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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Clinical profile of functional constipation in Saudi children	22
Molecular characterization of Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli associated with nosocomial infections in Hail, Saudi Arabia	17
Histopathological findings in obese patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in the Western region of Saudi Arabia	15
Management of twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence: one center's experience	15
Comorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in young adults who had major depressive disorder	14
Association between human herpesviruses and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a molecular perspective	14
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
Predicting COVID-19 outcomes with the Edmonton Obesity Staging System	13
Abdominal access in laparoscopic surgery of obese patients: a novel abdominal access technique	11
Recurrent diabetic ketoacidosis in Saudi patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a retrospective study from a tertiary hospital	11
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnosis, tumor characteristics, and survival outcomes of colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study	11
Prevalence and predictors of co-occurring functional seizure in patients with epilepsy at a tertiary care center in Makkah	10
Effect of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 on the fetus in pregnant women who recovered from infection	10
Prevalence of nocturnal enuresis among children and adults in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Demographic, clinical and genetic factors associated with COVID-19 disease susceptibility and mortality in a Kurdish population	9
Clinical profile, course and outcomes of adults with inflammatory bowel disease over a decade: a single center experience	9
Risk factors for postoperative hypocalcemia following total thyroidectomy: a retrospective study	9
Comment on: Optic nerve sheath diameter measurement by ultrasound and age group	9
Evaluation of critically ill obstetric patients treated in an intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
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
Adolescent pregnancies in Turkey: a single center experience	8
Epidemiology and risk factors of colorectal polyp detection: a regional, single-center retrospective study	7
Effectiveness of intercostal tube drainage versus other invasive approaches in initial management of pneumothorax in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Dependence of clinical outcomes on time of hospital admission in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	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
Role of body mass index in anastomotic leakage after curative treatment for rectal cancer	7
Identification and antifungal resistance profiling of Candida (Candidozyma) auris in a tertiary hospital in Istanbul, Türkiye	7
Investigation of the susceptibility rates to ceftazidime-avibactam and colistin, clonal relationships, and clinical data of patients with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumon	7
Optimized serum ferritin prediction of iron overload in transfusion-dependent thalassemia: likelihood ratio and age-adjustment approach	6
Endotracheal tube size selection in critically ill patients: a 4-year single-center experience in Saudi Arabia	6
Comment on: Association between serum vitamin D levels and age in patients with epilepsy: A retrospective study from an epilepsy center in Saudi Arabia	6
Transformation of dental services from a governmental model to a revenue-generation model of operation in a tertiary care hospital: a health economics assessment	6
The therapeutic effect of leucogen in treating alcoholic liver cirrhosis with thrombocytopenia or leukopenia	6
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	5
Safety and heterogeneity of mRNA-based seasonal Influenza vaccines: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	5
The outcome of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in pediatric patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome in an intensive care unit	5
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) for anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	5
Diagnostic utility and limitations of CT-guided transthoracic fine-needle aspiration biopsy in Lung-RADS 4 pulmonary nodules ≤2 cm	5
Endometrial thickness as a predictive value of ectopic pregnancy in in-vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles: a case-control study	5
Efficacy and safety of semaglutide: real-world tertiary care experience from Saudi Arabia	5
Impact of 3D high-definition laparoscopy on total laparoscopic hysterectomy: a body mass index-stratified retrospective analysis	5
Prevalence and association of hyperuricemia with liver function in Saudi Arabia: a large cross-sectional study	5
Does red blood cell transfusion affect clinical outcomes in critically ill patients? A report from a large teaching hospital in south Iran	5