OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Medical Journal of Australia is 34. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
COVID ‐19 acute respiratory distress syndrome ( ARDS ): clinical features and differences from typical pre‐ COVID	408
Isolation and rapid sharing of the 2019 novel coronavirus ( SARS ‐CoV‐2) from the first patient diagnosed with COVID ‐19 in Austra	277
Consensus statement: Safe Airway Society principles of airway management and tracheal intubation specific to the COVID ‐19 adult patient group	250
Corticosteroid treatment of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID ‐19)	244
Mental health of people in Australia in the first month of COVID ‐19 restrictions: a national survey	220
Surge capacity of intensive care units in case of acute increase in demand caused by COVID ‐19 in Australia	102
Managing haematology and oncology patients during the COVID ‐19 pandemic: interim consensus guidance	92
New Zealand's COVID‐19 elimination strategy	81
Trajectories of depression and anxiety symptoms during the COVID‐19 pandemic in a representative Australian adult cohort	76
COVID ‐19, children and schools: overlooked and at risk	71
The quality of diagnosis and triage advice provided by free online symptom checkers and apps in Australia	70
First Nations peoples leading the way inCOVID‐19 pandemic planning, response and management	70
Australia's national COVID ‐19 primary care response	70
The carbon footprint of pathology testing	68
Outcomes for patients with COVID‐19 admitted to Australian intensive care units during the first four months of the pandemic	66
Fewer presentations to metropolitan emergency departments during the COVID‐19 pandemic	59
Gut microbiota‐derived trimethylamine N ‐oxide is associated with poor prognosis in patients with heart failure	58
The 2020 special report of the MJA–Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: lessons learnt from Australia’s “Black Summer”	57
Modelling the impact of relaxing COVID ‐19 control measures during a period of low viral transmission	55
Effectiveness of COVID‐19 vaccines: findings from real world studies	53
Cardiovascular disease and COVID ‐19: Australian and New Zealand consensus statement	49
Clinical presentation and management ofCOVID‐19	47
The probability of the 6‐week lockdown in Victoria (commencing 9 July 2020) achieving elimination of community transmission of SARS ‐CoV‐2	45
The 2020 Australian guideline for prevention, diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease	45
COVID ‐19 precautions: easier said than done when patients are homeless	45

Communicating with patients and the public about COVID‐19 vaccine safety: recommendations from the Collaboration on Social Science and Immunisation	42
The efficacy and safety of paracetamol for pain relief: an overview of systematic reviews	41
Failures of quarantine systems for preventing COVID‐19 outbreaks in Australia and New Zealand	40
FromSARStoCOVID‐19: the Singapore journey	40
Chronic fatigue syndrome: progress and possibilities	40
Phage therapy for severe bacterial infections: a narrative review	37
Modelling the impact of COVID ‐19 on intensive care services in New South Wales	36
Persistent symptoms up to four months after community and hospital‐managed SARS‐CoV‐2 infection	36
Electronic cigarettes and health outcomes: umbrella and systematic review of the global evidence	34
The deleterious effects of cannabis during pregnancy on neonatal outcomes	34
Australian recommendations for the management of hepatocellular carcinoma: a consensus statement	34
The prevalence and impact of unprofessional behaviour among hospital workers: a survey in seven Australian hospitals	34
Potential indirect impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on children: a narrative review using a community child health lens	34