poor clinical outcomes in medium vessel occlusion stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy	71
Prehospital blood pressure lowering in patients with ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	66
Nontyphoidal salmonellosis is associated with an increased risk of stroke: Insights from multinational real-world data	65
Hematological disorders and stroke	64
Efficacy and safety of vitamin-K antagonists and direct oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in patients with heart failure and sinus rhythm: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of ran	63
Association of statin use and lipid levels with cerebral microbleeds and intracranial hemorrhage in patients with atrial fibrillation: A prospective cohort study	58
Effectiveness and safety of secondary prevention of non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants use by drug type in Asian patients	55
Predictors of futile recanalization in ischemic stroke patients with low baseline NIHSS	51
The lifetime burden following stroke: Long term impact of stroke on survival and quality of life	50
Low-dose rivaroxaban plus antiplatelet therapy for symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis: A prospective cohort study	41
The relationship between neurological function trajectory, assessed by repeated NIHSS measurement, and long-term cardiovascular events, recurrent stroke, and mortality after ischemic stroke	41
Vertebrobasilar ischemia: Some less recognized aspects	40
Stroke Riskometer ^TM mobile phone application improves stroke knowledge in a randomized controlled trial	40
Personalized knowledge to reduce the risk of stroke (PERKS-International): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial	39
Effect of the Shanghai Stroke Service System (4S) on the quality of stroke care and outcomes: A prospective quality improvement project	38
Cognitive impairment after a stroke in young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis	37

Cerebral microinfarcts revisited: Detection, causes, and clinical relevance	37
Dual antiplatelet Use for extended period taRgeted to AcuTe ischemic stroke with presumed atherosclerotic OrigiN (DURATION) trial: Rationale and design	36
Do self-management interventions improve self-efficacy and health-related quality of life after stroke? A systematic review	34
Persistent penumbral profiles indicate a potentially good outcome in acute stroke patients without major reperfusion	34
Early penumbral FLAIR changes predict tissue fate in patients with large vessel occlusions	34
Cognitive impairment in acute ischemic stroke patients with early versus delayed antihypertensive treatment: A prespecified analysis of CATIS-2 trial	33
The concordance and correlation of Global Burden of Disease stroke incidence rates with stroke incidence rates from population-based stroke registers	33
Rates and risk factors for major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events after stroke due to intracerebral hemorrhage: Systematic review and study-level meta-analysis	33