OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Journal of Internal Medicine is 39. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Electrocardiographic changes associated with hypothermia	319
Non-pharmacological home remedies used by primary care patients	265
Effects of the implementation of the dynamic silver code in the emergency department	226
The role of age in recognizing cognitive impairment in the emergency department	226
A man with brown macules on the limbs	204
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	150
Effects of statins on clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19	112
Natural history of ‘silent’ atrial fibrillation from subclinical to asymptomatic: State of the art and need for research	106
The peculiarities of COVID-19 in older people: Considerations after two years	100
A woman with purple-brown skin lesions after immunosuppressive therapy	88
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	87
Structural evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: Implications for adhesivity to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptors and vaccines	72
Refining metabolic health assessment in inflammatory bowel disease risk prediction	71
Refining risk assessment for intra-abdominal infections in immunocompromised intensive care unit patients	66
Prevalence of post-COVID symptoms one-year after SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with interstitial lung disease	62
Recurrent vomiting	60
Prognostic impact of hypertension grading	54
Sodium-glucose cotransporter2 inhibitor-associated ketoacidosis in nondiabetic patients	54
Aspirin and P2Y12 inhibitors in treating COVID-19	51
The higher the serum albumin, the better? Findings from the PRACTICE study	50
The impact of hypoalbuminemia on the long-term prognosis of patients with acute heart failure: The modifying role of carbohydrate antigen 125	47
Adrenal insufficiency following systemic glucocorticoid therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis	47
Considerations on socioeconomic and hormonal factors in sex- and gender-specific risk of metabolic syndrome	47
Systolic blood pressure, a predictor of mortality and life expectancy following heart failure hospitalization, 2010–2023	46
Efficacy and safety assessment of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in patients with chronic kidney disease	46

Potential mechanisms of vaccine-induced thrombosis	45
No evidence of a “July Effect” on mortality	44
Oral semaglutide in HFpEF: Real-world evidence and causal considerations	43
Scurvy in a hemodialysis patient after prolonged hospitalization	43
A systematic review and meta-analysis of all sham and placebo controlled trials for resistant hypertension	42
Impact of thoracoabdominal imaging on diagnosis and management in patients with suspected infective endocarditis	42
Trial sequential analysis methodology for interpreting meta-analytical findings	42
The impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on hypertension phenotypes (ESH ABPM COVID-19 study)	42
Telemedicine in internal medicine: A statement by the European Federation of Internal Medicine.	41
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	41
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). Assessing metabolic dysfunction, cardiovascular risk factors, and lifestyle habits	40
A hidden cause of sudden epigastric pain in a middle-aged man	39
Different impact of chronic kidney disease in older patients with heart failure according to frailty	39
Clinical characteristics of BRASH syndrome: Systematic scoping review	39