OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annals of Saudi 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Frequency of complications and risk factors associated with computed tomography guided core needle lung biopsies	27
Optimized serum ferritin prediction of iron overload in transfusion-dependent thalassemia: likelihood ratio and age-adjustment approach	16
Estimating the prevalence of select non-communicable diseases in Saudi Arabia using a population-based sample: econometric analysis with natural language processing	13
Seroprevalence of SARS-Cov-2 IgG antibodies in patients at a single center in Saudi Arabia	12
Evaluation of optic nerve sheath diameter in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery in the Trendelenburg position: a prospective observational study	12
COVID-19 and Acute Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review of Case Reports and Case Series	12
Comparison of pregnancy outcomes between women of advanced maternal age (≥35 years) versus younger women in a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia	11
Prevalence of secondary infections and association with mortality rates of hospitalized COVID-19 patients	10
The risk of tuberculosis infection in 410 Saudipatients receiving adalimumab therapy	10
Management of twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence: one center's experience	10
Surgical outcomes and stoma-related complications in inflammatory bowel disease in Saudi Arabia: a retrospective study	8
Transformation of dental services from a governmental model to a revenue-generation model of operation in a tertiary care hospital: a health economics assessment	8
The pattern of chromosomal abnormalities in recurrent miscarriages: a single center retrospective study	8
The epidemiology of drowning among Saudi children: results from a large trauma center	8
Accuracy of conventional disease severity scores in predicting COVID-19 ICU mortality: retrospective single-center study in Turkey	8
Clinical profile of functional constipation in Saudi children	7
Comment on: Association between serum vitamin D levels and age in patients with epilepsy: A retrospective study from an epilepsy center in Saudi Arabia	7
Post-thyroidectomy complications in southwestern Saudi Arabia: a retrospective study of a 6-year period	7
Dependence of clinical outcomes on time of hospital admission in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	7
Angiotensin-converting enzyme-1 gene insertion/deletion polymorphism may be associated with COVID-19 clinical severity: a prospective cohort study	6
Characteristics and outcomes of 974 COVID-19 patients in intensive care units in Turkey	6
Association of toll-like receptor 4, 5 and 10 polymorphisms with Helicobacter pylori -positive peptic ulcer disease in a center in Jordan	6
Taurodontism in maxillary and mandibular molars using cone beam computed tomography in a dental center in Saudi Arabia	6
Gut microbiota in Chinese and Japanese patients with cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Prognostic impact of human papillomavirus infection on cervical dysplasia, cancer, and patient survival in Saudi Arabia: A 10-year retrospective analysis	6

Evaluating the effect of histopathological parameters of prostate adenocarcinoma on prognosis in radical prostatectomy specimens	5
Discharge against medical advice in pediatrics: a 10-year retrospective analysis in a tertiary care center	5
Bladder cancer in Saudi Arabia: a registry-based nationwide descriptive epidemiological and survival analysis	5
Application of digital slide scanning in external quality assessment program on intestinal parasites	5
Prevalence of hyponatremia among medically hospitalized patients and associated outcomes: a retrospective cohort study	5
Comment on “The effect of preoperative chest physiotherapy on oxygenation and lung function in cardiac surgery patients: a randomized controlled study”	5
Can pulse wave velocity measured preoperatively predict hypotension in hypertensive patients during anesthesia induction?	5
Hepatitis A virus infection and seroprevalence, Istanbul, Turkey, 2020-2023	5
Early and late recurrences in lymph node-negative gastric cancer: a retrospective cohort study	5
The variation in preventable hospitalization in patients with type 2 diabetes in Kentucky before and after the Medicaid expansion	5
Acute gastroenteritis-related acute kidney injury in a tertiary care center	5
Feasibility, safety, and outcome of fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion for severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia at a low case-load center: one center's experience	5
Clinical features of Omicron variant infection in 445 patients with coronavirus 19 disease	4
An unusual case of genital filariasis of the testicular tunics in an Italian patient	4
Common disease-associated gene variants in a Saudi Arabian population	4
Brucellosis in Omani children: a multicenter experience over 15 years	4
Sinovac vaccination and the course of COVID-19 disease in hospitalized patients in Turkey	4
Predicting COVID-19 outcomes with the Edmonton Obesity Staging System	4
Diabetic ketoacidosis in Saudi Arabia: factors precipitating initial admission and readmission	4
Comment on: Kuwait National Mammography Screening Program: outcomes of 5 years of screening in Kuwaiti women	4
Prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody in hemodialysis facilities: a cross-sectional multicenter study from Madinah	4
Spinal anesthesia versus combined sciatic nerve/lumbar plexus nerve block in elderly patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective study	4
Improved long-term survival rate in the responders to bortezomib, cyclophosphamide, dexamethasone induction therapy in a transplant-eligible cohort of predominantly middle-age multiple myeloma patient	4
Giant splenic artery aneurysm treated surgically with spleen and pancreas preservation	4
Patients with hypertension hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia using angiotensinconverting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers or other antihypertensives: retrospective analysis of	4
Cut-off values in newborn screening for inborn errors of metabolism in Saudi Arabia	4
Functional results and survivorship after medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a single center experience from Saudi Arabia	3
Hematologic reference intervals for healthy adult Saudis in Riyadh	3
Hearing loss among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study	3
Outcomes of autologous stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma in Saudi Arabia	3
Neurological outcomes in adult drowning patients in China	3
Renal lymphangiectasia in pediatric population: case series and review of literature	3
Comparison of nutritional risk status assessment tools in predicting 30-day survival in critically ill COVID-19 pneumonia patients	3
Sex-related differences in Cushing's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Prescribing errors among adult patients in a large tertiary care system in Saudi Arabia	3
Ceftazidime-avibactam use for the treatment of OXA-48- and/or New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase–producing Enterobacterales in cancer patients: a retrospective observational	3
Efficacy and safety of empagliflozin: a “real-world” experience from Saudi Arabia	3
Impact of diabetes mellitus on periprocedural and 18-month clinical outcomes in Korean patients requiring rotational atherectomy: results from the ROCK Registry	3
Prevalence and classification of accessory navicular bone: a medical record review	3
Rebound pain after interscalene brachial plexus block for shoulder surgery: a randomized clinical trial of the effect of different multimodal analgesia regimens	3
The effects of conservative and surgical approaches in tubal ectopic pregnancy on fertility	2
Longitudinal effects of modified creatinine index on all-cause mortality in individuals receiving hemodialysis treatment	2
Evaluation of the systemic immune inflammation index and the systemic inflammatory response index as new markers for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children	2
The relationship between asymptomatic atherosclerosis and hepcidin-25 in chronic kidney disease patients	2
Radiation exposure in pregnancy: outcomes, perceptions and teratological counseling in Turkish women	2
Myometrial myxoidosis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus	2
Outcomes of flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy in patients with stridor: a cross-sectional study in a tertiary care pediatric center in Saudi Arabia	2
Locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma in adolescents treated with tomotherapy: Experience at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre	2
Clinical manifestations and treatment outcomes of human brucellosis at a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia	2
Prognosis of gastric adenocarcinoma associated with girdin, Akt, and cortactin	2

Characteristics of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients in the Al-Ahsa Region of Saudi Arabia: a retrospective study with survival analysis	2
Poisoning-related emergency department visits: the experience of a Saudi high-volume toxicology center	2
Cryptosporidium spp. during chemotherapy: a cross-sectional study of 94 patients with malignant solid tumor	2
Effect of atmospheric pressure changes on the development of pulmonary embolism: a retrospective analysis of 8 years of data	2
Incidence of pediatric rigid esophagoscopy for foreign body removal before and after coin currency implementation in Saudi Arabia in 2017	2
Screening tools for metabolic syndrome based on anthropometric cut-off values among Thai working adults: a community-based study	2
Transanal minimally invasive surgery for benign and malignant rectal lesions: midterm outcomes from a tertiary center	2
Characteristics and outcomes of mechanically ventilated elderly patients in the absence of an end-of-life care policy: a retrospective study from Bahrain	2
Monitoring the effect of TNF-alpha inhibitors on laboratory parameters and adverse effects in different diseases: a retrospective, single-center study	1
Clinical, epidemiological, and diagnostic characteristics of esophageal carcinoma in a Pakistani population	1
Effect of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 on the fetus in pregnant women who recovered from infection	1
Abdominal access in laparoscopic surgery of obese patients: a novel abdominal access technique	1
Implementation of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols for gastrostomy tube insertion in patients younger than 14 years of age: a retrospective cohort study	1
Meta-analysis of total versus partial graft excision: Which is the better choice to manage arteriovenous dialysis graft infection?	1
Thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology: malignancy rate in the category of indeterminate significant atypia/indeterminate significant follicular lesion	1
Trends in colorectal cancer in Iraq over two decades: incidence, mortality, topography and morphology	1
Prevalence of nocturnal enuresis among children and adults in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Splenic abscess as a possible sequela of COVID-19: a case series	1
Surgical outcomes and prognostic factors associated with emergency left colonic surgery	1
Effectiveness of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure: a meta-analysis	1
Advanced trauma life support training outcomes in Saudi Arabia: a four-year multicenter analysis of influential characteristics and factors (2019-2023)	1
Prognosis of patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia in a tertiary hospital in Turkey	1
Features and diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodules: retrospective study from Oman	1
Warm distension fluid reduces pain severity in office hysteroscopy: a randomized controlled trial	1
Factors associated with development of an acute ischemic event during hospitalization for COVID-19 in cancer and non-cancer patients	1
Microorganism diversity and contamination risk in mosque rosaries and carpets	1
Comparison of the histopathological differences between the disc material and posterior longitudinal ligament in patients with lumbar disc herniation: A focus on the etiopathogenesis	1
Pilonidal sinus disease recurrence at a tertiary care center in Riyadh	1
West Nile virus seropositivity in Alanya, a coastal city in the Mediterranean region of Turkey	1
Prevalence and association of hyperuricemia with liver function in Saudi Arabia: a large cross-sectional study	1
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination on cesarean section outcomes: a retrospective analysis	1
Comment on: Optic nerve sheath diameter measurement by ultrasound and age group	1
Complications of intravascular intrauterine transfusion for Rh alloimmunization	1
Prospective evaluation of serum and peritoneal fluid markers as indicators of postoperative complications in patients with enteric anastomosis	1
Acute infrarenal abdominal aortic occlusion in a patient with COVID-19	1
Climate change and cutaneous leishmaniasis in the province of Ghardaïa in Algeria: A model-based approach to predict disease outbreaks	1
Surgical management of neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism	1
The outcome of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in pediatric patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome in an intensive care unit	1
Epidemiological and clinical profiles of Saudi patients with hyperprolactinemia in a single tertiary care center	1
Conjunctivitis and other ocular findings in patients with COVID-19 infection	1
Risk factors for postoperative hypocalcemia following total thyroidectomy: a retrospective study	1
Experience with direct-acting antivirals in genotype 1–5 infected chronic hepatitis C patients in Turkey	1
Clinical profile, course and outcomes of adults with inflammatory bowel disease over a decade: a single center experience	1
Argon plasma coagulation: an effective treatment for solitary rectal ulcer syndrome	1
Percutaneous Y-shape reconstructive biliary stenting in Klatskin cholangiocarcinoma through a single left-sided entry	1
Clinical characteristics and health outcomes in patients with alcohol withdrawal syndrome: an observational study from Oman	1
Efficacy and safety of semaglutide: real-world tertiary care experience from Saudi Arabia	1
Does red blood cell transfusion affect clinical outcomes in critically ill patients? A report from a large teaching hospital in south Iran	1