OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of World Neurosurgery 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Anatomy and White Matter Connections of the Lingual Gyrus and Cuneus	107
Fundamentals of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration	85
Anatomy and White Matter Connections of the Inferior Temporal Gyrus	82
Diversity in Neurosurgery	65
Clinical Results and Complications of Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Lumbar Degenerative Disease: A Meta-Analysis	60
Anatomy and White Matter Connections of the Middle Frontal Gyrus	58
Inflammatory Response to Spinal Cord Injury and Its Treatment	54
Burnout Among Neurosurgeons and Residents in Neurosurgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature	50
Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block versus Modified-Thoracolumbar Interfascial Plane Block for Lumbar Discectomy Surgery: A Randomized, Controlled Study	50
Systemic Inflammation Response Index and Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index Are Associated with Clinical Outcomes in Patients Treated with Mechanical Thrombectomy for Large Artery Occlusion	47
Risk Factors for Cerebral Vasospasm in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Population-Based Study of 8346 Patients	47
Comparison of Operating Microscope and Exoscope in a Highly Challenging Experimental Setting	42
Mazor X Stealth Robotic Technology: A Technical Note	41
Social Media in Neurosurgery: A Systematic Review	41
Random Forest–Based Prediction of Outcome and Mortality in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury Undergoing Primary Decompressive Craniectomy	40
Artificial Intelligence Applications in Pediatric Brain Tumor Imaging: A Systematic Review	39
Corpus Callosum and Its Connections: A Fiber Dissection Study	39
The Effects of Lockdown During the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic on Neurotrauma-Related Hospital Admissions	38
Clinical Comparison of Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Laminectomy versus Microendoscopic Laminectomy for Single-Level Laminectomy: A Single-Center, Retrospective Analysis	38
Surgical Outcomes of Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	38
Assessment of an Artificial Intelligence Algorithm for Detection of Intracranial Hemorrhage	37
Learning Curve for Transforaminal Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: A Systematic Review	37
Automated Pupillometry as a Triage and Assessment Tool in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury	35
XGBoost Machine Learning Algorism Performed Better Than Regression Models in Predicting Mortality of Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury	35
Neurosurgical Referral Patterns During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A United Kingdom Experience	35

3D-Printer-Assisted Patient-Specific Polymethyl Methacrylate Cranioplasty: A Case Series of 16 Consecutive Patients	34
GPT-4 Artificial Intelligence Model Outperforms ChatGPT, Medical Students, and Neurosurgery Residents on Neurosurgery Written Board-Like Questions	34
Quality of YouTube Videos on Meningioma Treatment Using the DISCERN Instrument	34
Virtual and Augmented Reality in Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review	33
Perception of Neurosurgery Residents and Attendings on Online Webinars During COVID-19 Pandemic and Implications on Future Education	33
Neurosurgical Procedures and Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case-Control Multicenter Study	33
A Bibliographic Analysis of the Most Cited Articles in Global Neurosurgery	33
Patient Satisfaction with Neurosurgery Telemedicine Visits During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Prospective Cohort Study	33
Diversity in Neurosurgery: Trends in Gender and Racial/Ethnic Representation Among Applicants and Residents from U.S. Neurological Surgery Residency Programs	33