OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of JAMA Surgery is 55. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Addition of an Author Affiliation	316
Two-Stage Turnbull-Cutait Pull-Through Coloanal Anastomosis for Low Rectal Cancers	245
Assessing Cost-effectiveness From the LOGICA Trial—Is Laparoscopic Gastrectomy Worth the Cost?	230
Prostate Cancer Recurrence and Persistence After Irreversible Electroporation Focal Ablation	214
Living-Donor Liver Transplant for Patients With End-stage Liver Disease	209
Errors in Figures	187
When Leaning In Becomes Unhealthy, Can We Fix It?	176
Learning From Technical Details With Effect on Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula—Reply	174
Optimal Staging for Gastric Cancer Starts With High-Resolution Computed Tomography	173
Blunt Splenic Injury and Prophylactic Splenic Artery Embolization	169
Is COVID-19 the Newest Comorbidity of Obesity Mitigated by Bariatric Surgery?	155
Gender Disparities in Medical Industry Payments	146
Importance of Postoperative Follow-Up for Patient Outcome	142
Change the Name of the Blalock-Taussig Shunt to Blalock-Thomas-Taussig Shunt	140
Regional Variation in Surgical Procedure Rates	137
Defining Essential Surgery in the US During the COVID-19 Pandemic Response	129
Importance of the Assessment Time Window for Intravenous Tranexamic Acid and Thromboembolic Events	124
Innovations in Surgical Communication 3—Promote Deliberation, Not Technical Education	124
Error in Author’s Name	122
Organ Donation After Euthanasia Starting at Home Is Feasible—Reply	119
Implant Surface Texture and Breast Cancer Recurrence	119
Comments on Study About US Female Surgeons	117
Grit and Burnout in the Physician Workforce—Reply	115
Comments on Study About US Female Surgeons	110
Improving Preoperative Timeouts for Better Surgical Fire Readiness	110

Oral vs Intravenous Antibiotics for Fracture-Related Infections	105
Adversity as Privilege—Poverty Has Made Me a Better Surgeon	102
Technique for Laparoscopic Fluorescence–Guided Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection	100
No Strong Evidence on Liver Transplant for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis Over Portal Vein Embolization Associated With Liver Resection—Reply	98
Error in Abstract	92
The Evolution of Multimodality Treatment of Rectal Cancer	91
Benefit of a Live Donor for Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma on the Waiting List—Reply	90
No Strong Evidence on Liver Transplant for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis Over Portal Vein Embolization Associated With Liver Resection	90
The Role of Bariatric Surgery in Prevention of Kidney Disease Progression in Moderately Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes	90
Compared to What?—Novel Methods to Approach Randomization for Long-term Bariatric Surgery Outcomes	83
Nonoperative Management for Pregnant Individuals With Gallstone Disease in the Third Trimester	76
Using Quality-of-Life Measures to Determine the Ideal Bariatric Procedure	72
The First 5 Years of Uterus Transplant in the US	71
Association of Matrix Metalloproteinase 7 Expression With Pathologic Response After Neoadjuvant Treatment in Patients With Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma	69
The Intersection of Endometriosis and Ovarian Cancer Prevention	68
Social Work’s Role in Bridging Breast Cancer Care Gaps	67
Selection of Neoadjuvant Treatment Arms in Trials of Patients With Squamous Cell Cancer of the Esophagus—Reply	64
A Calculator Approach to Select Neoadjuvant Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer	64
Errors in Author Names and Affiliation	63
Whole-Blood Resuscitation Following Traumatic Injury and Hemorrhagic Shock—Should It Be Standard Care?	63
Dual Allergy to Penicillin and Cefazolin—Does Anaphylaxis Matter?—Reply	63
Success After Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse With Surgery or Pessary Remains a Patient-Centered Choice	62
A Venture Capital Model for Surgical Innovation at Academic Medical Centers	61
Error in Variable Conversion in Table	61
More Than a Pause—Reply	59
Understanding the Social Determinants of Surgical Evaluation—Going Beyond Signs and Symptoms	59
Errors in Figure and Nonauthor Collaborators Supplement	59
Acute Appendicitis—What’s Old Is New Again	57
Three-Year Outcomes of Oral Antibiotics vs Intravenous and Oral Antibiotics for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis	55
Total Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer—What Is Totality?	55