OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Geriatrics is 44. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Strategies aiming to improve statin therapy adherence in older adults: a systematic review	192
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	147
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	127
Effect of digital game intervention on cognitive functions in older adults: a multiple baseline single case experimental design study	122
Which factors preceding dementia identification impact future healthcare use trajectories: multilevel analyses in administrative data	94
Determinants of quality of life in French nursing home residents across cognitive levels: a comparative study using convergent mixed-methods	81
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	76
Correction: Impact of dementia care training on nurse care managers’ interactions with family caregivers	73
Assessment of bidirectional relationships between frailty and acute respiratory distress syndrome: a bidirectional Mendelian Randomization study	70
Correction: Development of a machine learning-based risk assessment model for loneliness among elderly Chinese: a cross-sectional study based on Chinese longitudinal healthy longevity survey	70
Effects of a new respiratory muscle training device in community-dwelling elderly men: an open-label, randomized, non-inferiority trial	69
Effects of physician visit frequency for Parkinson’s disease treatment on mortality, hospitalization, and costs: a retrospective cohort study	69
Dignity and psychosocial related variables in elderly advanced cancer patients	67
Oropharyngeal dysphagia and associated factors among individuals living in nursing homes in northern Sweden in 2007 and 2013	65
Effectiveness of workshops to teach a home-based exercise program (BEST at Home) for preventing falls in community-dwelling people aged 65 years and over: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial	63
Factors that indicate performance on the MoCA 7.3 in healthy adults over 50 years old	60
Perioperative point-of-care-testing of plasmacholinesterases identifies older patients at risk for postoperative delirium: an observational prospective cohort study	60
Comparison of spatio-temporal gait parameters between the GAITRite® platinum plus classic and the GAITRite® CIRFACE among older adults: a retrospective observational study	59
Exploring the relationship between malnutrition and the systemic immune-inflammation index in older inpatients: a study based on comprehensive geriatric assessment	59
Individual characteristics associated with the utilization of nursing care in the very old population: a cross-sectional study	57
Dementia care and the role of guideline adherence in primary care: cross-sectional findings from the DemTab study	57
Coresidence increases the risk of testing positive for COVID-19 among older Brazilians	55
Hypertension combined with limitations in activities of daily living and the risk for cardiovascular disease	54
Transitions of self-management behaviors and frailty status among community-dwelling older adults: a national longitudinal population-based cohort study	52
Associations of physical activity intensity, frequency, duration, and volume with the incidence of sarcopenia in middle-aged and older adults: a 4-year longitudinal study in China	52

Adherence to commercial food thickener in patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia	51
Empowering informal caregivers and nurses to take a person-centred view: adaptation and clinical utility of the Integrated Palliative Outcome Scale (IPOS-Dem) for use in acute and community care setti	51
Identification of decreased intrinsic capacity: Performance of diagnostic measures of the ICOPE Screening tool in community dwelling older people in the VIMCI study	51
Exploring factors affecting the acceptance of fall detection technology among older adults and their families: a content analysis	51
Effect of different questionnaire formats on item nonresponse in older patients with cancer	51
The predictive values of sarcopenia screening tools in preoperative elderly patients with colorectal cancer: applying the diagnostic criteria of EWGSOP2 and AWGS2019	49
Prediction of abnormal bone mass with a pericoronary adipose tissue Attenuation model	49
Prevalence of oral anticoagulant use among people with and without Alzheimer’s disease	49
Horticultural therapy impact on people with dementia	48
Predictors of independence in older people: A longitudinal, population-based study using the CARE75 + cohort	48
The association between restricted activity and patient outcomes in older adults: systematic literature review and meta-analysis	47
Elucidating predictors of preoperative acute heart failure in older people with hip fractures through machine learning and SHAP analysis: a retrospective cohort study	47
Effects of sarcopenia on postoperative recovery in elderly patients after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass	47
Educational needs of direct care workers in long-term care facilities providing mealtime assistance to older adults with dementia	46
Risk factors associated with functional decline in older hospital survivors with acute lower respiratory tract infections: a prospective cohort study	46
Development and validation of frailty risk prediction model for elderly patients with coronary heart disease	45
Hypertension and cognitive impairment among older persons in rural Northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study	45
Effects of real-time remote cardiac rehabilitation on exercise capacity and quality of life: a quasi-randomised controlled trial	44
Gustatory dysfunction perceptions versus objective gustatory dysfunction among older adults	44
Importance of TP53 codon 72 and intron 3 duplication 16 bp polymorphisms and their haplotypes in susceptibility to sarcopenia in Iranian older adults	44
Case report: Coexistence of rectal signet ring cell carcinoma with neuroendocrine components	44