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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Angiotensin-converting enzyme-1 gene insertion/deletion polymorphism may be associated with COVID-19 clinical severity: a prospective cohort study	27
Therapeutic dosing of low-molecular-weight heparin may decrease mortality in patients with severe COVID-19 infection	22
Molecular characterization of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales in thirteen tertiary care hospitals in Saudi Arabia	16
The association between consanguineous marriage and offspring with congenital hearing loss	14
Trends in colorectal cancer in Iraq over two decades: incidence, mortality, topography and morphology	13
Hearing loss among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study	12
Association of genetic variants of the vitamin D receptor gene with vitiligo in a tertiary care center in a Saudi population: a case-control study	12
Pilonidal sinus disease recurrence at a tertiary care center in Riyadh	12
Common disease-associated gene variants in a Saudi Arabian population	11
Association between serum vitamin D levels and age in patients with epilepsy: a retrospective study from an epilepsy center in Saudi Arabia	10
Clinical manifestations and treatment outcomes of human brucellosis at a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia	10
COVID-19 and Acute Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review of Case Reports and Case Series	10
Demographic, clinical and genetic factors associated with COVID-19 disease susceptibility and mortality in a Kurdish population	8
Health outcomes after acute ischemic stroke:retrospective and survival analysis from Oman	8
Conjunctivitis and other ocular findings in patients with COVID-19 infection	8
Traumatic dental injuries in special health care needs children and association with obesity	8
Poisoning-related emergency department visits: the experience of a Saudi high-volume toxicology center	8
Effectiveness of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure: a meta-analysis	7
Comparison of pregnancy outcomes between women of advanced maternal age (≥35 years) versus younger women in a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia	7
Features and diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology of thyroid nodules: retrospective study from Oman	7
Intracoronary epinephrine versus adenosine in the management of refractory no-reflow phenomenon: a single-center retrospective cohort study	7
Post-thyroidectomy complications in southwestern Saudi Arabia: a retrospective study of a 6-year period	7
Splenic abscess as a possible sequela of COVID-19: a case series	6
Renal lymphangiectasia in pediatric population: case series and review of literature	6
Prevalence and classification of accessory navicular bone: a medical record review	6

Cut-off values in newborn screening for inborn errors of metabolism in Saudi Arabia	6
The effect of preoperative chest physiotherapy on oxygenation and lung function in cardiac surgery patients: a randomized controlled study	6
Early and late recurrences in lymph node-negative gastric cancer: a retrospective cohort study	6
Prognosis of patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia in a tertiary hospital in Turkey	5
Dependence of clinical outcomes on time of hospital admission in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	5
Histopathological pattern of endometrial biopsies in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding in a tertiary referral hospital in Jordan	5
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine-related complications in children in Oman	5
Spinal anesthesia versus combined sciatic nerve/lumbar plexus nerve block in elderly patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective study	5
The epidemiology of drowning among Saudi children: results from a large trauma center	5
Benign nodules of the thyroid gland and 25-hydroxy-vitamin D levels in euthyroid patients	5
Clinical characteristics and health outcomes in patients with alcohol withdrawal syndrome: an observational study from Oman	5
Bladder cancer in Saudi Arabia: a registry-based nationwide descriptive epidemiological and survival analysis	5
Abdominal aorta measurements by a handheld ultrasound device compared with a conventional cart-based ultrasound machine	5
Frequency of molar incisor hypomineralization and associated factors among children with special health care needs	5
The association between low bone mineral density and coronary artery calcification in osteoporotic and non-osteoporotic patients in a tertiary center in Saudi Arabia	4
Hepatic fibrosis changes in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection who respond to direct-acting antivirals	4
Sonographic measurements for spleen size in healthy Saudi children and correlation with body parameters	4
FORM24 electrode array and perioperative cerebrospinal fluid leakage in cochlear implant recipients with cochleovestibular malformations	4
Prescribing errors among adult patients in a large tertiary care system in Saudi Arabia	4
Prognostic impact of human papillomavirus infection on cervical dysplasia, cancer, and patient survival in Saudi Arabia: A 10-year retrospective analysis	4
Factors associated with mortality in younger and older (≥75 years) hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia	4
Impact of taxation policy on tobacco consumption in Saudi Arabia	4
The prevalence of celiac disease in Saudi patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus	4
Efficacy of bedside optic nerve sheath diameter measurement in differentiating provoked seizure from unprovoked seizure in the emergency department	4
Comment on: Optic nerve sheath diameter measurement by ultrasound and age group	4
Hematologic reference intervals for healthy adult Saudis in Riyadh	4
Characteristics and outcomes of 974 COVID-19 patients in intensive care units in Turkey	4
Time in therapeutic range for virtual anticoagulation clinic versus in-person clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic: a crossover study	4
Intradermal mesotherapy versus intravenous dexketoprofen for the treatment of migraine headache without aura: a randomized controlled trial	4
Assessment of normal reference values for thyroid uptake of technetium-99m pertechnetate in a Saudi population	4
Seropositivity of syphilis among individuals screened in a tertiary hospital in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia	4
Meta-analysis of total versus partial graft excision: Which is the better choice to manage arteriovenous dialysis graft infection?	4
Taurodontism in maxillary and mandibular molars using cone beam computed tomography in a dental center in Saudi Arabia	4
Cryptosporidium spp. during chemotherapy: a cross-sectional study of 94 patients with malignant solid tumor	3
Outcomes of autologous stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma in Saudi Arabia	3
Frequency of complications and risk factors associated with computed tomography guided core needle lung biopsies	3
Prevalence and association of hyperuricemia with liver function in Saudi Arabia: a large cross-sectional study	3
Outcomes of flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy in patients with stridor: a cross-sectional study in a tertiary care pediatric center in Saudi Arabia	3
Warm distension fluid reduces pain severity in office hysteroscopy: a randomized controlled trial	3
The association of diabetes with ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attacks in a tertiary center in Saudi Arabia	3
Palivizumab prophylaxis against respiratory syncytial virus infection in patients younger than 2 years of age with congenital heart disease	3
Epidemiological and clinical profiles of Saudi patients with hyperprolactinemia in a single tertiary care center	3
Monitoring the effect of TNF-alpha inhibitors on laboratory parameters and adverse effects in different diseases: a retrospective, single-center study	3
Clinical, epidemiological, and diagnostic characteristics of esophageal carcinoma in a Pakistani population	3
Comparison of nutritional risk status assessment tools in predicting 30-day survival in critically ill COVID-19 pneumonia patients	3
The risk of tuberculosis infection in 410 Saudipatients receiving adalimumab therapy	3
Rheumatoid arthritis activity scores in patients with and without fibromyalgia syndrome	3
Complications of intravascular intrauterine transfusion for Rh alloimmunization	3
Comparison of the histopathological differences between the disc material and posterior longitudinal ligament in patients with lumbar disc herniation: A focus on the etiopathogenesis	3
Prevalence of bacterial bloodstream infections and association between neutropenia and 30-day mortality among oncology inpatients at a university hospital in Saudi Arabia	2

Kuwait National Mammography Screening Program: outcomes of 5 years of screening in Kuwaiti women	2
Climate change and cutaneous leishmaniasis in the province of Ghardaïa in Algeria: A model-based approach to predict disease outbreaks	2
Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on circulating respiratory viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey	2
Efficacy and safety of empagliflozin: a “real-world” experience from Saudi Arabia	2
Diagnostic value of strain elastography and shear wave elastography in differentiating benign and malignant breast lesions	2
Acute gastroenteritis-related acute kidney injury in a tertiary care center	2
Pediatric trauma at a single center in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia	2
Clinical profile, course and outcomes of adults with inflammatory bowel disease over a decade: a single center experience	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
Efficacy of endoscopic mucosal resection versus endoscopic submucosal dissection for rectal neuroendocrine tumors ≤10mm: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Neurological outcomes in adult drowning patients in China	2
A comparison of the perineal and penoscrotal approaches in artificial urinary sphincter implantation for the control of male stress urinary incontinence	2
The value of repeating fine-needle aspiration for thyroid nodules	2
The relationship between degree of coronary artery stenosis detected by coronary computed tomography angiography and ACEF risk score in patients with chronic coronary syndrome	2
Surgical outcomes and prognostic factors associated with emergency left colonic surgery	2
Overall and progression-free survival in endometrial carcinoma: A single-center retrospective study of patients treated between 2000-2018	2
Radiation exposure in pregnancy: outcomes, perceptions and teratological counseling in Turkish women	2
The characteristics and distribution of emergency medical services in Saudi Arabia	2
Gender differences in completed suicidal hangings from 2013 to 2018 in Muğla, Turkey	2
Myometrial myxoidosis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus	1
Impact of diabetes mellitus on periprocedural and 18-month clinical outcomes in Korean patients requiring rotational atherectomy: results from the ROCK Registry	1
Role of body mass index in anastomotic leakage after curative treatment for rectal cancer	1
Rebound pain after interscalene brachial plexus block for shoulder surgery: a randomized clinical trial of the effect of different multimodal analgesia regimens	1
Assessment of opioid administration patterns following lower extremity fracture among opioid-naïve inpatients: retrospective multicenter cohort study	1
Clinical features of Omicron variant infection in 445 patients with coronavirus 19 disease	1
Comparison of general pediatric ward admissions between the COVID-19 pandemic and pre-pandemic period	1
Survival after therapy for pediatric ependymoma in a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia	1
Retrospective study of post-operative infections in implantable cardiac devices in a cardiac tertiary care center	1
Surgical outcomes and stoma-related complications in inflammatory bowel disease in Saudi Arabia: a retrospective study	1
Evaluation of critically ill obstetric patients treated in an intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Two cases of six-chambered hearts	1
The relationship between asymptomatic atherosclerosis and hepcidin-25 in chronic kidney disease patients	1
The outcome of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in pediatric patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome in an intensive care unit	1
Screening tools for metabolic syndrome based on anthropometric cut-off values among Thai working adults: a community-based study	1
Abdominal access in laparoscopic surgery of obese patients: a novel abdominal access technique	1
Functional results and survivorship after medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a single center experience from Saudi Arabia	1
Mortality outcomes between pregnant women booked for antenatal care and unbooked pregnant women	1
Diabetic ketoacidosis in Saudi Arabia: factors precipitating initial admission and readmission	1
Adjunctive MRI in the diagnosis of placenta accreta spectrum in major placenta previa: incidence, risk factors, and maternal morbidity	1
Sinovac vaccination and the course of COVID-19 disease in hospitalized patients in Turkey	1
Factors associated with 30-day mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing emergency colorectal surgery	1
Association of toll-like receptor 4, 5 and 10 polymorphisms with Helicobacter pylori -positive peptic ulcer disease in a center in Jordan	1
Association of intraoperative lactate elevation and postoperative mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing craniotomy: retrospective analysis	1
Prevalence of secondary infections and association with mortality rates of hospitalized COVID-19 patients	1
Thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology: malignancy rate in the category of indeterminate significant atypia/indeterminate significant follicular lesion	1
Argon plasma coagulation: an effective treatment for solitary rectal ulcer syndrome	1
Prognosis of gastric adenocarcinoma associated with girdin, Akt, and cortactin	1
Incidence of pediatric rigid esophagoscopy for foreign body removal before and after coin currency implementation in Saudi Arabia in 2017	1
Prevalence of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms (C677T, and A1298C) among Saudi children receiving dental treatment	1
Sex-related differences in Cushing's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Ceftazidime-avibactam use for the treatment of OXA-48- and/or New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase–producing Enterobacterales in cancer patients: a retrospective observational	1
Clinical outcomes of patients with COVID-19 and inflammatory rheumatic diseases receiving biological/targeted therapy	1
An unusual case of genital filariasis of the testicular tunics in an Italian patient	1
Von Willebrand disease type 2B with a novel mutation in the VWF gene	1
Can pulse wave velocity measured preoperatively predict hypotension in hypertensive patients during anesthesia induction?	1
The prevalence of strabismus and visual outcomes in children with hydrocephalus and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: medical record review	1
Gut microbiota in Chinese and Japanese patients with cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Evaluation of expelled droplets through traditional Islamic face coverings	1
Experience with direct-acting antivirals in genotype 1–5 infected chronic hepatitis C patients in Turkey	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
Acute infrarenal abdominal aortic occlusion in a patient with COVID-19	1
Characteristics of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients in the Al-Ahsa Region of Saudi Arabia: a retrospective study with survival analysis	1