OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Dysphagia is 6. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Association Between Objective Ratings of Swallowing and Dysphagia-Specific Quality of Life in Patients Receiving (Chemo)radiotherapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer	80
The Acceptability of Behavioural Swallowing Interventions for Head and Neck Cancer Patients During Radiotherapy: A Qualitative Study Exploring Experiences of Clinical Trial Speech-Language Pathologist	60
A Letter to the Editor on “Effect of Visual Biofeedback Obtained Using the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument on the Suprahyoid Muscle Activation Level During Effortful Swallowing Maneuver”	55
Inhibition of Water-Evoked Swallowing During Noxious Mechanical Stimulation of Tongue in Anesthetized Rats	53
Reliability and Confidence of Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGEST) Rating Among Research and Clinical Speech Pathologists Before and After Implementation of a Training Manual: A Multi	36
Response to: Concerns Regarding GPi DBS and Mild Dysphagia in Parkinson’s Disease	30
Using ChatGPT to Generate Research Ideas in Dysphagia: A Pilot Study	27
Characteristics of Dysphagia Based on the Type of ALS in Korean Patients Evaluated Using Videofluoroscopic Study: A Retrospective Analysis	25
Reliability of Measuring Geniohyoid Cross-Sectional Area with B-Mode Ultrasound	23
European Survey: Dysphagia Management in Patients with Neuromuscular Diseases	23
Clinical Swallow Examination Following Laryngectomy: An International e-Delphi Consensus Process	23
An International Commentary on Dysphagia and Dysphonia During the COVID-19 Pandemic	20
The Effectiveness of Botulinum Toxin Injection for Cricopharyngeal Dysfunction-Related Dysphagia in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients	20
Eating and Drinking with Acknowledged Risks (EDAR) in Older Adults: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Clinicians in Japan and the UK	19
Impact of Head and Neck Posture on Swallowing Kinematics and Muscle Activation: A Systematic Review	19
A Case of Dysphagia Rehabilitation in a Patient in the Chronic Stage of Lateral Medullary Syndrome	19
Non-Pharmacological and Non-Surgical Feeding Interventions for Hospitalized Infants with Pediatric Feeding Disorder: A Scoping Review	19
Confidence, Accuracy, and Reliability of Penetration-Aspiration Scale Ratings on Flexible Endoscopic Evaluations of Swallowing by Speech Pathologists	18
Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study Features and Resting-State Functional MRI Brain Activity for Assessing Swallowing Differences in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Risk of Dysphagia	18
Recurrent Lung Injury Resulting From Unusual Cases of Aero-Digestive Disease	17
Effect of Postoperative Oral Intake Status on Sarcopenia Six Months After Esophageal Cancer Surgery	17
Clinical Predictors of Dysphagia in Acute and Subacute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Retrospective Observational Study	17
Risk Factors Associated with Unsuccessful High-Resolution Manometry	17
Psychosocial Experiences Associated with Dysphagia and Relevant Clinical Implications Among Adults with Parkinson Disease	16
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Preliminary Validation of the Italian Version of the Feeding-Swallowing Impact Survey for both Members of Parental Dyads	15

Outcomes of Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	15
Is Chewing Performance Related to Dietary Intake in Children with Cerebral Palsy?	15
Examining Health Conditions, Impairments, and Quality of Life for Pediatric Feeding Disorders	15
Heterotopic Gastric Mucosa in the Proximal Esophagus: Prospective Study and Systematic Review on Relationships with Endoscopic Findings and Clinical Data	15
Impact of Frailty on Post-Treatment Dysphagia in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer	15
Pharyngeal Cavity Electrical Stimulation-Assisted Swallowing for Post-stroke Dysphagia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Studies	15
Effect of Elevation Training Mask on Swallowing Function in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease	15
A Scoping Review on the Effects of Kinesio Taping on Oropharyngeal Function Related to Swallowing and Feeding	14
Association of the “Jet Phenomenon” with Positive Symptom Outcome Following Surgical Treatment of Cricopharyngeus Muscle Dysfunction	14
Prediction of Oral Intake at Discharge with Early Assessment of Swallowing Function within 24 h after Admission: A Retrospective Cohort Study	14
A Case of Progressive Ataxia, Dysphagia, and Dysarthria Caused by a Rare Disease, and Treatment with Lingual Resistance Training	14
A Letter to the Editor on Presbyphagia: A Conceptual Analysis of Contemporary Proposals and their Influences on Clinical Diagnosis	13
Impact of Presarcopenic Dysphagia on 1-Year Mortality After Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study in Patients with Cancer	13
Single-Versus Multiple-Dose Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy: A Randomized Controlled Study (SMAPP Trial)	13
The Impact of Varying Nipple Properties on Infant Feeding Physiology and Performance Throughout Ontogeny in a Validated Animal Model	13
Obesity Impacts the Likelihood of Symptom Resolution in Patients with Esophagogastric Junction Outflow Obstruction	13
Correction: Dysphagia and Oral Health in Older Adults with Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome	13
The Role of Bolus Residue and Its Relation with Respiratory Problems in Children with Esophageal Atresia	12
Esophageal Stents for the Management of Benign Esophageal Strictures in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies	12
Barriers and Facilitators to implementation of the Free Water Protocol in the Acute Stroke Unit Setting: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review	12
The Natural Swallow: Factors Affecting Subject Choice of Bolus Volume and Pharyngeal Swallow Parameters in a Self-selected Swallow	12
Effects of Craniocervical Flexion on Suprahyoid and Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Activation in Different Exercises	11
Use of EAT-10 in Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease: Who Should be the Source of Information?	11
Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing in Resistant Hypertensive Patients With and Without Sleep Obstructive Apnea	11
Response to “Head Lifting Strength for Pharyngeal Residue After Swallowing”	11
Diagnostic Validity of Clinical Observations for Detecting Physiologic Swallowing Impairment	11
Assessment of Online Patient Education Material About Dysphagia	11
Effect of Intensive Oropharyngeal Training on Radiotherapy-Related Dysphagia in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients	11
A Short History of High-Resolution Esophageal Manometry	10
The Oropharyngeal Dysphagia Screening Test for Patients and Professionals: Validation in Cognitive Impairment and in Severe Mental Illness	10
The Feeding-swallowing Impact Survey: Reference Values from a UK Sample of Parents of Children Without a Known or Suspected Feeding Disorder	10
Dysphagia Prevalence in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	10
Risk Factors for Postoperative Dysphagia in Patients with Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	10
Validation of the European Portuguese Version of the Yale Pharyngeal Severity Rating Scale	10
The Manometric Representation of the Upper Esophageal Sphincter During the Resting State: A Descriptive Study	10
Brain and Pharyngeal Responses Associated with Pharmacological Treatments for Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Older Patients	10
The Impact of Periventricular Leukoaraiosis in Post-stroke Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: A Swallowing Biomechanics and MRI-Based Study	10
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Over a Different Side of the Cortex for Rehabilitating Poststroke Dysphagia: A Randomized, Double-blind Clinical Trial	10
The Comparison of Quality of Life in Patients with Mild-Moderate Severity of Multiple Sclerosis with and without Dysphagia	9
Swallowing Characteristics and Water Swallow Capacity in Patients with Parkinsonism	9
Adherence of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Parkinson Disease to Trustworthy Standards: A Systematic Survey	9
11th ESSD Congress, 2021	9
Effects of Head and Neck Alignment and Pharyngeal Anatomy on Epiglottic Inversion During Swallowing in Dysphagic Patients	9
Dysphagia in a Patient with Esophageal and Hypopharyngeal Cancers After Esophageal Reconstruction: A Pharyngeal Clearance Facilitating Maneuver	9
Dysphagia in COVID-19 Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation	9
Electrophysiological Measures of Swallowing Functions: A Systematic Review	9
Safety and Clinical Benefits of Laryngeal Closure in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	9
Sensory Changes Related to Swallowing in Motor Neurone Disease	9
Eating Assessment Tool (EAT—10) Scores to Detect Self-Reported Dysphagia in Brazilians	9
Usefulness of Telemedicine for Disabled Children Receiving Feeding Therapy	9

Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Achalasia	8
Behavioral Interventions Targeting Base of Tongue to Posterior Pharyngeal Wall Approximation: A Scoping Review	8
Cross-cultural Adaption, Validation and Factor Analysis of the Persian Version of the Eating Assessment Tool: EAT-10	8
Relationship Between Pharyngeal Residues Assessed by Bolus Residue Scale or Normalized Residue Ratio SCALE and Risk of Aspiration in Head and Neck Cancer Who Underwent Videofluoroscopy	8
Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Post-stroke Dysphagia in Acute Stage	8
Improving Swallowing Function and Ability in Post Stroke Dysphagia: A Randomized Clinical Trial	8
Predictive Factors for Oral Intake Recovery After Acute Stroke: Analysis of a Japanese Nationwide Inpatient Database	8
Dysphagia and Functional Limitations Among Adults in the United States: Findings from the 2022 National Health Interview Survey	8
Abnormal Swallowing Characteristics in COVID-19 Patients	8
Implementation of Pediatric Flexible-Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing: A Systematic Review and Recommendations for Future Research	8
The Pathway from Anatomy and Physiology to Diagnosis: A Developmental Perspective on Swallowing and Dysphagia	8
Dysphagia Pattern in Early to Moderate Parkinson’s Disease Caused by Abnormal Pharyngeal Kinematic Function	8
Surveying the International Prevalence and Nature of Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Difficulties in Adults Presenting with Fibromyalgia	8
Potential of Rice-Flour Jelly Made from High-Amylose Rice as a Dysphagia Diet: Evaluation of Pharyngeal Residue by FEES	8
Effects of Statistical Practices for Longitudinal Group Comparison of the Penetration-Aspiration Scale on Power and Effect Size Estimation: A Monte Carlo Simulation Study	8
The Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Swallowing Functions in Post-stroke Dysphagia: A Randomized Controlled Trial	8
Risk Factors for Dysphagia in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19	8
Association Between the Intensity and Frequency of Swallowing Rehabilitation and Oral Intake at Discharge in Older Patients with Acute Post-stroke Dysphagia	7
Dysphagia Assessments as Criteria in the ‘Decision-Making Process’ for Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Placement in People with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Systematic Review	7
Kinematic Measurements of Swallowing by Ultrasound: A Scoping Review	7
Socioeconomic Impact on Swallow Therapy Attendance	7
Maximum Anterior Tongue Strength and Maximum Lip Strength in Healthy Spanish Adults: A Proposal of Reference Values	7
Ultrasonography as Biofeedback to Increase Muscle Activation During the Mendelsohn Maneuver in Healthy Adults	7
Validity and Reliability of Dysphagia Outcome Severity Scale (DOSS) When Used to Rate Flexible Endoscopic Evaluations of Swallowing (FEES)	7
Does Reducing Videofluoroscopy Frame Rate Affect DIGEST Grades in Modified Barium Swallow Studies?	7
The Respiratory-Swallow Coordination may be Related to Aspiration in Infratentorial Stroke Patients	7
Increasing Adherence to Prophylactic Swallowing Exercises During Head and Neck Radiotherapy: The Multicenter, Randomized Controlled PRESTO-Trial	7
Revealing Goal-Directed Neural Control of the Pharyngeal Phase of Swallowing	7
Practice Patterns and Attitudes Among Speech–Language Pathologists Treating Stroke Patients with Dysphagia: A Nationwide Survey	7
Dysphagia After Esophageal Replacement and Its Treatment	7
Tongue Pressure and Grip Strength as Indicators of Persistent Dysphagia After Acute Stroke	7
Malnutrition, Dysphagia, Sarcopenia and Weakness in the Older Population: A Retrospective Review to Enlighten Future Directions for Health System Best Practices	7
Preliminary Validation of Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGESTV2) for Characterizing Swallow Safety and Efficiency in Post-Stroke Populations	7
Impact of Limb Phenotype on Tongue Denervation Atrophy, Dysphagia Penetrance, and Survival Time in a Mouse Model of ALS	7
Use of Pharyngeal High-Resolution Manometry to Evaluate Dysphagia in Adults with Motor Neurone Disease: A Scoping Review	7
A Newly Discovered Tendon Between the Genioglossus Muscle and Epiglottic Cartilage Identified by Histological Observation of the Pre-Epiglottic Space	6
Concerns Regarding GPi DBS and Mild Dysphagia in Parkinson's Disease	6
Chemotherapy/Radiotherapy-Induced Dysphagia in Head and Neck Tumors: A Challenge for Otolaryngologists in Low- to Middle-Income Countries	6
Alpha-Synuclein Lesions in the Peripheral Nervous System of the Larynx in Parkinson’s Disease	6
Prevalence of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Adults in Different Healthcare Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses	6
Pilot Study of Intensive Trismus Intervention Using Restorabite™ During Unilateral Adjuvant Radiation for Head and Neck Cancer	6
A Within-Subject Comparison of Face-to-Face and Telemedicine Screening Using the Timed Water Swallow Test (TWST) and the Test of Mastication and Swallowing of Solids (TOMASS)	6
Upper Airway Sensory Testing in Dysphagia – Implications for Clinical Practice and Future Research Directions	6
Identifying Paediatric Populations with Increased Risk for Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Acute and Critical Care Settings: A Scoping Review	6
A Systematic Evaluation for Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Non-institutionalized Elderly Patients with Home Care-based in the Community	6
Estimating the Incidence and Prevalence of Dysphagia in New Zealand	6
Cross-System Integration of Respiration and Deglutition: Function, Treatment, and Future Directions	6
Healthy Women and Men Do Not Show Differences in Tongue Strength and Regular Effort Saliva Swallows as Assessed by Piezo-Resistive Sensors: Results from a Reproducibility Study	6
Dysphagia and Oral Health in Older Adults with Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome	6
Cine-MRI of Deglutition: A Systematic Review	6
A New Instrument to Define Parental Fear Regarding Feeding Their Children: A Reliability and Validity Study	6
Effect of Spinal Sagittal Alignment in Sitting Posture on Swallowing Function in Healthy Adult Women: A Cross-Sectional Study	6
Influence of Spinal Sagittal Alignment in Sitting Posture on the Swallowing Speed of Older Adult Women: A Cross-Sectional Study	6
Effect of Localized Muscle Vibration on Oral and Swallowing Pressure in Patients with Dysphagia Following Stroke	6
Validation of the Czech Version of the Dysphagia in Multiple Sclerosis Questionnaire (DYMUS)	6
Development and Pilot Testing of Telesimulation for Pediatric Feeding: A Feasibility Study	6
Prevalence and Predictors of Self-Reported Swallowing Difficulties in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Population-Based Study from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS)	6