OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Southern Medical Journal 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Esophageal Cancer: An Updated Review	47
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Related Pulmonary Toxicity: Focus on Nivolumab	25
Alpha-Gal Allergy as a Cause of Intestinal Symptoms in a Gastroenterology Community Practice	22
Virtual Residency Interviews during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Applicant’s Perspective	18
An Approach to Faculty Development for Underrepresented Minorities in Medicine	17
Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS) Inhibitors and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	17
COVID-19 Impact on Orthopedic Surgeons: Elective Procedures, Telehealth, and Income	15
Prehospital ABC Score Accurately Forecasts Patients Who Will Require Immediate Resource Utilization	14
Percentage of Black Population and Primary Care Shortage Areas Associated with Higher COVID-19 Case and Death Rates in Georgia Counties	11
Second Victim Experience among OBGYN Trainees: What Is Their Desired Form of Support?	10
Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Outcomes of Hospitalized Adults with COVID-19: Early Experience from an Academic Medical Center in Mississippi	10
Using a Hybrid Lecture and Small-Group Standardized Patient Case to Teach the Inclusive Sexual History and Transgender Patient Care	9
Outcomes of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Improve with Obesity: A Rural Appalachian Experience	9
Factors Affecting Patient Adherence to Lung Cancer Screening	9
Forgone Care among LGBTQ and Non-LGBTQ Americans during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Health, Social Support, and Pandemic-Related Stress	8
A Virtual Wellness and Learning Communities Program for Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic	8
Evidence for Cancer Literacy Knowledge Retention among Kentucky Middle and High School Students after a Brief Educational Intervention	8
How Do Healthcare Executives Understand and Make Decisions about Spiritual Care Provision?	7
Retaining Faculty from Underrepresented Groups in Academic Medicine: Results from a Needs Assessment	7
Integrating Women’s Health Education into the Internal Medicine Residency Program Curriculum	7
Early Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Telehealth Patterns in Primary Care, Mental Health, and Specialty Care Facilities in Texas	7
Analysis of the Effects of COVID-19 Mask Mandates on Hospital Resource Consumption and Mortality at the County Level	7
The Doctor Will “Friend” You Now: A Qualitative Study on Adolescents’ Preferences for Weight Management App Features	7
Prevention of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in an Outpatient Prenatal Buprenorphine Tapering Program	7
Supporting Trainees by Addressing Inappropriate Behaviors by Patients	7

COVID-19 Pandemic Origins: Bioweapons and the History of Laboratory Leaks	7
Lower Intent to Comply with COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations Correlates to Higher Disease Burden in Following 30 Days	6
Association between Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and Lung Cancer	6
Best Practices for Survey Use in Medical Education: How to Design, Refine, and Administer High-Quality Surveys	6
Pediatric Providers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, and Barriers to Firearms Safety Counseling	6
Health Disparities among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Adults in Nashville, Tennessee	6
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Preoperative Vedolizumab and Postoperative Complications in Patients with IBD	6
Battlefield Acupuncture as a Treatment for Pain	6
Pregnancy Risk Screening and Counseling for Women Veterans: Piloting the One Key Question in the Veterans Healthcare Administration	6
Transgender-Competent Health Care: Lessons from the Community	6
Association of the All-Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Groups Severity of Illness and Risk of Mortality Classification with Outcomes	6
Neurocognitive Rehabilitation in COVID-19 Patients: A Clinical Review	6
A Multicenter Curricular Intervention to Address Resident Knowledge and Perceptions of Personal Finance	5
A Narrative Review of Medical Interpretation Services and their Effect on the Quality of Health Care	5
Analysis of the Effects of a Texas State-Wide Mask Mandate (Executive Order GA-29) on Case Load, Hospitalizations, and Mortality	5
Evidence for Prophylactic Transfusion during Pregnancy for Women with Sickle Cell Disease	5
Walking Speed and Mortality: An Updated Systematic Review	5
Remdesivir-Induced Bradycardia	5
Physicians’ Total Burden of Occupational Stressors: More than Threefold Increased Odds of Burnout	5
COVID-19 in a Mississippi Community Hospital	5
National Resident Matching Program Rank Order and Performance in an Internal Medicine Residency	5
Impact of Policy Change on Access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care	5
Assessing Medical Students’ Comfort with Telemedicine	4
Effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the Practice of Otolaryngology	4
Implicit Bias and Machine Learning in Health Care	4
Moral Elevation, Physician Role Models, and Selected Markers of Professional Identity Formation and Well-Being: A Secondary Analysis from Two National Surveys	4
Impact of Depressive Symptomology on Pain and Function during Recovery after Total Joint Arthroplasty	4
Evaluating a Blended Learning Model for Medical Student ECG Teaching	4
Loss of Meaning at Work Associated with Burnout Risk in Academic Medicine	4
Physicians’ Role in the COVID-19 Infodemic: A Reflection	4
Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Young Adolescents: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1988–2016	4
Pathophysiology and Management of Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema in Patients with Acute Severe Brain Injury	4
Eligible Prescriber Experiences with Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Perceptions of Pharmacy Barriers to Buprenorphine	4
Initial Institutional Experience with 18F-Fluciclovine PET-CT in Biochemical Recurrence of Prostate Cancer	4
Impact of Obesity in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure: A Nationwide Cohort Study	4
Prevalence of Novel Pedagogical Methods in the Radiology Education of Medical Students	4
A Game Show–Based Curriculum for Teaching Principles of Reproductive Infectious Disease (GBS PRIDE Trial)	4
A Comprehensive Review of COVID-19–Associated Endocrine Manifestations	4
Adapting Existing Resources for Serious Illness Communication Skills Training for Internal Medicine Residents	4
Medical Education and the Ethics of Self-Care: A Survey of Medical Students Regarding Professional Challenges and Expectations for Living Healthy Lifestyles	4
Comparison between Rural and Urban Appalachian Children in Hospice Care	4
An Epidemic Supplanted by a Pandemic: Vaping-Related Illness and COVID-19	4
COVID-19-Related Stress on Physicians	4
Association of Hypertension and Hyperthyroidism in a Subspecialty Clinic and a National Database	4
Characteristics and Outcomes Based on Perceived Illness Severity in SARS-CoV-2	4
Preparing Residents to Respond to Incidences of Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment: An Interactive Workshop	3
Perceptions, Coping Strategies, and Mental Health of Residents during COVID-19	3
Health Disparities of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Texas, March–July 2020	3
Attended Automated Office Blood Pressure Measurement Versus Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in a Primary Healthcare Setting in Chile	3
Relationship between Sociodemographic Factors, Perceived COVID-19 Risk, and Engagement with Health Protective Behaviors	3

Extensor Mechanism Reconstruction for Chronic Patellar Tendon Tears	3
Blending Virtual and In-Person Simulation Encounters to Teach Clinical Skills to Preclerkship Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic	3
Improving Fecal Immunochemical Testing Rates for Colon Cancer Screening in the Outpatient Setting	3
COVID-19 Legacy	3
Developing Awareness and Allies: Simulating Difficult Conversations about Microaggressions for Faculty and Students	3
Evaluation of the Effect of Biochemistry Parameters on the Clinical Course in COVID-19 Patients Who Received Tocilizumab Treatment	3
Investigating Barriers to Completion of Postpartum Tubal Ligation: A Retrospective Chart Review	3
A Letter to My Future Self: A Student and an Educator’s Experiences with Future-Oriented Reflection in Medical Education	3
Knowledge of Teenagers and Young Adults about COVID-19 and Compliance with Social Distancing Guidelines	3
The Doctors in the House: Examining Physician Legislators in the US Congress from 2011 to 2020	3
Fibrin-Associated Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma Found on Revision Arthroplasty of the Knee	3
A Narrative Review of the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy	3
Sugammadex Reduces PACU Recovery Time after Abdominal Surgery Compared with Neostigmine	3
Negative Healthcare Experiences, Healthcare-Seeking Behavior, and Mental Health in Tampa Bay Area Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Individuals	3
Gallbladder Dyskinesia	3
Association of the US COVID-19 Pandemic and Attenuated Influenza Detection	3
Do Interviews Really Matter in Generating Programs and Applicants’ Rank Lists for the Match?	3
Cesarean Delivery Management of Stillbirth: In-Depth Analysis of 75 Cases in a Rural State	3
Osteoporosis in Adult Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Special Considerations for Diagnosis, Prevention, and Management	3
Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease: An Update on Diagnosis and Management	2
Correlation of Population Factors, Compliance with Masking and Social Distance, Vaccination, and COVID-19 Infection in Central Appalachia	2
Undergraduate College Pathway Programs Designed to Attract and Matriculate Students from Underrepresented Groups into Medicine	2
Clinical Outcomes of Noninvasive Ventilation in Asthma, Bronchiectasis, and Other COPD	2
Tale of the Frail: Understanding Frailty in Cirrhosis	2
Meds to Beds at Hospital Discharge Improves Medication Adherence and Readmission Rates in Select Populations	2
The Safe Discharge Checklist: A Standardized Discharge Planning Curriculum for Medicine Trainees	2
Bioactive Knee Sleeve for Osteoarthritis: A Small Cohort Study	2
High Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and Mental Illness Among Victims of Sudden Death	2
Readmission Risk after COVID-19 Hospitalization: A Moderation Analysis by Vital Signs	2
Investigating the Relation between Electronic Cigarette Use and Sleep Duration in Kentucky Using the BRFSS, 2016–2017	2
Missing Voices: What Early Career Hospitalists View as Essential in Hospital Medicine–Focused Education	2
Prevalence of Planned Abdominal Binder Use after Vaginal Delivery	2
Stigma, Social Support, and Substance Use in Diverse Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women Living with HIV in the US Southeast	2
An Approach to Gynecomastia in Primary Care Clinics	2
Characterization of Clinical Skills Remediation: A National Survey of Medical Schools	2
Propensity Score Matching to Determine the Impact of Metformin on All-Cause Mortality in Older Veterans with Diabetes Mellitus	2
COVID-19 Trials: Who Participates and Who Benefits?	2
Grit Does Not Predict Burnout among First-Year Internal Medicine Residents	2
Abstract	2
Comparison of Robotic and Laparoscopic Colectomies Using the 2019 ACS NSQIP Database	2
Enhancing Patient–Provider Breastfeeding Conversations: Breastfeeding Intention and Prenatal Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy among a Sample of Pregnant Women	2
Bedside Manner 2020: An Inventory of Best Practices	2
Atrial Fibrillation and Cardiovascular Risk Assessment among COVID-19 Patients Using Different Scores	2
Vaccination of Children in the United States against COVID-19: An Ounce of Prevention	2
Acute Adverse Effects Related to Consumption of Nonnutritive and Low-Calorie Sweeteners	2
Safety of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine in Rheumatology Patients	2
Webinars and Continuing Medical Education: Pros, Cons, and Controversies	2
Young Adult Males’ Perspectives of Male Hormonal Contraception	2
SMA’s 2020 Southern Regional Assembly Abstract Presentations	2
Annual FEV1 Loss in Patients with Noncystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis and Affecting Factors	2
Hospital Annual Delivery Volume and Presence of Graduate Medical Education Influence Mode of Delivery after Stillbirth	2
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Related Pulmonary Toxicity: A Comprehensive Review, Part II	2
Pivoting during a Pandemic: Reimagining Intern Orientation EPA-Based OSCE	2
Improving the Quality of Inpatient Discharge Instructions: An Evaluation and Implementation of Best Practices	2
Efficacy and Safety of Nonvitamin K Oral Anticoagulants following Cardiac Valve Replacement	2
Using Fictional Medical Television Programs to Teach Interprofessional Communication to Graduating Fourth-Year Medical Students	2
Less Toxic Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer	2
Long COVID, Disability, and the Workplace	2
Navigating Scope of Practice Tensions	2
Gynecological Care and Contraception Considerations in Women with Cerebral Palsy	2
Convalescent Plasma Therapy in Late-State, Severe COVID-19 Infection	2
Assessing Colorectal Cancer Screening Barriers in Rural Appalachia	2
Osteoporosis Management Strategies in the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
Scholarly Productivity of US Medical Schools Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
COVID-19, Telemedicine, and the Demise of the Physician’s Touch	2
Religion/Spirituality Curriculum in US Osteopathic Medical Schools: A Survey	2
An Educational Needs Assessment of Telehealth in Primary Care Among US Internal Medicine Residents	2
Sensitivity and Specificity of Diagnostic Algorithms of Preoperative Anemia	2
Trends in Premature Deaths among Women Living with HIV/AIDS and Cervical Cancer	2
Important Advances in Pediatric Injury Prevention	2
Primary Care of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Clinic: Coordination of Care Challenges	2
Rethinking the International Response System to Global Health Threats: Strengthening International Collaboration to Ensure Vaccine Equity and Combat Vaccination Hesitancy	2
Effects of the COVID-19 Crisis on Resident Well-Being in a Community Teaching Hospital	2