International Journal of Stroke

Papers
(The TQCC of International Journal of Stroke is 10. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Comparison of pragmatic post-thrombectomy prognostic scores not based on advanced imaging in a large national stroke registry1132
Lesion network mapping for post-stroke cognitive impairment379
Association of circulating CD34+ cells level and prognosis after ischemic stroke240
International Care Bundle Evaluation in Cerebral Hemorrhage Research (I-CATCHER): Study protocol for a multicenter, batched, parallel, cluster-randomized trial with a baseline period221
Intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischemic minor stroke: A Danish nationwide cohort study109
Prehospital blood pressure lowering in patients with ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials108
Effectiveness and safety of secondary prevention of non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants use by drug type in Asian patients81
Hematological disorders and stroke81
Clinical change during inter-hospital transfer for thrombectomy: Incidence, associated factors, and relationship with outcome80
Stroke Riskometer TM mobile phone application improves stroke knowledge in a randomized controlled trial76
Low-dose rivaroxaban plus antiplatelet therapy for symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis: A prospective cohort study74
Association of statin use and lipid levels with cerebral microbleeds and intracranial hemorrhage in patients with atrial fibrillation: A prospective cohort study72
17th World Stroke Congress, 22-24 October 2025, Barcelona, Spain69
The relationship between neurological function trajectory, assessed by repeated NIHSS measurement, and long-term cardiovascular events, recurrent stroke, and mortality after ischemic stroke68
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 ran65
The lifetime burden following stroke: Long term impact of stroke on survival and quality of life54
Pretreatment predictors of very poor clinical outcomes in medium vessel occlusion stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy54
Blood pressure threshold and outcomes after successful endovascular thrombectomy45
Atrial fibrillation detection after embolic stroke of undetermined source: Development and validation of the CATCH-AF score44
Global epidemiology of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter: An increasing worldwide burden44
Nontyphoidal salmonellosis is associated with an increased risk of stroke: Insights from multinational real-world data44
Predictors of futile recanalization in ischemic stroke patients with low baseline NIHSS43
Effect of the Shanghai Stroke Service System (4S) on the quality of stroke care and outcomes: A prospective quality improvement project42
Dual antiplatelet Use for extended period taRgeted to AcuTe ischemic stroke with presumed atherosclerotic OrigiN (DURATION) trial: Rationale and design41
Persistent penumbral profiles indicate a potentially good outcome in acute stroke patients without major reperfusion40
Early penumbral FLAIR changes predict tissue fate in patients with large vessel occlusions40
The concordance and correlation of Global Burden of Disease stroke incidence rates with stroke incidence rates from population-based stroke registers39
Characteristics and outcomes in patients with in-hospital stroke: Japan stroke data bank38
Rates and risk factors for major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events after stroke due to intracerebral hemorrhage: Systematic review and study-level meta-analysis37
Device-Detected Atrial High-Rate Episodes and Risk of Ischaemic Stroke and Progression to Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis37
Vertebrobasilar ischemia: Some less recognized aspects37
Cognitive impairment after a stroke in young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis35
Do self-management interventions improve self-efficacy and health-related quality of life after stroke? A systematic review34
Cognitive impairment in acute ischemic stroke patients with early versus delayed antihypertensive treatment: A prespecified analysis of CATIS-2 trial34
Large Artery occlusion Treated in Extended Time with Mechanical Thrombectomy (LATE-MT): Protocol for a multicenter randomized clinical trial33
A systematic review and synthesis of global stroke guidelines on behalf of the World Stroke Organization33
Cerebral microinfarcts revisited: Detection, causes, and clinical relevance33
15th World Stroke Congress, 10-12 October 2023, Toronto, Canada: Late Breaking Abstracts33
The quality disparity of stroke care over time: An analysis based on the national dataset from 2011 to 201732
World Stroke Organization (WSO) factsheets on stroke, and WSO/World Hypertension League guidance on management of hypertension post stroke31
Multi-population genome-wide association study identifies multiple novel loci associated with asymptomatic intracranial large artery stenosis30
Incidence and outcome of pediatric moyamoya disease in the Republic of Korea: A nationwide study30
Analysis of brain edema in RHAPSODY29
IMPETUS Stroke: Assessment of hospital infrastructure and workflow for implementation of uniform stroke care pathway in India29
Association of acute kidney injury with in-hospital outcomes among patients hospitalized for stroke: A nationwide study27
Author Index27
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis due to vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia in middle-income countries27
White matter hyperintensities are independently associated with systemic vascular aging and cerebrovascular dysfunction26
Systematic review: Pharmacological interventions for the treatment of post-stroke fatigue26
The role of inflammation in cerebral small vessel disease and vascular cognitive impairment, and therapeutic implications26
The association between inpatient rehabilitation intensity and outcomes after stroke in Ontario, Canada25
A novel rendezvous approach between mobile stroke units and EMS improves timely thrombolysis in rural areas25
Treatment for intracerebral hemorrhage: Dawn of a new era23
Relative reductions in systolic blood pressure and functional outcomes in intracerebral hemorrhage: A pooled analysis of four INTERACT and ATACH-2 individual participant data23
Chinese guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis23
Safety and efficacy of intravenous thrombolytics among patients with emergent intracranial stenting after thrombectomy: Subanalysis of the RESISTANT registry23
Reperfusion-dependent treatment effects of thrombectomy in patients with large ischemic infarcts23
Abstracts presented at Stroke 2023 – The Combined Stroke Society of Australasia and Smart Strokes Nursing and Allied Health Scientific Meeting, 22-25 August 2023, Melbourne, Australia22
Temporal trends in case fatality, long-term survival, and vascular events after stroke in young and middle-aged individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis22
Low vegetable consumption doubles the odds of stroke among people with hypertension: Findings from the SIREN Study in West Africa22
15th World Stroke Congress, 10-12 October 2023, Toronto, Canada: Author Index22
Endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke beyond the 24-h time window: Selection by target mismatch profile22
Cerebral microbleeds and asundexian in non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke: Secondary analyses of the PACIFIC-STROKE randomized trial21
Modification effects of immigration status and comorbidities on associations of heat and heatwave with stroke morbidity20
Effect of history of hypertension on efficacy of clopidogrel-aspirin in ischemic stroke20
Gait in cerebral small vessel disease, pre-dementia, and dementia: A systematic review20
Stroke during pregnancy and the postpartum period: A nationwide population-based study in South Korea20
Remote ischemic conditioning for stroke: A critical systematic review18
Enhanced versus standard hydration in acute ischemic stroke: REVIVE—A randomized clinical trial18
Differences in acute ischemic stroke treatment: A cross-sectional study from international Registry of Stroke Care Quality (RES-Q)18
Is telestroke more effective than conventional treatment for acute ischemic stroke? A systematic review and meta-analysis of patient outcomes and thrombolysis rates18
Meteorological factors and risk of ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage: A time-stratified case-crossover study18
Global stroke statistics 2023: Availability of reperfusion services around the world18
Reperfusion therapy for stroke: From improving global access, to thrombectomy beyond 24 hours18
Global burden of cerebral small vessel disease determined from large MRI studies: A systematic review and meta-analysis18
World Stroke Organization and World Hypertension League position statement on hypertension control strategies in prevention and management of stroke18
Predictors of poor outcome in acute stroke patients with posterior cerebral artery occlusion and medical management17
Significance of cerebral microinfarcts in antiphospholipid syndrome: A population-based study17
Non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of post-stroke fatigue: A systematic review17
Stroke characteristics and outcomes in urban Tanzania: Data from the Prospective Lake Zone Stroke Registry16
Artificial intelligence in stroke in 202616
Geo-spatial analysis of acute ischemic stroke reperfusion treatment in India: An assessment of distribution and access to centers16
Prevalence, patterns, and predictors of patient-reported non-motor outcomes at 30 days after acute stroke: Prospective observational hospital cohort study16
Clinical features, including atypical symptoms, associated with acute cerebral ischaemia on DWI-MRI in suspected TIA and minor stroke16
Methodological advances in the design and analysis of stroke trials16
Stroke severity and outcomes in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage on anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents: An analysis from the Japan Stroke Data Bank15
Mechanical thrombectomy with intra-arterial thrombolysis versus mechanical thrombectomy alone in patients with acute ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis15
Chronic ischemic lesions and presence of patent foramen ovale in young adults with embolic stroke of undetermined source: Results of the young ESUS patient registry15
Telemedicine networks for acute stroke: An analysis of global coverage, gaps, and opportunities15
Transient brain ischemic symptoms and the presence of ischemic lesions at neuroimaging: Results from the READAPT study15
Early neurological improvement with deferoxamine after intracerebral hemorrhage: A post hoc analysis of the i-DEF trial15
Safety and tolerability of Rinvecalinase Alfa (DM199) for acute ischemic stroke (ReMEDy1)15
Control intervention design for preclinical and clinical trials: Consensus-based core recommendations from the third Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable15
International practice patterns and perspectives on endovascular therapy for the treatment of cerebral venous thrombosis15
Abstracts presented at the SMART STROKES Conference 2022 18-19 th August, Sydney, NSW15
Which cutoff value of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment should be used for post-stroke cognitive impairment? A systematic review and meta-analysis on diagnostic test accuracy15
Trends in the incidence of stroke and its subtypes from 1963 to 2018 in Japanese urban and rural communities: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS)15
Atrial fibrillation detected after stroke: Recent advances and future directions14
Trends in sex differences of functional outcome after intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke14
An exploration of serious falls after stroke using a large international stroke rehabilitation database14
Female hormonal and reproductive factors and the risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage14
The AHA/ASA and DSM-V diagnostic criteria for vascular cognitive impairment identify cases with predominant vascular pathology13
Validation of the Black-&-White sign to predict intracerebral hematoma expansion in the multi-center PREDICT study cohort13
Association between herpes zoster infection and the risk of stroke: A population-based nested case–control study13
Endovascular thrombectomy in young patients with stroke13
Indian Trial of Tranexamic acid in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage study protocol13
Associations between pre-stroke physical activity levels and health-related quality of life 3 months after stroke: A registry-based study (part of PAPSIGOT)13
Association of post-stroke fatigue with physical activity and physical fitness: A systematic review and meta-analysis13
Effect of colchicine for secondary prevention according to stroke subtype: A secondary analysis of the CONVINCE randomized trial13
Large vessel occlusive stroke with milder baseline severity shows better collaterals and reduced harm from thrombectomy transfer delays13
Increasing burden of stroke in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence, incidence, mortality, and case fatality13
Corrigendum to: Baseline NIH Stroke Scale is an Inferior Predictor of Functional Outcome in the Era of Acute Stroke Intervention13
Stroke in Latin America: Systematic review of incidence, prevalence, and case-fatality in 1997–202113
Tea and coffee consumption and risk of acute stroke: The INTERSTROKE Study13
Thrombocytopenia as a predictor of hematoma expansion and mortality in intracerebral hemorrhage13
Intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke and cerebral microbleeds: Results from the ENCHANTED trial12
Results of an international survey on the status of prehospital care12
A systematic review of causal pathways of socioeconomic inequalities in stroke12
Modifiable vascular risk factors contribute to stroke in 1080 NOTCH3 R544C carriers in Taiwan Biobank12
Aneurysm treatment within 24 h versus 24–72 h after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage12
Risk factors related to early neurological deterioration in lacunar stroke and its influence on functional outcome12
The diversity of global stroke research in the IJS12
Cost-effectiveness of testing for CYP2C19 loss-of-function carriers following transient ischemic attack/minor stroke: A Canadian perspective12
Six years of the Angels Initiative: Aims, achievements, and future directions to improve stroke care worldwide12
A phase III, multi-arm multi-stage covariate-adjusted response-adaptive randomized trial to determine optimal early mobility training after stroke (AVERT DOSE)12
The role of impaired autoregulation in cerebral small vessel disease and vascular cognitive impairment12
Temporal trends and practice variation in early repair of the ruptured aneurysm among patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in the United States, 2012–201912
A roadmap for research in post-stroke fatigue: Consensus-based core recommendations from the third Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable11
Lipid-lowering therapies and long-term stroke prevention in East Asians: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials11
Treatments to improve recovery after stroke11
No-reflow phenomenon in stroke patients: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of clinical data11
Infarct growth rate and tenecteplase benefit in ischemic stroke at 4.5 to 24 h without thrombectomy—A secondary analysis of the TRACE-III randomized trial11
Lung cancer is associated with acute ongoing cerebral ischemia: A population-based study11
Monitoring for atrial fibrillation prior to patent foramen ovale closure after cryptogenic stroke11
Young stroke: An update on epidemiology, emerging risk factors, and future research directions11
Risk of ischemic stroke during pregnancy and postpartum period in women with a prior history of ischemic stroke11
The Twitter factor: How does Twitter impact #Stroke journals and citation rates?11
Clinical characteristics and outcome in expansive compared with steno-occlusive mural hematoma in spontaneous cervical artery dissection11
Early neurological deterioration in acute lacunar ischemic stroke: Systematic review of incidence, mechanisms, and prospects for treatment10
Diagnosis and management of cerebral amyloid angiopathy: a scientific statement from the International CAA Association and the World Stroke Organization10
Recurrent ischemic stroke in young adults: A multicenter cohort study, systematic review, and meta-analysis10
Adjunctive intra-arterial alteplase after near-complete or complete reperfusion in acute ischemic stroke: A post hoc analysis of the PEARL Trial10
How should we measure physical activity after stroke? An international consensus10
Author Index10
Global, regional, and national burden of stroke attributable to extreme low temperatures, 1990–2019: A global analysis10
The risk of femoral fracture is increased in patients with ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack—a population-based observational secondary analysis of the Austrian stroke cohort10
Global stroke statistics 202210
Long-term recovery of disabling ischemic stroke: Five-year follow-up of a prospective cohort study10
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and their impact on outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy10
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