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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Effectiveness and safety of secondary prevention of non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants use by drug type in Asian patients1913
Prehospital blood pressure lowering in patients with ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials222
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 ran186
Rivaroxaban versus aspirin for prevention of covert brain infarcts in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source: NAVIGATE ESUS MRI substudy154
Mechanical thrombectomy after acute ischemic stroke in patients with left ventricular assist devices: A nationwide analysis125
The lifetime burden following stroke: Long term impact of stroke on survival and quality of life115
The relationship between neurological function trajectory, assessed by repeated NIHSS measurement, and long-term cardiovascular events, recurrent stroke, and mortality after ischemic stroke72
Association of statin use and lipid levels with cerebral microbleeds and intracranial hemorrhage in patients with atrial fibrillation: A prospective cohort study68
Association of circulating CD34+ cells level and prognosis after ischemic stroke63
Nontyphoidal salmonellosis is associated with an increased risk of stroke: Insights from multinational real-world data62
Clinical change during inter-hospital transfer for thrombectomy: Incidence, associated factors, and relationship with outcome57
Pretreatment predictors of very poor clinical outcomes in medium vessel occlusion stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy49
Intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischemic minor stroke: a Danish nation-wide cohort study49
Therapeutic hypothermia for intracerebral hemorrhage: Systematic review and meta-analysis of the experimental and clinical literature48
Predictors of futile recanalization in ischemic stroke patients with low baseline NIHSS46
International Care Bundle Evaluation in Cerebral Hemorrhage Research (I-CATCHER): Study protocol for a multicenter, batched, parallel, cluster-randomized trial with a baseline period42
Blood pressure threshold and outcomes after successful endovascular thrombectomy42
15th World Stroke Congress, 10-12 October 2023, Toronto, Canada: Late Breaking Abstracts40
Retinal parameters, cortical cerebral microinfarcts, and their interaction with cognitive impairment40
Vertebrobasilar ischemia: Some less recognized aspects40
Hematological disorders and stroke40
Personalized knowledge to reduce the risk of stroke (PERKS-International): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial38
Dual antiplatelet Use for extended period taRgeted to AcuTe ischemic stroke with presumed atherosclerotic OrigiN (DURATION) trial: Rationale and design35
Do self-management interventions improve self-efficacy and health-related quality of life after stroke? A systematic review35
Cerebral microinfarcts revisited: Detection, causes, and clinical relevance35
Validation and comparison of multiple risk scores for prediction of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage after intravenous thrombolysis in VISTA34
Effect of the Shanghai Stroke Service System (4S) on the quality of stroke care and outcomes: A prospective quality improvement project32
Persistent penumbral profiles indicate a potentially good outcome in acute stroke patients without major reperfusion32
Characteristics and outcomes in patients with in-hospital stroke: Japan stroke data bank30
International research priority setting exercises in stroke: A systematic review29
Early penumbral FLAIR changes predict tissue fate in patients with large vessel occlusions29
Japan Stroke Society Guideline 2021 for the Treatment of Stroke29
Cognitive impairment after a stroke in young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis29
The impact of COVID-19 on stroke, sex differences in outcome after thrombolysis, and general versus local anesthesia for thrombectomy for posterior circulation stroke28
A systematic review and synthesis of global stroke guidelines on behalf of the World Stroke Organization28
Analysis of brain edema in RHAPSODY28
The quality disparity of stroke care over time: An analysis based on the national dataset from 2011 to 201728
Short-term effect of PM2.5 on stroke in susceptible populations: A case-crossover study28
Pre-treatment lesional volume in older stroke patients treated with endovascular treatment25
Author Index25
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis due to vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia in middle-income countries24
The association between inpatient rehabilitation intensity and outcomes after stroke in Ontario, Canada24
White matter hyperintensities are independently associated with systemic vascular aging and cerebrovascular dysfunction24
World Stroke Organization (WSO) factsheets on stroke, and WSO/World Hypertension League guidance on management of hypertension post stroke24
Systematic review: Pharmacological interventions for the treatment of post-stroke fatigue23
The World Stroke Academy: A World Stroke Organization global pathway to improve knowledge in stroke care23
Multi-population Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Multiple Novel Loci Associated with Asymptomatic Intracranial Large Artery Stenosis23
IMPETUS Stroke: Assessment of hospital infrastructure and workflow for implementation of uniform stroke care pathway in India23
Stroke services in Africa: What is there and what is needed22
Modification effects of immigration status and comorbidities on associations of heat and heatwave with stroke morbidity22
Treatment for intracerebral hemorrhage: Dawn of a new era22
15th World Stroke Congress, 10-12 October 2023, Toronto, Canada: Author Index21
Weakly supervised multitask learning models to identify symptom onset time of unclear-onset intracerebral hemorrhage21
Development of a questionnaire to identify persons with a family history of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage21
Low vegetable consumption doubles the odds of stroke among people with hypertension: Findings from the SIREN Study in West Africa20
World Stroke Organization and World Hypertension League position statement on hypertension control strategies in prevention and management of stroke20
Differences in Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Study from International Registry of Stroke Care Quality (RES-Q)20
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, Australia20
Global stroke statistics 2023: Availability of reperfusion services around the world19
Remote ischemic conditioning for stroke: A critical systematic review19
Effect of history of hypertension on efficacy of clopidogrel-aspirin in ischemic stroke19
Is telestroke more effective than conventional treatment for acute ischemic stroke? A systematic review and meta-analysis of patient outcomes and thrombolysis rates18
Endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke beyond the 24-h time window: Selection by target mismatch profile18
Cerebral microbleeds and asundexian in non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke: Secondary analyses of the PACIFIC-STROKE randomized trial18
Gait in cerebral small vessel disease, pre-dementia, and dementia: A systematic review18
A Phase III, prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of thrombolysis in imaging-eligible, late-window patients to assess the efficacy and safety of tenecteplase (TIMELESS): Rat18
Reperfusion therapy for stroke: From improving global access, to thrombectomy beyond 24 hours18
Stroke characteristics and outcomes in urban Tanzania: Data from the Prospective Lake Zone Stroke Registry17
Clinical features, including atypical symptoms, associated with acute cerebral ischaemia on DWI-MRI in suspected TIA and minor stroke17
Thrombectomy, remote ischemic conditioning, and cerebral microbleeds in cognition17
Geo-spatial analysis of acute ischemic stroke reperfusion treatment in India: An assessment of distribution and access to centers17
Non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of post-stroke fatigue: A systematic review17
Predictors of poor outcome in acute stroke patients with posterior cerebral artery occlusion and medical management17
Enhanced versus standard hydration in acute ischemic stroke: REVIVE—A randomized clinical trial17
Meteorological factors and risk of ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage: A time-stratified case-crossover study16
Prevalence, patterns, and predictors of patient-reported non-motor outcomes at 30 days after acute stroke: Prospective observational hospital cohort study16
Early-onset delirium after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage16
J-shape relation of blood pressure reduction and outcome in acute intracerebral hemorrhage: A pooled analysis of INTERACT2 and ATACH-II individual participant data16
Significance of cerebral microinfarcts in antiphospholipid syndrome: A population-based study16
Stroke severity and outcomes in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage on anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents: An analysis from the Japan Stroke Data Bank15
Abstracts presented at the SMART STROKES Conference 2022 18-19th August, Sydney, NSW15
Female hormonal and reproductive factors and the risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage15
Trends in sex differences of functional outcome after intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke15
An exploration of serious falls after stroke using a large international stroke rehabilitation database15
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
Transient brain ischemic symptoms and the presence of ischemic lesions at neuroimaging: Results from the READAPT study15
Use of risk scores for predicting new atrial fibrillation after ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack—A systematic review14
Early neurological improvement with deferoxamine after intracerebral hemorrhage: A post hoc analysis of the i-DEF trial14
Spatial and temporal intracerebral hemorrhage patterns in Dutch-type hereditary cerebral amyloid angiopathy14
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 accuracy14
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)14
Control intervention design for preclinical and clinical trials: Consensus-based core recommendations from the third Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable14
Mechanical thrombectomy with intra-arterial thrombolysis versus mechanical thrombectomy alone in patients with acute ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis14
Increasing burden of stroke in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence, incidence, mortality, and case fatality14
International practice patterns and perspectives on endovascular therapy for the treatment of cerebral venous thrombosis14
Telemedicine networks for acute stroke: An analysis of global coverage, gaps, and opportunities14
The AHA/ASA and DSM-V diagnostic criteria for vascular cognitive impairment identify cases with predominant vascular pathology13
Indian Trial of Tranexamic acid in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage study protocol13
Large vessel occlusive stroke with milder baseline severity shows better collaterals and reduced harm from thrombectomy transfer delays13
Validation of the Black-&-White sign to predict intracerebral hematoma expansion in the multi-center PREDICT study cohort13
Intracranial atherosclerosis: Review of imaging features and advances in diagnostics13
Association between herpes zoster infection and the risk of stroke: A population-based nested case–control study13
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
Endovascular thrombectomy in young patients with stroke13
A phase III, multi-arm multi-stage covariate-adjusted response-adaptive randomized trial to determine optimal early mobility training after stroke (AVERT DOSE)13
Stroke in Latin America: Systematic review of incidence, prevalence, and case-fatality in 1997–202112
Tea and coffee consumption and risk of acute stroke: The INTERSTROKE Study12
The diversity of global stroke research in the IJS12
Association of post-stroke fatigue with physical activity and physical fitness: A systematic review and meta-analysis12
World Stroke Organization (WSO): Global Stroke Fact Sheet 202212
Should we adjudicate outcomes in stroke trials? A systematic review12
Telomere length and stroke recurrence after ischemic stroke and TIA11
Six years of the Angels Initiative: Aims, achievements, and future directions to improve stroke care worldwide11
No-reflow phenomenon in stroke patients: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of clinical data11
Lung cancer is associated with acute ongoing cerebral ischemia: A population-based study11
Modifiable vascular risk factors contribute to stroke in 1080 NOTCH3 R544C carriers in Taiwan Biobank11
Cost-effectiveness of testing for CYP2C19 loss-of-function carriers following transient ischemic attack/minor stroke: A Canadian perspective11
A roadmap for research in post-stroke fatigue: Consensus-based core recommendations from the third Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable11
Treatments to improve recovery after stroke11
Lipid-lowering therapies and long-term stroke prevention in East Asians: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials11
Temporal trends and practice variation in early repair of the ruptured aneurysm among patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in the United States, 2012–201911
Results of an international survey on the status of prehospital care11
Risk factors related to early neurological deterioration in lacunar stroke and its influence on functional outcome11
Clinical characteristics and outcome in expansive compared with steno-occlusive mural hematoma in spontaneous cervical artery dissection11
Monitoring for atrial fibrillation prior to patent foramen ovale closure after cryptogenic stroke11
Advancing stroke safety and efficacy through early tirofiban administration after intravenous thrombolysis: The multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind ASSET IT trial protocol10
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
Global stroke statistics 202210
Evaluation of acute mechanical revascularization in minor stroke (NIHSS score ⩽ 5) and large vessel occlusion: The MOSTE multicenter, randomized, clinical trial protocol10
Associated demographic factors for the recurrence and prognosis of stroke patients within a multiethnic Asian population10
Association of air pollution with acute ischemic stroke risk in Singapore: a time-stratified case-crossover study10
Global, regional, and national burden of stroke attributable to extreme low temperatures, 1990–2019: A global analysis10
How should we measure physical activity after stroke? An international consensus10
Effect of pioglitazone on vascular events in post-stroke cognitive impairment: Post hoc analysis of the IRIS trial10
Association of LDL-cholesterol <1.8 mmol/L and statin use with the recurrence of intracerebral hemorrhage10
Index10
The Twitter factor: How does Twitter impact #Stroke journals and citation rates?10
High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels and their impact on outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy.10
Early neurological deterioration in acute lacunar ischemic stroke: Systematic review of incidence, mechanisms, and prospects for treatment10
The effect of metabolic syndrome and/or hyperglycemia on outcomes of acute ischemic stroke patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis10
Corrigendum to: World Stroke Organization (WSO): Global Stroke Fact Sheet 202210
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