OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Journal of Internal Medicine is 35. 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
Electrocardiographic changes associated with hypothermia	213
Sodium-glucose cotransporter2 inhibitor-associated ketoacidosis in nondiabetic patients	198
Non-pharmacological home remedies used by primary care patients	143
Effects of the implementation of the dynamic silver code in the emergency department	127
The role of age in recognizing cognitive impairment in the emergency department	113
Telemedicine in internal medicine: A statement by the European Federation of Internal Medicine.	112
Concerns regarding result analysis and the corresponding risk of pulmonary embolism severity and in-hospital mortality	110
How the theory of centralized aerobic-anaerobic energy balance compensation explains sudden cardiac death in young athletes	90
Effects of statins on clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19	78
Reconsidering the Edelman equation: impact of plasma sodium concentration, edema and body weight	77
Aspirin and P2Y12 inhibitors in treating COVID-19	71
Heart failure: An autopsy case	69
Recurrence rates and risk factors for recurrence after first episode of acute pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis	66
Natural history of ‘silent’ atrial fibrillation from subclinical to asymptomatic: State of the art and need for research	65
Efficacy and safety assessment of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in patients with chronic kidney disease	64
The peculiarities of COVID-19 in older people: Considerations after two years	63
Health differences between adults with and without intellectual disabilities at the internal medicine department: A first step to improve awareness of intellectual disabilities among healthcare profes	57
A woman with purple-brown skin lesions after immunosuppressive therapy	57
A systematic review and meta-analysis of all sham and placebo controlled trials for resistant hypertension	55
The higher the serum albumin, the better? Findings from the PRACTICE study	53
Abdominal aortic aneurysm and gas in the kidney in a diabetes patient	52
Clinical characteristics of BRASH syndrome: Systematic scoping review	51
A call to action: The need to apply guidelines recommendations with ABC or SOS to improve stroke prevention and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation	49
Beyond atrial fibrillation detection: how digital tools impact the care of patients with atrial fibrillation	44
Structural evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: Implications for adhesivity to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptors and vaccines	44

Internists or specialists-that is the question!	44
No evidence of a “July Effect” on mortality	43
Impact of adherence to EULAR quality indicators on the quality of life of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus	42
Uncomplicated outpatient deep venous thrombosis management with a novel care pathway: Is it ready for prime time?	39
Optimal duration of anticoagulation therapy for venous thromboembolism in autoimmune diseases	39
Trial sequential analysis methodology for interpreting meta-analytical findings	38
Incidence of endocrine and exocrine insufficiency in patients with autoimmune pancreatitis at diagnosis and after treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis	37
Impact of thoracoabdominal imaging on diagnosis and management in patients with suspected infective endocarditis	36
A man with brown macules on the limbs	35
Impact of L-arginine and liposomal vitamin C supplementation on quality of life and daily life activities in patients with COPD: a randomized, multicenter, single blind, placebo-controlled trial (ILDA	35