OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Scandinavian Journal of Urology is 3. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Anorectal side-effects of radical cystectomy	30
Does a new ‘pigtail suture stent’ reduce stent-related symptoms?	19
Urinary stone assessment in a single-phase may replace the unenhanced and multiphase computed tomography protocol in painless visible haematuria	18
Predictors for complication in renal cancer surgery: a national register study	17
Improved adherence to prostate cancer guidelines concomitant with public reporting. Nationwide population-based study	16
Taking the temperature: a case of urethral polyembolokoilamania	14
Transurethral versus open enucleation of the prostate in Sweden – a retrospective comparative cohort study	12
Kidney tumor biopsy – an unmet need for personalized treatment	10
Biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy – a large, comprehensive, population-based study with long follow-up	10
Optimal intervals for follow-up cystoscopy in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: a systematic review regarding oncological safety	10
A population-based retrospective analysis on variation in use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy depending on comorbidity in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer undergoing cystectomy in Denmark in t	10
Sterile water injections for management of renal colic pain: a systematic review	10
Adjuvant checkpoint inhibition after cystectomy – why, when, and for whom?	10
Do not throw out the baby with the bath water	9
Community-onset urosepsis: incidence and risk factors for 30-day mortality – a retrospective cohort study	9
Control computerized tomography in neoadjuvant chemotherapy for muscle invasive urinary bladder cancer has no value for treatment decisions and low correlation with nodal status	9
Surgical waiting times and all-cause mortality in patients with non-metastatic renal cell carcinoma	9
Prediction of clinically significant recurrence after partial nephrectomy. Data from the Cancer Registry of Norway with more than five years of follow-up	8
Primary mucosal melanomas of the urogenital tract: a clinical, pathological, and genetic nationwide survey of Danish patients 1990–2019	8
3D laparoscopic prostatectomy: results of multicentre study	7
Prospective validation study of a combined urine and plasma test for predicting high-grade prostate cancer in biopsy naïve men	7
Abandoning testing for asymptomatic microscopic haematuria in Sweden – a long-term follow-up	7
UROSCAN and UROSCANSEQ: a large-scale multicenter effort towards translation of molecular bladder cancer subtypes into clinical practice – from biobank to RNA-sequencing in real time	6
Feasibility and efficacy of early docetaxel plus androgen deprivation therapy for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer in a rural health care setting	6
Doppler ultrasound improves diagnostic accuracy for testicular torsion	6

Endoureterotomy with the Lovaco technique for treatment of ureterointestinal strictures: outcomes in an experienced center and factors associated with procedural success or failure	6
Personalized medicine for bladder cancer	6
The cancer stigma – the importance of nomenclature	6
Welcome to the new Scandinavian Journal of Urology!	6
Recurrence of non-muscle invasive bladder carcinoma after transurethral resection with hexaminolevulinate photodynamic diagnosis or regular cystoscopy	5
Surgical experience is predictive for bladder tumour resection quality	5
Surgeon volume and patient-reported urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy. Population-based register study in Sweden	5
A new important tool to report and analyse adverse incidents that all urologists should use Editorial comment to: Nisen H, Erkkilä K, Ettala O, Ronkainen H, et al. Intraoperative complications in kidn	5
Evaluation of the relation between size of stone and its attenuation measured by Hounsfield units and the total laser energy required to fragment it	5
The use of reTURB in T1 bladder cancer: a Norwegian population-based study	5
Impact of ischemia time during partial nephrectomy on short- and long-term renal function	5
Fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli among the rectal flora is the predominant risk factor for severe infection after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: a prospective observational s	5
Low-volume grade group 2 prostate cancer candidates for active surveillance: a radical prostatectomy retrospective analysis	4
Patient perspective on telemedicine replacing physical consultations in urology during the COVID-19 lockdown in Denmark	4
Quadratus lumborum block is feasible alternative to epidural block for postoperative analgesia after open radical cystectomy: surgical and oncological outcomes of a randomised clinical trial	4
A population-based registry cohort study on the correlation between bladder-intact event-free survival and overall survival in cystectomy-ineligible/refusal muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients in	4
Risk of prostate cancer death in men diagnosed with prostate cancer at cystoprostatectomy. A nationwide population-based study	4
Evaluation of data quality in the Swedish National Penile Cancer Register	4
The effect of povidone-iodine rectal cleansing on post-biopsy infectious complications	4
Sauna habits/bathing and changes in lower urinary tract symptoms – Tampere Ageing Male Urologic Study (TAMUS)	4
Temperature profiles during ureteroscopy with thulium fiber laser and holmium:YAG laser: Findings from a pre-clinical study	4
Swedish national guidelines on urothelial carcinoma: 2024 update on advanced and metastatic disease	4
Sterile water injections – a treatment for renal colic when other painkillers are contraindicated?	4
The risk of inguinal hernia repair after radical prostatectomy – a population-based cohort study	4
The Swedish prostate cancer guidelines: response to Axcrona and Löffeler	4
Incidence of erectile dysfunction treatment after radical prostatectomy by Statin use in Finnish Nationwide Cohort Study	4
S-phase – an independent prognostic marker in upper tract urothelial carcinoma	3
How to survey adherence to guidelines by use of clinical cancer registers	3
Triggers for transition from active surveillance to radical treatment of prostate cancer 2008–2020 – a case-control study	3
How to improve cancer care by use of guidelines and quality registers	3
A Norwegian perspective on the Swedish national guidelines on prostate cancer for non-metastatic disease	3
First diagnostic results from Gothenburg-2 screening trial	3
The clinical consequences of routine ⁶⁸Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT in patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer, ISUP grade 5 and no metastases based on standard imaging – preliminary results	3
Exercise in primary care after robot-assisted radical cystectomy for urinary bladder cancer – effects on postoperative complications: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial	3
Assessment of complications after transperineal and transrectal prostate biopsy using a risk-stratified pathway identifying patients at risk for post-biopsy infections	3
Do all prostate cancer patients want, and experience shared decision making prior to curative treatment?	3
Cutaneous adverse reactions associated to apalumide: two case reports of DRESS syndrome and maculopapular exanthema	3
Bilateral same session flexible ureterorenoscopy for endoscopic management of bilateral renal calculi is noninferior to unilateral flexible ureterorenoscopy for management of multiple unilateral renal	3
Validation of a Swedish version of the National Institute of Health – Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index	3
The safety and effectiveness of mirabegron in Parkinson’s disease patients with overactive bladder: a randomized controlled trial	3
The role of single-nucleotide polymorphisms of the 8q24 chromosome region in patients with concomitant bladder and prostate cancer	3
Salvage HDR brachytherapy for prostate cancer: a high-volume center experience on 100 consecutive patients	3
External validation of a simplified prognostic model for survival in patients with extrinsic malignant ureteral obstruction treated with tandem ureteral stents – a retrospective cohort study	3
Anorectal function and symptoms 6 months after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a single-center study	3
Does every Clavien-Dindo complication matter? A national multi-center study in kidney cancer surgery	3