OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery is 29. 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.)

Article	Citations
Letter re: “Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta and resuscitative thoracotomy are associated with similar outcomes in traumatic cardiac arrest”	133
Meetings/Courses	86
“Intravenous lidocaine for the management of traumatic rib fractures: A double-blind randomized controlled trial (INITIATE program of research)”: Letter to the Editor	84
Intubation of bleeding patients in the emergency department or the operating room: A medical decision to be justified	79
Meetings/Courses	57
Plasma thrombin generation kinetics vary by injury pattern and resuscitation characteristics in pediatric and young adult trauma patients	51
MEETINGS/COURSES	47
Meetings/Courses	47
Re: Leichtle et al. Blunt cerebrovascular injury: The case for universal screening (J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2020;89(5):880–886)	46
Penalizing underage alcohol use is associated with lower mortality for young drivers: Use/lose laws and their association with motor vehicle collision mortality	46
The injured monocyte: The link to chronic critical illness and mortality following injury	44
Exploratory cluster analysis of IL2Ra and associated biomarkers and complications after blunt chest trauma	44
Predictors of discharge against medical advice in pediatric trauma patients: A nationwide analysis	41
Multicompartmental trauma alters bone marrow erythroblastic islands	41
Development and validation of a Bayesian network predicting neurosurgical intervention after injury in children and adolescents	40
Anatomy of the interchondral joints and the effects on mobility of ribs	40
The ability of statewide prehospital pediatric blood transfusion protocols to predict early in-hospital blood product administration: A National Trauma Data Bank analysis	39
Does pneumocephalus affect the application of the pediatric brain injury guidelines?	38
Evaluation of vascular repair by tissue-engineered human acellular vessels or expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts in a porcine model of limb ischemia and reperfusion	38
Treatment with MG53 ameliorates traumatic brain injury–associated acute kidney injury	37
How much is too much crystalloid? Building a foundation for the study of optimal resuscitation practices in pediatric trauma patients with severe traumatic brain injury: Authors' response to Ghasemian	36
Effect of tranexamic acid on endothelial von Willebrand factor/ADAMTS-13 response to in vitro shock conditions	36
AAST pancreatic organ injury grading subcomittee reply to: “Blunt pancreatic injury: Navigating the gray zones of imaging and surgery”	34
Mental health symptoms and engagement in a stepped-care mental health service among patients with a violent versus nonviolent injury	34
Letter re: “ECMO In trauma care: What you need to know”	32

Firearm injuries treated at trauma centers in the United States	32
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma–World Society of Emergency Surgery guidelines on the diagnosis and management of major thoracic vascular injuries	31
Surgical stabilization of rib fractures versus nonoperative treatment in patients with multiple rib fractures following cardiopulmonary resuscitation: An international, retrospective matched case-cont	31
Proof of concept of an Automated Battlefield Trauma System for large-scale combat operations	30
Comments on: “Chest Wall Injury Society guidelines for surgical stabilization of rib fractures: Indications, contraindications, and timing” by Bauman et al.	29
When is enough enough? Odds of survival by unit transfused	29
Correlation analysis of salivary cytokines and hormones with resiliency	29
Cell-free mitochondria are detected in high concentrations in the plasma of orthopedic trauma patients	29
Effect of targeting normoxemia on supplemental oxygen-free days for adults with acute thermal burns: A stepped wedge cluster randomized clinical trial	29
Merging realities: Virtual and augmented platforms utilization for complex chest wall surgery—a case series	29
Evaluation of urological and gynecological surgeons as force multipliers for mass casualty trauma care	29