OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Stroke is 2. 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
Association of Symptomatic Hearing Loss with Functional and Cognitive Recovery 1 Year after Intracerebral Hemorrhage	80
Wall Shear Stress Associated with Stroke Occurrence and Mechanisms in Middle Cerebral Artery Atherosclerosis	63
Neuroprotective Effects of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields in Acute Stroke	62
Cerebrovascular Events in Older Patients With Patent Foramen Ovale: Current Status and Future Perspectives	53
CT- versus MRI-Based Imaging for Thrombolysis and Mechanical Thrombectomy in Ischemic Stroke: Analysis from the Austrian Stroke Registry	44
Effect of Intravenous Thrombolysis Prior to Mechanical Thrombectomy According to the Location of M1 Occlusion	33
Air Pollution and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Mortality: A Stronger Association in Women than in Men	28
Establishment of the Heart and Brain Team for Patent Foramen Ovale Closure in Stroke Patients: An Expert Opinion	27
Neutrophil-Lymphocyte and Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratios Are Associated with Recurrent Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source	27
Explanatory Power and Prognostic Implications of Factors Associated with Troponin Elevation in Acute Ischemic Stroke	26
Determinants of Visceral Infarction in Acute Cardioembolic Stroke Due to Atrial Fibrillation	25
Association Between Anemia and Clinical Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Treated With Endovascular Treatment	24
Effect of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on the Quality of Stroke Care in Stroke Units and Alternative Wards: A National Comparative Analysis	23
Soluble CD40 Levels in Plasma Are Associated with Cardiovascular Disease and in Carotid Plaques with a Vulnerable Phenotype	22
Timing and Predictors of Recanalization After Anticoagulation in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis	22
Diagnostic and Prognostic Circulating MicroRNA in Acute Stroke: A Systematic and Bioinformatic Analysis of Current Evidence	22
Tenecteplase Versus Alteplase in Medium Vessel Occlusion Ischemic Stroke: A Secondary Analysis of the Alteplase Compared to Tenecteplase Randomized Trial	21
Association of Coronary Stenosis With Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases in Neurologically Asymptomatic Adults	21
The Heart Is at Risk: Understanding Stroke-Heart-Brain Interactions with Focus on Neurogenic Stress Cardiomyopathy—A Review	20
Anesthetic Management and Outcomes of Endovascular Treatment of Basilar Artery Occlusion: Results From the ATTENTION Registry	20
Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patients with a Large Ischemic Volume at Presentation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	19
Deep Learning-Based Automatic Classification of Ischemic Stroke Subtype Using Diffusion-Weighted Images	19
Distal Medium Vessel Occlusion Strokes: Understanding the Present and Paving the Way for a Better Future	19
Acute Infarct Segmentation on Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Using Deep Learning Algorithm and RAPID MRI	19
Venous Outflow Profiles Are Linked to Clinical Outcomes in Ischemic Stroke Patients with Extensive Baseline Infarct	19

Endovascular versus Medical Management of Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Randomized Controlled Trials	19
Left Atrial Mechanical Dysfunction Is Associated With Atrial Fibrillation and Recurrent Stroke After Cryptogenic Stroke	17
Endovascular Thrombectomy in Patients with Intracranial Atherosclerosis: Where Are We?	16
Practical Nomogram Predicting Apixaban or Rivaroxaban Concentrations from Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Anti-Xa Values: Special Interest in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients	16
Predictors of Therapy Response in Chronic Aphasia: Building a Foundation for Personalized Aphasia Therapy	16
Hemodynamics of Leptomeningeal Collaterals after Large Vessel Occlusion and Blood Pressure Management with Endovascular Treatment	16
How Cerebral Vessel Tortuosity Affects Development and Recurrence of Aneurysm: Outer Curvature versus Bifurcation Type	15
Long-Term Incidence of Gastrointestinal Bleeding Following Ischemic Stroke	15
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy: An Undeniable Small Vessel Disease	15
Thrombi With a Higher Erythrocyte Composition Are More Fragile in Acute Stroke	14
Patent Foramen Ovale and Other Cardiopathies as Causes of Embolic Stroke With Unknown Source	14
Global Estimates of Reported Vaccine-Associated Ischemic Stroke for 1969–2023: A Comprehensive Analysis of the World Health Organization Global Pharmacovigilance Database	14
Inpatient Outcomes of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in Patients With Malignancy Throughout the United States	13
A Retrospective Study on the Status of Risk Factor Management in Patients with Ischemic Stroke Based on a Large Linked Dataset of Stroke Patients in Korea	13
Carbonated Beverage, Fruit Drink, and Water Consumption and Risk of Acute Stroke: the INTERSTROKE Case-Control Study	13
Perfusion Profiles May Differ Between Asymptomatic Versus Symptomatic Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion	12
Updated New York City Emergency Medical Services Acute Stroke Triage Protocol Reduces Interfacility Transfers and Time to Endovascular Thrombectomy for Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke Patients	12
Haptoglobin Gene Polymorphism Is Associated With Lower Postoperative Cardiovascular Risk in Carotid Stenosis Patients	12
Patent Foramen Ovale Closure in Old Stroke Patients: A Subgroup Analysis of the DEFENSE-PFO Trial	12
Smartphone App in Stroke Management: A Narrative Updated Review	11
Association Between Slow Ventricular Response and Severe Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation-Related Cardioembolic Stroke	11
Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cerebral Venous Thrombosis and Mortality	10
Endovascular Therapy in the Extended Time Window for Large Vessel Occlusion in Patients With Pre-Stroke Disability	10
Occurrence of Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Receiving Non-Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulants: Causes and Prevention Strategies	10
Population-Based Incidence Rates of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Japan: The Shiga Stroke and Heart Attack Registry	9
How Do Quantitative Tissue Imaging Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke Relate to Clinical Outcomes?	9
A Practical Grading Scale for Predicting Outcomes of Radiosurgery for Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: JLGK 1802 Study	9
Decreased Basal Ganglia Volume in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy	9
Cancer-Associated Stroke: Thrombosis Mechanism, Diagnosis, Outcome, and Therapeutic Strategies	8
Prevalence and Associations of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulae in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Analysis of ACTION-CVT	8
Clot Composition Analysis as a Diagnostic Tool to Gain Insight into Ischemic Stroke Etiology: A Systematic Review	8
Device Closure or Antithrombotic Therapy After Cryptogenic Stroke in Elderly Patients With a High-Risk Patent Foramen Ovale	8
Occupational Risk Factors for Stroke: A Comprehensive Review	8
Increased Neurofilament Light Chain Is Associated with Increased Risk of Long-Term Mortality in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease	7
Association of Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Apolipoproteins with Stroke Subtypes in an International Case Control Study (INTERSTROKE)	7
Digital Therapeutics With Visual Discrimination Training for Cortical Blindness in Patients With Chronic Stroke	7
Thrombolysis Improves Reperfusion and the Clinical Outcome in Tandem Occlusion Stroke Related to Cervical Dissection: TITAN and ETIS Pooled Analysis	7
Deep Learning Approach Using Diffusion-Weighted Imaging to Estimate the Severity of Aphasia in Stroke Patients	6
Cerebral Venous Reflux and Dilated Basal Ganglia Perivascular Space in Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage	6
Cortical Thinning in High-Grade Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis	6
Adding Tirofiban on Top of Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator May Improve Clinical Outcome in Acute Stroke Patients	5
Differentiating Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy From Alzheimer’s Disease Using Dual Amyloid and Tau Positron Emission Tomography	5
Intracerebral Hemorrhage Progression Score: A Novel Risk Score to Predict Neurological Deterioration after Intracerebral Hemorrhage	5
Precision Greenness and Stroke/Transient Ischemic Attack in 249,405 US Medicare Beneficiaries	5
Medical Management of Adult Moyamoya Disease: A Review and Relevant Cases With Ischemic Events	5
Recanalization Outcomes and Procedural Complications in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke and COVID-19 Receiving Endovascular Treatment	5
The Rescue on Reperfusion Damage in Cerebral Infarction by Nelonemdaz (RODIN) Trial: Protocol for a Double-Blinded Clinical Trial of Nelonemdaz in Patients with Hyperacute Ischemic Stroke and Endovasc	5
Antiplatelet Therapy May Be Insufficient to Prevent Stroke Recurrence Before Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale Closure	5
Neurovascular Complications of Acute Aortic Syndrome	5
Sex and Gender Differences in Stroke and Their Practical Implications in Acute Care	5

Anticoagulation versus Antiplatelet Therapy after Ischemic Stroke in the Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Cerebral Microbleeds	5
Resurrection of Endovascular Thrombectomy for Posterior Circulation Stroke	4
Apixaban for Secondary Stroke Prevention: Coexistant Cerebral Atherosclerosis May Increase Recurrent Strokes	4
Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor Improves Neurological Outcomes in Diabetic Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke	4
Biomarkers, Clinical Variables, and the CHA2DS2-VASc Score to Detect Silent Brain Infarcts in Atrial Fibrillation Patients	4
Etiology, 3-Month Functional Outcome and Recurrent Events in Non-Traumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage	4
Ethnic Differences in the Safety and Efficacy of Tenecteplase Versus Alteplase for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	4
Discrepancy Between Ischemic Changes Observed on Non-Enhanced Computed Tomography and Perfusion Imaging: Implications for Decision-Making in Treatment	4
Thrombectomy in Stroke Patients With Low Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score: Is Modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction (mTICI) 2c/3 Superior to mTICI 2b?	4
2022 Update of the Korean Clinical Practice Guidelines for Stroke: Antithrombotic Therapy for Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack	4
Ruptured Peripheral Cerebral Aneurysms Associated With Moyamoya Disease: A Systematic Review	4
Mechanical Thrombectomy for In-Hospital Onset Stroke: A Comparative Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	4
Neuroprotective Effects of GV1001 in Animal Stroke Model and Neural Cells Subject to Oxygen-Glucose Deprivation/Reperfusion Injury	3
Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Stroke Patients with Moderate to Severe Pre-Stroke Disability	3
Mechanisms of Preconditioning Exercise-Induced Neurovascular Protection in Stroke	3
Stroke Etiology and Outcomes after Endovascular Thrombectomy: Results from the SITS Registry and a Meta-Analysis	3
Low Exposure to Direct Oral Anticoagulants Is Associated with Ischemic Stroke and Its Severity	3
Role of Blood Lipid Levels and Lipid-Lowering Therapy in Stroke Patients with Different Levels of Cerebral Artery Diseases: Reconsidering Recent Stroke Guidelines	3
Pupillometer-Based Neurological Pupil Index Differential: A Potential Predictor of Post-Stroke Delirium	3
Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cerebral Venous Thrombosis and Mortality	2
Trends in Venous Thromboembolism Readmission Rates after Ischemic Stroke and Intracerebral Hemorrhage	2
Non-Inferiority Trials in Stroke Research: What Are They, and How Should We Interpret Them?	2
Impact of Onset-to-Door Time on Endovascular Therapy for Basilar Artery Occlusion	2
Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke in Metastatic Cancer Patients: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Analysis	2
Replacing Alteplase with Tenecteplase: Is the Time Ripe?	2
Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment: Pathophysiological Insights into Brain Disconnectome from Advanced Neuroimaging Analysis Techniques	2
Cost-Effectiveness of Endovascular Thrombectomy in Childhood Stroke: An Analysis of the Save ChildS Study	2
Association of Substantia Nigra Degeneration with Poor Neurological Recovery in Basal Ganglia Infarctions	2
Hemorrhagic Complications Following Endovascular Treatment for Atherothrombotic Large Vessel Occlusion	2
High Daily Diastolic Blood Pressure Predicts Incident Stroke, Lacune, and Cerebral Microbleeds in CADASIL	2
Management of Patients with Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis May Need to Be Individualized: A Multidisciplinary Call for Action	2
Troponin Levels and Outcomes in Patients with Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source	2
Factors Influencing Nerinetide Effect on Clinical Outcome in Patients Without Alteplase Treatment in the ESCAPE-NA1 Trial	2
Mode of Imaging Study and Endovascular Therapy for a Large Ischemic Core: Insights From the RESCUE-Japan LIMIT	2
Diabetes and Stroke: What Are the Connections?	2
Thrombus Enhancement Sign May Differentiate Embolism From Arteriosclerosis-Related Large Vessel Occlusion	2
Patent Foramen Ovale Closure: Opportunity Closed in Old Patients?	2
White Matter Structural Connectivity Associated With Visual Field Recovery After Stroke	2
Simplified Assessment of Lesion Water Uptake for Identification of Patients within 4.5 Hours of Stroke Onset: An Analysis of the MissPerfeCT Study	2