OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Postgraduate Medicine is 1. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Post-transplant diarrhea and immunosuppressant withdrawal	30
Status of oral anticoagulant use in a tertiary center in south India	25
Competency-based medical education and the McNamara fallacy: Assessing the important or making the assessed important?	16
Neuro-Behçet’s presentation as cerebral venous thrombosis – A report of two cases and review of the literature	12
Unusual magnetic resonance imaging findings of cystic bone lesions in congenital generalized lipodystrophy	11
Native tricuspid valve endocarditis presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin	8
Surgical considerations in congenital nontumorous obstructive hydrocephalus	7
Clinical profile and outcome of foreign body ingestion in a tertiary care center in India: An observational study	7
Utilizing tables, figures, charts and graphs to enhance the readability of a research paper	6
Large language models and the future of academic writing	6
Aortic aneurysm causing compressive myelopathy	6
Giant cell arteritis with stroke and systemic diffuse vasculitis	5
A rare case of primary retroperitoneal extraovarian granulosa cell tumor	5
A misplaced epicutaneo-caval catheter presents with abdominal wall cellulitis in a neonate	5
Autoimmune hypoglycemia due to alpha-lipoic acid: Report of two cases	5
Introduction of psychological skills laboratory in medical education	5
The bitter aftertaste: Chronic pancreatitis and diabetes from codeine cough syrup	4
Tracheobronchial adenoid cystic carcinoma mimicking bronchial asthma	4
A guide to empirical management of urinary tract infection in outpatient setting in a tertiary care institute: A study from Western India	4
A spectrum of viral diseases in Odisha state, eastern India: An evidence-based analysis from 2010–2017	4
Successful subclavian artery stenting in a patient with subclavian steal syndrome associated with contralateral vertebral artery hypoplasia	4
National Ethical Guidelines for biomedical and health research: Issues to ponder over	3
Pulmonary complications of supracostal percutaneous nephrolithotomy – Must know facts for surgeons	3
Tuberculous enteritis-induced small intestinal bleeding in a kidney transplant recipient	3
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome related to piperacillin-tazobactam use	3

Effect of COVID-19 driven lockdown on social contact pattern in Puducherry, India: A longitudinal study	3
2. Types of data and data collation for efficient processing	3
How appropriate are referral letters written by school principals to a learning disability clinic? A retrospective audit	3
Medicolegal autopsies in private medical colleges in India: An urgent need	3
The development of QERM scoring system for comprehensive assessment of the Quality of Empirical Research in Medicine - Part 1	3
Disease and treatment awareness, prescription patterns, and self-medication practices in patients of functional bowel disorders: A cross-sectional survey	3
Hypercalcemia with methotrexate pneumonitis: A rare, important and intriguing adverse event	3
Tuberculosis	3
Esophageal squamous cell cancer in Plummer-Vinson syndrome: Is lichen planus a missing link?	3
Progressive nodule-like lesions on bilateral lower limbs	3
Do school students with specific learning disabilities have lower emotional intelligence abilities? A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India	2
Commercial screening tests: Beneficial or a hypnosis to advertisements?	2
Glomerulonephritis registry: Need of the hour	2
Long standing untreated multifocal cutaneous tuberculosis with development of breast carcinoma	2
Short term outcome of patients attending a renal-immunology clinic in central India	2
Assessment of the quality of randomized controlled trials in surgery using Jadad score: Where do we stand?	2
Chondroid metaplasia of peritoneum in absence of prior surgery - A rare presentation with a short review of literature	2
Primary central nervous system neuroblastoma mimicking a meningioma: A case report	2
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis associated with mushroom cultivation	2
Empowering public health: Leveraging AI for early detection, treatment, and disease prevention in communities – A scoping review	2
Pulsatile bleeding varicose veins due to tricuspid regurgitation successfully treated with foam sclerotherapy	2
Self-perceived anxiety symptoms in school students with borderline intellectual functioning: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India	2
Intraventricular membrane with ventricular diverticulum	2
Pediatric angioedema without urticaria: A rare presentation of autoimmune thyroid disease with complete remission on levothyroxine therapy	2
Porphyrias: Uncommon disorders masquerading as common childhood diseases	2
A rare presentation of acute transverse myelitis	1
Facial nerve communication with ansa cervicalis – An unusual anatomical variation	1
Post-trabeculectomy early bleb localization mimicking a ‘ring of steel’	1
Efficacy and safety of hydroxychloroquine for managing glycemia in type-2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Oxymorons in medical imaging flip-flops, longitudinally-transverse	1
Factors influencing academic failure rate among first-year Indian medical students who experienced competency-based medical education curriculum during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Unusual upper gastrointestinal bleeding following radiofrequency ablation and transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma	1
Low degree of patient involvement in contemporary surgical research: A scoping review	1
Ultrasound-guided dry needling of masticatory muscles in trigeminal neuralgia – A case series of 35 patients	1
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis with coexisting neurocysticercosis in an 11-year-old boy: An unusual occurrence	1
1. Study designs for making most of the limited resources	1
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy without biliary stenting post-ERCP clearance: Prospective outcomes from a tertiary care center	1
Primary diffuse leptomeningeal primitive neuroectodermal tumor presenting as chronic meningitis	1
Splenodiaphragmatic interposition of the splenic flexure of colon	1
Sleep apnea in end-stage renal disease patients: Impact on cardiovascular and neurological outcomes	1
Isolated bilateral lateral geniculate body necrosis following acute pancreatitis: A rare cause of bilateral loss of vision in a young female	1
Zoster neuritis of lumbar nerves: A clinical, magnetic resonance imaging, and electrodiagnostic evaluation	1
Surgical trials in India, where do we stand?	1
Surgical care delivery in India during the COVID pandemic	1
Chronic diarrhea - The poetic masquerade	1
Lunar lenses – Acquired lens colobomas	1
Mediastinal mass in an infant: A rare presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis	1
Beaver tail variant of liver: A radiographic mimic of left lower lobe pneumonia in a neonate	1
Optical coherence tomography defined morphological features of the culprit vessel in young Indian patients presenting with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction	1
Therapeutic drug monitoring of levetiracetam: Method validation using high-performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet detector technique and usefulness in patient care setting	1

Clinical insights and real-time PCR analysis of the first adeno-enterovirus conjunctivitis outbreak in India: A comprehensive cross-sectional study	1
Private medical autopsies - The road ahead!	1
Economic burden of limited English proficiency: A prevalence-based cost of illness study of its direct, indirect, and intangible costs	1
Leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI-1) autoimmune encephalitis presenting as reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome: Initial case report from India	1
Fatal familial insomnia: Reporting a case of the rare nightmare	1
Glimpses of pheochromocytoma–paraganglioma management through ambulatory blood pressure monitoring window	1
An unusual case of facial cutaneous tuberculosis	1
Recharge the cells to overcome the debilitating symptoms in long-COVID	1
To restrict or not to restrict – Understanding the conundrum of dietary protein restriction in chronic kidney disease	1
Levetiracetam-induced gingival hyperplasia	1
Cerebral metastatic deposits of malignant melanoma masquerading as intracerebral haemorrhage: A case report	1
Microbial profile and antimicrobial resistance patterns in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP): A cross-sectional study from Syria	1
VR Khanolkar’s research and academic activities in K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College	1
Clinical implications of embryological variations in middle cerebral artery anatomy	1
Lemierre syndrome complicated by bronchopleural fistula	1
Contribution of Indian publications to research in telemedicine	1
Use of ROC curve analysis for prediction gives fallacious results: Use predictivity-based indices	1
Prediction of mortality in sepsis patients using stacked ensemble machine learning algorithm	1
Assessment of the effectiveness and perception of different teaching techniques used in pharmacology among students	1
Navigating power dynamics and hierarchies in medical education: Enhancing faculty experiences and institutional culture	1