OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Neurospine is 27. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Significance of Atlantoaxial and Subaxial Spinal Instability in Cervical Spinal Spondylosis: Commentary on “Clinical Impact and Correlations of Odontoid Parameters Following Multilevel Posterior Cervi	144
Commentary on “Surgical Outcomes of Symptomatic Intramedullary Spinal Cord Cavernous Malformations: Analysis of Consecutive Cases in a Single Center”	101
Commentary on “Simultaneous Single-Position Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery and Unilateral Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation for Spondylolisthesis”	78
Full-Endoscopic Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion for Cervical Myelopathy	64
The Contribution of Paraspinal Sarcopenia on Sagittal Imbalance in Degenerative Kyphosis	58
Effectiveness of the Endplate Reduction Technique Combined With Bone Grafting for the Treatment of Thoracolumbar Fractures by Using Posterior Short-Segment Fixation	55
Advances in Metastatic Disease Spinal Oncology: Novel Technology Without Forgetting the Fundamentals of Surgical Treatment	54
Spinal Robotics in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Systematic Review	51
The Effect of Transitioning to Remote Working in Patients Affected by Chronic Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study	49
Knockdown of best1 Gene in Zebrafish Caused Abnormal Neuronal and Skeletal Development - A Subtype of Craniovertebral Junction Malformation?	46
Robotics in Cervical Spine Surgery: Feasibility and Safety of Posterior Screw Placement	45
Different Ways to Die: Cell Death Pathways and Their Association With Spinal Cord Injury	41
Risk Factors of Restenosis After Full Endoscopic Foraminotomy for Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis: Case-Control Study	40
The Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Narrative Review, and Future Perspective	40
A Commentary on “Comparative Analysis of Romosozumab Versus Vertebroplasty With Denosumab: Efficacy, Safety, and Secondary Bone Mineral Density Outcomes”	38
Beyond the K Line - A Commentary on “The Role of K-Line and Canal-Occupying Ratio in Surgical Outcomes for Multilevel Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: A Retrospective Mult	36
Predictors of Persistent Postoperative Numbness Following Lumbar Fusion in Patients Older Than 75 Years: A Minimum 2-Year Follow-up	36
Relationship Between Types of Warming Devices and Surgical Site Infection in Patients Who Underwent Posterior Fusion Surgery Based on National Data	36
The Effect of Subsidence on Segmental and Global Lordosis at Long-term Follow-up After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion	34
The Change of Spinal Canal According to Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion in Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: A Prospective Observational Study	33
Distal Junctional Kyphosis and Failure in Adult Deformity Surgery Down to L5: Commentary on “Distal Junctional Failure After Fusion Stopping at L5 in Patients With Adult Spinal Deformity: Incidence, R	32
Navigation-Assisted Full-Endoscopic Radiofrequency Rhizotomy Versus Fluoroscopy-Guided Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation for Sacroiliac Joint Pain Treatment: Comparative Study	30
Which Indicator Among Lumbar Vertebral Hounsfield Unit, Vertebral Bone Quality, or Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry-Measured Bone Mineral Density Is More Efficacious in Predicting Thoracolumbar Fragil	29
Proteomic Comparison of Paraspinal Muscle Imbalance Between Idiopathic Scoliosis and Congenital Scoliosis	28
Comparison of Surgical Burden, Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes According to the Severity of Baseline Sagittal Imbalance in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients	28

Long Fiber Type Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic Pedicle Screws Exhibit High Strength, Comparable to Titanium-Alloy Screws, and Are Resistant to Loosening	28
Different Degeneration Patterns of Paraspinal Muscles Between Double-Level and Single-Level Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: An Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis of 140 Patients	28
Precision Nanotherapy for Spinal Cord Injury: Modulating SLC16A3 With Methylprednisolone-Loaded Nanoparticles	27
Transforaminal Endoscopic Thoracic Discectomy Is More Cost-Effective Than Microdiscectomy for Symptomatic Disc Herniations	27
Rates, Causes, and Predictive Factors of Hospital Readmissions After Spine Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study	27