OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Journal of Internal Medicine is 34. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Electrocardiographic changes associated with hypothermia	224
Sodium-glucose cotransporter2 inhibitor-associated ketoacidosis in nondiabetic patients	205
Non-pharmacological home remedies used by primary care patients	153
Effects of the implementation of the dynamic silver code in the emergency department	136
The role of age in recognizing cognitive impairment in the emergency department	124
Telemedicine in internal medicine: A statement by the European Federation of Internal Medicine.	120
Uncomplicated outpatient deep venous thrombosis management with a novel care pathway: Is it ready for prime time?	96
A woman with purple-brown skin lesions after immunosuppressive therapy	87
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	77
The higher the serum albumin, the better? Findings from the PRACTICE study	74
Abdominal aortic aneurysm and gas in the kidney in a diabetes patient	70
Structural evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: Implications for adhesivity to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptors and vaccines	68
Internists or specialists-that is the question!	68
No evidence of a “July Effect” on mortality	65
Impact of adherence to EULAR quality indicators on the quality of life of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus	63
The peculiarities of COVID-19 in older people: Considerations after two years	59
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	59
How the theory of centralized aerobic-anaerobic energy balance compensation explains sudden cardiac death in young athletes	52
Concerns regarding result analysis and the corresponding risk of pulmonary embolism severity and in-hospital mortality	52
Effects of statins on clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19	51
Aspirin and P2Y12 inhibitors in treating COVID-19	45
Heart failure: An autopsy case	44
Efficacy and safety assessment of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in patients with chronic kidney disease	44
Natural history of ‘silent’ atrial fibrillation from subclinical to asymptomatic: State of the art and need for research	42
Optimal duration of anticoagulation therapy for venous thromboembolism in autoimmune diseases	40

Reduced COVID-19 mortality linked with early antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, irrespective of age	39
Recurrent vomiting	38
Clinical characteristics of BRASH syndrome: Systematic scoping review	37
A man with brown macules on the limbs	37
Comparative analysis of obesity indices in discrimination and reclassification of cardiovascular disease risk: The ATTICA study (2002–2022)	35
Refining metabolic health assessment in inflammatory bowel disease risk prediction	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
Prognostic impact of hypertension grading	34
Prevalence of post-COVID symptoms one-year after SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with interstitial lung disease	34
Refining risk assessment for intra-abdominal infections in immunocompromised intensive care unit patients	34