OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Annals of Saudi Medicine is 5. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Management of twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence: one center's experience	20
Clinical profile of functional constipation in Saudi children	20
Molecular characterization of Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli associated with nosocomial infections in Hail, Saudi Arabia	15
Histopathological findings in obese patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in the Western region of Saudi Arabia	14
Predicting COVID-19 outcomes with the Edmonton Obesity Staging System	13
Association between human herpesviruses and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a molecular perspective	13
Comorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in young adults who had major depressive disorder	13
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	13
Comparison of nutritional risk status assessment tools in predicting 30-day survival in critically ill COVID-19 pneumonia patients	13
Abdominal access in laparoscopic surgery of obese patients: a novel abdominal access technique	12
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnosis, tumor characteristics, and survival outcomes of colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study	12
Recurrent diabetic ketoacidosis in Saudi patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a retrospective study from a tertiary hospital	12
Effect of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 on the fetus in pregnant women who recovered from infection	11
Risk factors for postoperative hypocalcemia following total thyroidectomy: a retrospective study	10
Prevalence and predictors of co-occurring functional seizure in patients with epilepsy at a tertiary care center in Makkah	10
Prevalence of nocturnal enuresis among children and adults in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Clinical profile, course and outcomes of adults with inflammatory bowel disease over a decade: a single center experience	9
Comment on: Optic nerve sheath diameter measurement by ultrasound and age group	9
Clinical profiles and mortality risk factors in pediatric pulmonary hemorrhage: a single-center study in Saudi Arabia	8
Factors associated with 30-day mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing emergency colorectal surgery	8
Effectiveness of intercostal tube drainage versus other invasive approaches in initial management of pneumothorax in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Evaluation of critically ill obstetric patients treated in an intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Role of body mass index in anastomotic leakage after curative treatment for rectal cancer	8
Adolescent pregnancies in Turkey: a single center experience	8
Demographic, clinical and genetic factors associated with COVID-19 disease susceptibility and mortality in a Kurdish population	8

Identification and antifungal resistance profiling of Candida (Candidozyma) auris in a tertiary hospital in Istanbul, Türkiye	8
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
Investigation of the susceptibility rates to ceftazidime-avibactam and colistin, clonal relationships, and clinical data of patients with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumon	7
Transformation of dental services from a governmental model to a revenue-generation model of operation in a tertiary care hospital: a health economics assessment	7
Predictors of medication regimen complexity and its impact on hemoglobin a1c in type 2 diabetes patients: a retrospective analysis in ambulatory care in Makkah City	7
Dependence of clinical outcomes on time of hospital admission in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	7
Efficacy and safety of empagliflozin: a “real-world” experience from Saudi Arabia	6
Complications of silicone airway stents in malignant and benign central airway stenosis: timing of complications and survival outcomes	6
Impact of 3D high-definition laparoscopy on total laparoscopic hysterectomy: a body mass index-stratified retrospective analysis	6
Safety and heterogeneity of mRNA-based seasonal Influenza vaccines: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	6
Optimized serum ferritin prediction of iron overload in transfusion-dependent thalassemia: likelihood ratio and age-adjustment approach	6
The therapeutic effect of leucogen in treating alcoholic liver cirrhosis with thrombocytopenia or leukopenia	6
Comment on “The effect of preoperative chest physiotherapy on oxygenation and lung function in cardiac surgery patients: a randomized controlled study”	6
Endometrial thickness as a predictive value of ectopic pregnancy in in-vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles: a case-control study	5
Sex-based outcomes of obesity in critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study	5
The outcome of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in pediatric patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome in an intensive care unit	5
Does red blood cell transfusion affect clinical outcomes in critically ill patients? A report from a large teaching hospital in south Iran	5
Prevalence and association of hyperuricemia with liver function in Saudi Arabia: a large cross-sectional study	5
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) for anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	5
Argon plasma coagulation: an effective treatment for solitary rectal ulcer syndrome	5
Efficacy and safety of semaglutide: real-world tertiary care experience from Saudi Arabia	5