Indian Journal of Medical Research

Article	Citations
Prioritizing tobacco control & its cessation under sustainable development goals with a focus on India	458
Effect of internet shutdown on postgraduate trainees in Manipur: A qualitative study	67
Association of VEGFA polymorphisms with the risk of oesophageal cancer in Punjab, India: A case-control study	54
Evaluating different samples & techniques for hr-HPV DNA genotyping to improve the efficiency of risk profiling for oral & cervical cancers in Sikkim, India	49
Spatio-temporal distribution & seasonality of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 & H5N8 outbreaks in India, 2006-2021	47
Detection of micro-metastasis using cytokeratins (AE1/AE3) in haematoxylin & eosin-stained N0 lymph nodes of oral squamous cell carcinoma	44
Concurrent dengue infections: Epidemiology & clinical implications	28
Typhoid & paratyphoid vaccine development in the laboratory: a review & in-country experience	23
Economic evaluation of hepatitis A vaccines by income level of the country: A systematic review	23
Development & validation of a format for reporting endoscopic colonic biopsies	18
Transfusion trigger in the critically ill with sepsis or septic shock: A prospective study	17
Pharmacological therapies for alcohol use disorder reduce hepatic decompensation & mortality in alcohol-related liver disease: A GRADE evaluation through a meta-analysis	17
Japanese encephalitis virus in India	17
Out-of-pocket payments & catastrophic healthcare expenditure for non-communicable diseases: Results of a State-wide STEPS survey in north India	16
Trends in dengue virus positivity & serotyping in Rajasthan	15
Authors’ response	14
Quality assurance of malaria rapid diagnostic tests	13
Tribal health issues: Need of tribal health policy	13
Regulatory science	13
Correlation of microvessel density with histopathological parameters of carcinoma breast	12
Fas cell surface death receptor/Fas ligand genetic variants in gastric cancer patients: A case-control study	12
Book Review	12
Low abundance of healthy bacteria in the gastric microbiota can be a potential biomarker for gastrointestinal diseases: A pilot study	12
Book Review	12
A scoping review on the errors in medical certification of the cause of death in India	11

Seropositivity of Chlamydia trachomatis & Toxoplasma gondii among male partners of infertile couples in Odisha, India	11
Resuscitation following trauma & role of trauma training programmes in emergency settings: A literature review & survey	11
Authors’ response	11
A qualitative study on the barriers to tuberculosis treatment adherence using digital adherence technologies (DATs)	11
A review of venous thromboembolism in India	11
Safety, immunogenicity & effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in a tertiary care hospital	10
Improving primary healthcare: An evidence-based approach towards informal providers	10
Book Review	10
Hidden harm: the growing threat of elder abuse in demographically shifting populations	10
Management of T cell responses by anesthetic drugs-propofol & isoflurane in perioperative breast cancer patients: A prospective hospital-based study	10
Emerging role of exosomes as a liquid biopsy tool for diagnosis, prognosis & monitoring treatment response of communicable & non-communicable diseases	10
Cancer biomarkers: Clinical aspects & laboratory determination	10
Health equity & tribal populations: Challenges & way forward	10
Effect of the COVID-19 vaccination on feto-maternal outcomes: A prospective cohort study among Indian pregnant women	10
Authors’ response	10
Environmental aspects of antimicrobial resistance in India: Current progress & way forward	9
A comprehensive yoga programme for weight reduction in children & adolescents with obesity: A randomized controlled trial	9
Quorum-sensing effector pyocyanin but not farnesol & acyl homoserine lactone exhibit antibacterial activity	9
Sarcomeric gene variants among Indians with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A scoping review	9
Development of anti-rituximab antibodies in rituximab-treated patients: Related parameters & consequences	9
Integrated antimicrobial resistance management strategy	9
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 promoter sequence variations in idiopathic osteonecrosis of head of femur	9
Waardenburg syndrome type 1 with unilateral glaucoma	9
Autism in India: Time for a national programme	9
Lipid variations in different polycystic ovary syndrome phenotypes: A systematic review & meta-analysis	9
Comparative evaluation of metformin & sitaformin in classic PCOS patients undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection	9
Rapid molecular identification of a rare β-globin gene deletion & its clinical implication	8
Osteopetrosis with mandibular osteomyelitis	8
Mental & addictive disorders - Even more important during & after the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Two-dose measles–rubella vaccine schedule for measles–rubella elimination	8
Changes in olfaction & quality of life following standard medical therapy in patients with intermittent & persistent allergic rhinitis	8
Author’s response	8
Detection of ocular hypertelorism among Indian children	8
Comparison between the effects of Maitland’s mobilization versus its combination with vastus medialis oblique neuromuscular stimulation on two scales (NPRS & WOMAC) in knee osteoarthritis patients	8
Lung cancer screening in India: Preparing for the future using smart tools & biomarkers to identify highest risk individuals	8
Expression of circulating p38 inhibited cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma-associated long non-coding RNA in rheumatoid arthritis: A descriptive study	7
Impact of hydroxyurea on hospital stay & analgesic utilization in sickle cell anaemia with vaso-occlusive crises	7
Strengthening hospital epidemiology & infection prevention research capacity in India to curb antimicrobial resistance	7
Mainstreaming implementation research: A strategy for advancing policy and practice	7
Multimorbidity or multiple long-term conditions: need for bridging the evidence & care gaps to address an emerging priority public health issue in India	7
HLA-G 3’UTR polymorphisms & response to a yoga-based lifestyle intervention in rheumatoid arthritis: A randomized controlled trial	7
Vaccine, vaccination & personal decision making	7
Leprosy research updates: Shaping the future of global health	7
Assessment of the suitability of the dried blood spot (DBS) samples for detection of Treponemal antibodies using in vitro assays	7
Maternal demography, clinical characteristics, & outcomes at an obstetric intensive care unit of a tertiary-care teaching maternity hospital in the Kashmir Valley	7
Genome to Om: Evolving journey of modern science to meta-science	6
Time to treat the climate & nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	6
Diagnostic accuracy of cfDNA levels in gallbladder cancer: A study using qPCR & threshold evaluation	6
India is well placed to scale innovations in tuberculosis diagnostics	6
Assessing India’s NCD preparedness in health systems: Methodological considerations	6

Evaluation of cell adhesion molecules (LFA-1 and L-selectin) in ankylosing spondylitis patients after treatment with β-D-mannuronic acid (M2000)	6
Role of blockchain technology in boosting Ayushman Bharat scheme implementation in India	6
Immunological memory in infected & exposure näive individuals one year post SARS-CoV-2 vaccination	6
Understanding the pro- & anti-inflammatory cytokine profile in Japanese encephalitis & their implications in survival outcome	6
Smoking & risk of advanced liver fibrosis among patients with primary biliary cholangitis	6
IL-32-mediated caspase-43 induction: Shaping macrophage differentiation & immunomodulation in glioblastoma multiforme	6
Causes & risk factors for unscheduled readmissions in the paediatric ward of a major public hospital	6
Importance of biomarkers in streptococcal acute tonsillitis & peritonsillar abscess	6
Fracture risk prediction & kidney function at different stages of chronic kidney disease: A correlation study	6
Validating the maternal near miss review operational guidelines for teaching institutes in India: A retrospective five-year study	6
Integrating rehabilitation into health systems	6
Molecular epidemiology of human papillomavirus variants in cervical cancer in India	6
Characterizing the third wave of COVID-19: An analysis from the National Clinical Registry of COVID-19	5
Development of oral rehydration salt solution: A triumph of medical science	5
Impact of COVID-19 vaccination on disease severity & outcomes in hospitalized patients in a tertiary care centre in the second wave	5
A rare case of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis with typical clinical & radiological features	5
Early prediction of pre-eclampsia using circulating placental exosomes: Newer insights	5
Nutrition morbidity interactions in pre-school children	5
Immunization Guidelines and Applications	5
Beyond relaxation: Improving the validity of PMR studies in chronic disease research	5
Costs & outcomes of hospitalized scrub typhus infection in a tertiary hospital in south India	5
Need to prioritize supply-side intervention for curbing tobacco epidemic in India	5
Outbreak of cholera in a remote village in western India	5
Identification of steroidal cardenolides from Calotropis procera as novel HIV-1 PR inhibitors: A molecular docking & molecular dynamics simulation study	5
Vitamin D status among Kashmiri tribal population: A cross-sectional community-based study	5
Long-term clinical outcomes of combined modality therapy for advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma in the PET era: A retrospective study	5
Authors' response	5
Erratum: A clinicoepidemiological profile of lung cancers in India – Results from the National Cancer Registry Programme	5
Risk factors for gallbladder cancer development in northern India: A gallstones-matched, case–control study	5
Prevalence & determinants of soil-transmitted helminth infection among 1-15 year-olds in a tribal-dominated district of Odisha, India	5
Obituary	5
Healthcare professionals & adverse events of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 coronavirus vaccine	5
Molecular characterization of Mumps virus genotype C detected from Dibrugarh district of Assam, India	5
Improving the health of tribal people in India: Time to address health data poverty	5
Health status of Koraga community: A pilot study among a particularly vulnerable tribal group of Udupi District, Karnataka, India	5
Evaluation of molecular diagnostic test for detection of adult pulmonary tuberculosis: A generic protocol	5
Authors’ response	5
Coexistence of Rett & Angelman syndrome	5
Comparison of acceptability & efficacy of thermal ablation (thermocoagulation) & cryotherapy in VIA positive cervical lesions: A pilot study	5
Characterization of the anopheline vector breeding habitats: Implications for elimination of malaria in tribal inhabited Car Nicobar Island	5
Genotype first approach & familial segregation analysis help in the elucidation of disease-causing variant for fucosidosis	5
Authors’ response	4
Does Lake Louise questionnaire interpret high-altitude headache as acute mountain sickness? Experience in the western Himalayas	4
Mental Health Programme in India: Has the tide really turned?	4
Prevalence & correlates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in a rural community of Bengaluru district, southern India: A preliminary cross-sectional study	4
Socioeconomic determinants of the quality of life in boys suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy & their caregivers	4
Diethylcarbamazine citrate-fortified salt for lymphatic filariasis elimination in India	4
Status of universal drug-susceptibility testing among sputum smear-positive tuberculosis patients diagnosed at a tertiary care centre	4
A novel reassortant avian influenza H4N6 virus isolated from an environmental sample during a surveillance in Maharashtra, India	4
Comparison of prevention of parent-to-child HIV transmission programme & national biennial HIV sentinel surveillance data for tracking HIV epidemic in India	4
Reduced severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection by Kappa variant of interest (B.1.617.1) in a healthcare worker post-vaccination from Gujarat, India	4
Evaluation of interleukin-33 & sST2 levels in type-2 diabetic mellitus patients with or without metabolic syndrome	4
Authors’ response	4
Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium leprae: Need to move towards genome-wide approaches	4
Quality of life assessment & out-of-pocket expenditure in multiple myeloma	4
Beating leprosy: Unmasking challenges, ending stigma, & prioritizing mental well-being	4
Evaluation of liver segmental dose threshold for hepatocyte regeneration following liver stereotactic body radiation therapy	4
The NET-HEART book: Neglected tropical diseases & other infectious diseases affecting the heart	4
Modified FOLFIRINOX compared to Gemcitabine & nab-Paclitaxel in advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma - results of a match-pair analysis	4
Zero leprosy	4
Retraction	4
Essentials of microbiology: An integrated & clinical case based approach	4
World Sickle Cell Day 2022: Progress & prospects	4
Towards dog-free hospital campuses in India	4
Book Review	4
Qua vadis leprosy?	4
Intervention strategy for Rapid Grower Mycobacteria outbreak among post-laparoscopic surgical site infection patients in a tertiary care hospital	4
Dealing with the epidemic of drug use	4
Publication-Equivalent as the new single currency of research impact: The ICMR-Impact of Research and Innovation Scale (ICMR-IRIS)	4
Guiding therapy by fractional exhaled nitric oxide & impulse oscillometry parameters in non-asthmatic individuals with chronic cough	4
Cascade of care for people with positive symptoms of common cancers in selected primary health centres of Puducherry: An explanatory mixed-method study	4
Development of Nipah virus-specific IgM & IgG ELISA for screening human serum samples	4
Vaccination anxiety & vaccination hesitancy	4
Wastewater-based genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in vulnerable communities in Mumbai	4
Evidence-based traditional medicine for transforming global health & wellbeing	4
Obituary	4
Antiviral & platelet-protective properties of Carica papaya in dengue	4
Clinico-microbiological profile of Bacteroides fragilis with focus on molecular detection of emerging resistance	4
COVID-19 infection in patients with haematological disease - A tertiary centre experience from north India	4
Molecular characterization & recombination analysis of complete enterovirus-88 isolated from acute flaccid paralysis cases in India	4

Prescribing vitamin B complex	4
How to bend the curve of TB incidence downwards in India	4
Dietary diversity as a sustainable approach towards micronutrient deficiencies in India	4
Piloting an event-based surveillance model in private hospitals for early detection of disease clusters, Kerala, India	4
Effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation on functional exercise capacity & health related quality of life (HRQOL) among individuals with post tuberculosis lung disease: A multicentric pre & p	4
Tafenoquine for Plasmodium vivax malaria	3
Serum anti-Müllerian hormone: A potential biomarker for polycystic ovary syndrome	3
Revisiting the Chingleput BCG vaccination trial for the impact of BCG revaccination on the incidence of tuberculosis disease	3
Need to demystify One Health approach	3
India’s tryst with salt: Dandi march to low sodium salts	3
Pre- & post-vaccine trends in pneumococcal serotypes & antimicrobial resistance patterns	3
Biofilm profile of candidaemia isolates	3
Neutralization assays for SARS-CoV-2	3
The role of demography in COVID-19 in India	3
Molecular detection of drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum mutants in Assam	3
Alcohol & cancer: Evidence to action	3
Presence of multiple van genes among glycopeptide non-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus exhibiting in vitro MIC creep phenomenon: A study from north-east India	3
COVID-19 pandemic & neurosciences in India- the CoINstudy: Impact of the pandemic on research related to the neurosciences	3
AIIMS Mantle Cell Lymphoma Overall Survival (AMOS) & AIIMS Mantle Cell Lymphoma Event-Free Survival (AMES) scores: Development of novel indigenous survival prediction models & risk stratificat	3
A case for college mental health services	3
Detection of paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria clones in cases of deep vein thrombosis in a tertiary care centre, western Rajasthan	3
Risk factors for clinically significant diffuse parenchymal lung abnormalities persisting after severe COVID-19 pneumonia	3
Hospital-acquired infections due to carbapenem-resistant Providencia stuartii	3
Prediction of pre-eclampsia in diabetic pregnant women	3
Levelling the field of cardiovascular disease in women	3
Current status of implementation of trauma registries’ in LMICs & facilitators to implementation barriers: A literature review & consultation	3
Diagnostic utility of sortilin & other biomarkers in the diagnosis of carotid & coronary atherosclerosis in individuals with arterial hypertension	3
Assessment of psychological distress pattern & its correlates among people receiving COVID-19 vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Assessment of psychological distress & COVID-19 vaccination: Comment	3
Aetiology of hospital-acquired diarrhoea in under-five children from an urban hospital in East Delhi, India	3
Revaccination with Bacille Calmette-Guérin: Some issues to consider	3
Clinicopathological study of annexin A5 & apelin in pre-eclamptic placentae with emphasis on foetal outcome	3
Comparative diagnostic utility of different urinary biomarkers during pre-albuminuric stages of non-hypertensive type 2 diabetic nephropathy	3
Mental health issues in antenatal women with prior adverse pregnancy outcomes: Unmasking the mental anguish of rainbow pregnancy	3
Re-assessing the biosafety level requirement & defining surveillance need for Kyasanur forest disease virus	3
Understanding the dynamics of IgM & IgG antibodies in COVID-19-positive patients	3
Infrared thermography: An investigative tool for detection of subclinical bleed in hemophilia on prophylaxis	3
Prevalence of risk factors of non-communicable diseases among adults in urban slums of Burdwan municipality, West Bengal: A cross sectional study	3
Efficacy of structured exercise & relaxation techniques in managing post-COVID paraspinal myalgia in manual labourers of Belagavi, Karnataka: A quasi-experimental study	3
Pharmacoeconomics of medicines used for geriatric individuals in a tertiary care hospital in Delhi	3
Relationship between liver function tests & cardiovascular risk factors in stage 3-5 pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease	3
World Hepatitis Day 2023: Are we close to the target?	3
The species distribution of ticks & the prevalence of Kyasanur forest disease virus in questing nymphal ticks from Western Ghats of Kerala, South India	3
Identifying interventions that improve medication safety & rational use of medicines in India	3
HIV epidemic in Mizoram, India: A rapid review to inform future responses	3
Geographic information system-based mapping of air pollution & emergency room visits of patients for acute respiratory symptoms in Delhi, India (March 2018-February 2019)	3
‘SpaceX-sign’ in presumed solitary circumscribed retinal astrocytic proliferation	3
Risk factors for acute scrub typhus infection among housewives – A subgroup analysis of pooled community-based serosurvey in Gorakhpur, India	3
Tuberculosis presenting with pneumomediastinum	3
Molecular basis of RhD-negative phenotype in North Indian blood donor population	3
Authors’ response	3
World AIDS Day 2022	3
Salmonella enterica serovars Takoradi, Tananarive and Uganda from foods in Tripura, their virulence & antimicrobial resistance	3
Exploratory analysis of the suitability of data from the civil registration system for estimating excess mortality due to COVID-19 in Faridabad district of India	3
Burden of tuberculosis & malaria among tribal populations & implications for disease elimination in India	3
Immediate adverse events following immunization (AEFI) in drive-through COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: A cross-sectional study	3
Assessing the potential of self-help group women for improving reproductive health of women in a tribal block of Maharashtra, India	3
Health-related quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	3