OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Surgery is 30. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial: Surgical skills and continuing medical education in neurosurgery: past, present and future	253
Efficacy and safety of two tip flexible suctioning ureteral access sheaths combined with a 7.5Fr flexible ureteroscope: a retrospective study	100
Case report: Unruptured small middle cerebral artery aneurysm with perianeurysmal edema	75
Abdominal type B vs. type C radical hysterectomy in early-stage cervical cancer: A matched single center cohort report	70
Case report and review: Angiosarcoma with thrombocytopenia after total hip arthroplasty	61
Competitive risk analysis of the therapeutic value of liver transplantation for liver cancer in children: A population-based study	60
Case report: Use of laparoscopic electrocoagulation rods in endovenous thermal ablation of saphenous trunks in the treatment of varicose veins of the lower extremities	55
Five-Year results of a multi-specialty induction course for surgical training	53
Editorial: Aspiring for onco-functional utopia via radiosurgery	47
Case report: Total arch replacement with a frozen elephant trunk utilizing open hybrid in-situ fenestration technique for thoracic aortic arch aneurysm	46
A nomogram for predicting cancer-specific survival and overall survival in elderly patients with nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma	45
Editorial: Hernia related anatomy in abdominal wall surgery: Applied research in hernia repair	42
Beyond the gut: spectrum of magnetic surgery devices	42
Editorial: Veins in the brain	41
Posterior ankle arthroscopic treatment of a talar chondroblastoma with allograft and a platelet-rich plasma-fibrin glue: A case report and literature review	40
Case Report: Renal embolism and acute lower extremity arterial embolism complicated by acute compartment syndrome caused by the detachment of the main body of cardiac myxoma in a child	39
Single-center experience with the ClotTriever BOLD catheter for deep vein thrombosis percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy of the lower extremity	39
Effects of two endoscopic posterior lumbar interbody fusion surgical sequences for treatment of unstable lumbar spinal stenosis: a retrospective study	37
Combined effect of age and body mass index on postoperative mortality and morbidity in laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients	34
Analysis of influencing factors on postoperative complications of closed approach autologous granular rib cartilage rhinoplasty and construction and verification of nomogram	33
Protective role of remote ischemic conditioning in renal transplantation and partial nephrectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	33
In meeting the increasing demands for total knee arthroplasty, can we achieve high levels of quality care in a small community hospital? A mixed-methods study	32
No obvious advantage of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy after interval debulking surgery in the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer: A retrospective study	32
Psychological outcomes and health-related quality of life changes in Chinese patients with moyamoya disease after revascularization	32
Choice of injection time of conscious sedation and its impact on pain control in colonoscopy	32

Case report: Hepatic epithelioid angiomyolipoma with elevated alpha-fetoprotein and a history of breast cancer	32
The feasibility of robotic navigation in single position oblique lateral spine surgery. A technical note and a retrospective study	31
Multiple myeloma presenting as a cervical intraforaminal tumor: A case report and review of literature	31
Corrigendum: Study of quality of life and its correlated factors in patients after lumbar fusion for lumbar degenerative disc disease	31
Editorial: Hip arthroscopy: Pathologies, surgical techniques and complications	31
Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting the risk of postoperative fracture blister after pilon fracture	30
Nephron sparing surgery for a patient with a complicated solitary functioning kidney and a giant pT3 renal cell carcinoma: A case report	30