OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Geriatrics is 48. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Increased intramuscular adipose tissue of the quadriceps at admission is more strongly related to activities of daily living recovery at discharge compared to muscle mass loss in older patients with a	229
Strategies aiming to improve statin therapy adherence in older adults: a systematic review	159
Correction: Experiences of participants of a volunteer-supported walking intervention to improve physical function of nursing home residents – a mixed methods sub-study of the POWER-project	153
Determinants of quality of life in French nursing home residents across cognitive levels: a comparative study using convergent mixed-methods	101
Correction: Impact of dementia care training on nurse care managers’ interactions with family caregivers	99
Willingness and influencing factors of old-age care mode selection among middle-aged and older adults in Henan Province, China	94
Core needs screening items for informal caregivers of older adults: an online modified Delphi study	80
Clinical utility of lipid ratios as potential predictors of metabolic syndrome among the elderly population: Birjand Longitudinal Aging Study (BLAS)	80
Socioeconomic variation in the prevalence of pain by anatomical sites among middle-aged and older adults in India: a cross-sectional study	79
Understanding resilience: Lifestyle-based behavioral predictors of mental health and well-being in community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic	76
Association between preoperative geriatric nutritional risk index and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events after non-cardiac surgery in older patients: a retrospective cohort study	74
Predictors of independence in older people: A longitudinal, population-based study using the CARE75 + cohort	73
Validation of the questionnaire for medical checkup of old-old (QMCOO) score cutoff to diagnose frailty	73
Association between nap time, nighttime sleep, and multimorbidity in Chinese older adults: a cross-sectional study	72
Diagnostic accuracy of cognitive screening tools validated for older adults in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis	69
Educational needs of direct care workers in long-term care facilities providing mealtime assistance to older adults with dementia	69
Orthostatic hypotension is associated with malnutrition diagnosed by GLIM in elderly hypertensive patients	66
Optimising older People’s Transition from acute care Into residential aged care through Multidisciplinary Assessment and Liaison (OPTIMAL): protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled t	65
Relationship between masticatory function and sarcopenic obesity in community-dwelling older adults aged 75 or older: a cross-sectional study	64
Evaluating the effectiveness of an exercise program based on the Adapted Utilitarian Judo program by analyzing fall competence in older adults	63
Diagnostic performance of the systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) and sarcopenia index (SI) in sarcopenia and their prognostic value for clinical outcomes in hospitalized older patients	62
Navigating the crossroads of health and wealth: socioeconomic inequality in flu vaccination uptake among the elderly in Iran	62
Effectiveness of pedometer-based walking programmes in improving some modifiable risk factors of stroke among community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review, theoretical synthesis and meta-analy	61
The role of the home health care physician in mobile integrated care: a qualitative phenomenograpic study	61
Associations of geriatric nutrition risk index and other nutritional risk-related indexes with sarcopenia presence and their value in sarcopenia diagnosis	59

Oropharyngeal dysphagia and associated factors among individuals living in nursing homes in northern Sweden in 2007 and 2013	59
Comparison of spatio-temporal gait parameters between the GAITRite® platinum plus classic and the GAITRite® CIRFACE among older adults: a retrospective observational study	58
The predictive values of sarcopenia screening tools in preoperative elderly patients with colorectal cancer: applying the diagnostic criteria of EWGSOP2 and AWGS2019	58
Air pollution and hip fracture risk in older people: a multi-center time-series DLNM study	58
Risk factors associated with functional decline in older hospital survivors with acute lower respiratory tract infections: a prospective cohort study	58
Inequity in the utilization of the home and community integrated healthcare and daily care services in older adults with limited mobility in China	57
The prevalence and prognostic value of frailty screening measures in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer: observations from a systematic review	56
Prevalence of oral anticoagulant use among people with and without Alzheimer’s disease	56
Relationship of depression and mortality in community-residing elderly individuals: mediating role of frailty and quality of life	55
A community-based health–social partnership program for community-dwelling older adults: a hybrid effectiveness–implementation pilot study	53
Cognitive function trajectories and influencing factors in Chinese older adults with self-reported hearing impairment: findings from CHARLS 2013–2020	52
A pre-post intervention study to improve fall risk assessment in older hospitalised adults: the STROLL study	52
Development and validation of frailty risk prediction model for elderly patients with coronary heart disease	51
Effect of digital game intervention on cognitive functions in older adults: a multiple baseline single case experimental design study	51
Prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication use in older population: comparison of the Finnish Meds75+ database with eight published criteria	51
Exploring the relationship between malnutrition and the systemic immune-inflammation index in older inpatients: a study based on comprehensive geriatric assessment	50
Age- and sex-specific associations of frailty with mortality and healthcare utilization in community-dwelling adults from Ontario, Canada	49
Effect of different questionnaire formats on item nonresponse in older patients with cancer	49
Impact of physical exercise on memory and learning in healthy older women: a quasi-experimental study	49
Modern physiological approach to inappropriate ICD shocks due to atrial fibrillation with very fast ventricular response. A case report	49
Prediction of abnormal bone mass with a pericoronary adipose tissue Attenuation model	48
IgG4-related eosinophilic pleural effusion: a case report	48
Effects of sarcopenia on postoperative recovery in elderly patients after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass	48
The association between restricted activity and patient outcomes in older adults: systematic literature review and meta-analysis	48
Translation and validation of the Thai clinical frailty scale and classification tree in older adults	48
Coresidence increases the risk of testing positive for COVID-19 among older Brazilians	48