OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Supportive Care in Cancer is 30. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Reply to: “Dyadic effects of social support, illness uncertainty on anxiety and depression among lung cancer patients and their caregivers: a cross-sectional study”	113
Psychological interventions for patients living with prostate cancer	70
Virtual acupressure for symptom management in cancer populations during COVID-19: a retrospective analysis	67
Letter to the editor referencing Effect of inspiratory muscle training associated or not to physical rehabilitation in preoperative anatomic pulmonary resection: a systemic review and meta-analysis	63
Socioeconomic inequality of health-related quality of life in cancer survivors in South Korea	60
Evaluating the relationship between patient activation and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with pancreatic cancer (PwPC)	56
Stakeholder perspectives on the role of caregivers in cancer clinical trial decision-making: results of a qualitative study	52
Experiences of financial toxicity among caregivers of cancer patients: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies	52
Effects of Timing it Right Brain Tumor Support Program (TIRBTSP) on clinical outcome for patients diagnosed with sellar region tumors	50
The meta-analysis and systematic review mirage: when data synthesis becomes data distortion	45
Letter to the editor: The role of glycemic control and symptoms and symptom clusters in breast cancer survivors with type 2 diabetes	43
Benefits of Chinese family caregivers of patients with urostomy: a qualitative study	42
The prevalence of frailty among breast cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	41
Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR) training: the efficacy on fatigue and sleep quality of Iranian female patients with cancer	41
Topical use of chicory root extract gel on the incidence and severity of radiodermatitis in breast cancer patients: a randomized controled trial	39
Afebrile chemotherapy-induced neutropenia: an international survey spots oncologists’ routine clinical practice versus the standard of care and the impact of COVID-19	38
Efficacy of a support intervention designed to improve parents’ communication with children dealing with parental cancer: a randomized pilot trial	38
Health-related quality of life and supportive care needs in young adult cancer survivors—a longitudinal population-based study	37
Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer-related distress among thoracic oncology patients at a rural cancer center	35
Comment “Effectiveness of e-health interventions for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: a systematic review and meta-analysis”	35
Evaluating the relationship between physical activity and quality of life in a racially diverse sample of breast cancer survivors	35
Differences in severity of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting between neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer: analysis of data from two prospective observational st	34
The effect of healthcare professional-implemented interventions on adherence to oral targeted therapy in patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	34
Evaluating racial disparities in cancer patient-provider communication about cannabis in a state without a legal cannabis marketplace	34
Exercise in preventing falls for men with prostate cancer: a modelled cost-utility analysis	32

Reply to K. Kajiwara et al. concerning “Caregiver bereavement outcomes in advanced cancer: associations with quality of death and patient age”	31
Improvement of pain management in a comprehensive cancer center: a comparison of two cross-sectional studies 8 years apart	31
Fear of prognosis? How anxiety, coping, and expected burden impact the decision to have cytogenetic assessment in uveal melanoma patients	31
Measuring symptoms and toxicities: a 35-year experience	31
Palonosetron for prevention of delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in pediatric patients: a meta-analysis	30
Anxiety, depression, and sleep quality among breast cancer patients in North China: Mediating roles of hope and medical social support	30
Evaluation of the usefulness of protocol-based magnesium supplementation for hypomagnesemia in patients with advanced or recurrent colorectal cancer treated with panitumumab	30
Perceptions of healthcare professionals on the use of Mepitel Film for the prevention of acute radiation dermatitis in breast cancer	30
Methodological considerations in association between malnutrition and anxiety in cancer patients—a retrospective study	30