OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Rehabilitation Research is 4. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Assessment of changes in muscle mass, strength, and quality and activities of daily living in elderly stroke patients	23
The cutoff values of functional independence measure scores for predicting discharge destination in the early stroke phase	21
Changes in physical activity in older adult patients with postoperative hip fractures in convalescent rehabilitation wards during rehabilitation time and during daily activities in the ward: a prospec	14
Factors affecting short-term functional gain following total knee arthroplasty in patients aged from 75 years at a postacute rehabilitation setting	12
Clinimetric evaluation of five clinically feasible measures of the leg extensor muscle strength in neurological rehabilitation settings	12
Psychometric properties and factor structure of the traditional Chinese version of the Community Integration Questionnaire-Revised in traumatic brain injury survivors	12
Reliability and validity of the Neck Disability Index among patients undergoing cervical surgery	11
Social support, depression, and quality of life among parents of children with cerebral palsy in Benin, West Africa: a cross-sectional case-control study	11
The efficacy of robot-assisted training for patients with upper limb amputations who use myoelectric prostheses: a randomized controlled pilot study	10
The effectiveness of unilateral isokinetic resistance training on cross-education is independent of contraction velocity: a case of female dorsiflexors and plantar flexors	10
Preliminary validation of CCRacer serious game for assessing executive function after acquired brain injury	10
A clinical examination of OPTIMAL theory application in people with multiple sclerosis: a proof-of-concept study and implications for rehabilitation practice	9
Effects of combining a high-intensity interval training programme with a standard programme on mobility and function in lower limb amputees	8
Health related behaviours and physical activity level of hypertensive individuals during COVID-19 pandemic	8
Factors associated with quality of life in long-COVID syndrome	8
Cognitive impairment predicts engagement in inpatient stroke rehabilitation	7
Factors influencing participation and engagement in post-stroke cardiac rehabilitation and exercise: an exploratory qualitative study	7
Effect of different constraint-induced movement therapy protocols on recovery of stroke survivors with upper extremity dysfunction: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	7
Physical activity is associated with walking and balance ability but not fatigue, knee extension strength, or body composition in adults with cerebral palsy: a pilot cross-sectional study	6
Editorial	6
A concern for falling impacts quality of life for people with a lower limb amputation	6
Are graft-versus-host-disease patients missing out on the vital occupational therapy services? a systematic review - Erratum	6
Escherichia coli bacteremia leading to quadriparesis due to delayed diagnosis of multifocal spondylodiscitis: a case report and literature review	6
Psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Forgotten Joint Score in patients with total hip arthroplasty	6
Changes in physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and associated motivation after multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for chronic low back pain patients	6

An observational, cross-sectional and monocentric study assessing psychological and cognitive features as main predictors of psychological well-being in stroke survivors	6
Ankle plantar-dorsal flexion exercises mitigate orthostatic hypotension in patients with neurodegenerative diseases	6
Perturbation-based training enhances anticipatory postural control in individuals with chronic stroke: a pilot study	5
Rehabilitation of COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure and critical illness disease in Slovenia: an observational study	5
Pendulum test parameters are useful for detecting knee muscle hypertonia and quantifying response to an intrathecal baclofen bolus injection	5
Understanding the multidimensionality of a concern for falling in people with unilateral transtibial amputation: a cross-sectional study	5
Prevalence, associated factors, and bioelectrical impedance phase angle measurement for sarcopenia in patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation	5
Walking speed, hip muscles strength, aerobic capacity, and self-perceived locomotion ability most explain walking confidence after stroke: a cross-sectional experimental study	5
Twenty years of intrathecal baclofen therapy in Slovenia: a retrospective single-center analysis of complications	5
The prognostic value of fear-avoidance beliefs on postoperative pain and dysfunction for lumbar degenerative disk disease: a meta-analysis	4
Community reintegration of persons with traumatic spinal cord injury in Northern India: a cross-sectional study	4
Assessing individual-level measurement precision of the Short Physical Performance Battery using the test information function	4
The effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy during poststroke rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial	4
Is there a relationship between somatosensory impairment and the perception of pain in stroke survivors? An exploratory study	4
Gait training with a safety suspension device accelerates the achievement of supervision level walking in subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial	4
Age-related differences in psychometric properties of World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0): a retrospective analysis	4
Improvements in activities of daily living among patients with brain tumors are associated with age, baseline physical function, duration of rehabilitation, and tumor recurrence but not type	4
Association between the initial physical activity and functional recovery after 1 month of inpatient rehabilitation for subacute stroke: stratified analysis by nutritional status	4
Which high-intensity interval training program is more effective in patients with coronary artery disease?	4
Test–retest reliability and responsiveness of an adapted version of the ABILHAND questionnaire to assess performance in bimanual daily life activities in stroke patients in sub-Saharan Africa	4
Intermittent pain in patients with chronic low back pain is associated with abnormalities in muscles and fascia	4