OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Supportive Care in Cancer is 33. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Head and neck cancer patients under radiotherapy undergoing skin application of hydrogel dressing or hyaluronic acid: results from a prospective, randomized study	101
Reply to: “Dyadic effects of social support, illness uncertainty on anxiety and depression among lung cancer patients and their caregivers: a cross-sectional study”	81
Informational needs and predictors of Jordanian breast and colorectal cancer survivors: a national cross-sectional study	62
Psychological interventions for patients living with prostate cancer	58
Development and refinement of a novel end-of-life planning website for patients with advanced cancer: a mixed methods approach	58
Virtual acupressure for symptom management in cancer populations during COVID-19: a retrospective analysis	54
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	53
Trajectories of adjustment disorder symptoms in post-treatment breast cancer survivors	52
Socioeconomic inequality of health-related quality of life in cancer survivors in South Korea	50
The quality of palliative sedation in end-stage disease: audit from a department of oncology and haematology	50
Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR) training: the efficacy on fatigue and sleep quality of Iranian female patients with cancer	49
Topical use of chicory root extract gel on the incidence and severity of radiodermatitis in breast cancer patients: a randomized controled trial	49
Afebrile chemotherapy-induced neutropenia: an international survey spots oncologists’ routine clinical practice versus the standard of care and the impact of COVID-19	47
Letter in reply to Carboni F et al	47
Efficacy of a support intervention designed to improve parents’ communication with children dealing with parental cancer: a randomized pilot trial	46
Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on the unmet needs of cancer patients and family caregivers: global psycho-oncology investigation	45
Evaluating the relationship between patient activation and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with pancreatic cancer (PwPC)	44
Health-related quality of life and supportive care needs in young adult cancer survivors—a longitudinal population-based study	44
Comment “Effectiveness of e-health interventions for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: a systematic review and meta-analysis”	43
Effectiveness of care transition strategies for colorectal cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	41
The effects of aromatherapy and music on pain, anxiety, and stress levels in palliative care patients	40
Evaluating the relationship between physical activity and quality of life in a racially diverse sample of breast cancer survivors	39
The effect of healthcare professional-implemented interventions on adherence to oral targeted therapy in patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	38
Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer-related distress among thoracic oncology patients at a rural cancer center	38
Evaluating racial disparities in cancer patient-provider communication about cannabis in a state without a legal cannabis marketplace	38

Evaluation of clinical trials addressing supportive care measures for management of acute and chronic radiation toxicities	38
Exercise in preventing falls for men with prostate cancer: a modelled cost-utility analysis	37
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	37
Fear of prognosis? How anxiety, coping, and expected burden impact the decision to have cytogenetic assessment in uveal melanoma patients	36
Reduced dose folinic acid rescue after rapid high-dose methotrexate clearance is not associated with increased toxicity in a pediatric cohort	35
Palliative care physicians’ recognition of patients after immune checkpoint inhibitors and immune-related adverse events	35
Reply to K. Kajiwara et al. concerning “Caregiver bereavement outcomes in advanced cancer: associations with quality of death and patient age”	34
Nationwide survey on family caregiver-perceived experiences of patients with cancer of unknown primary site	33