OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Medicine is 60. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
SARS-CoV-2 infection is detrimental to pregnancy outcomes after embryo transfer in IVF/ICSI: a prospective cohort study	296
Bridging animal models and humans: neuroimaging as intermediate phenotypes linking genetic or stress factors to anhedonia	231
Performance of the 2023 diagnostic criteria for MOGAD: real-world application in a Chinese multicenter cohort of pediatric and adult patients	208
Postpartum depression in relation to chronic diseases and multimorbidity in women’s mid-late life: a prospective cohort study of UK Biobank	204
Global, regional, and national burden of early-onset colorectal cancer from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021	203
Association of lifestyle with valvular heart disease progression and life expectancy among elderly people from different socioeconomic backgrounds	168
Global and regional incidence of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis	160
Persistent impact of antenatal maternal anaemia on child brain structure at 6–7 years of age: a South African child health study	152
Association of weight change with all-cause and cause-specific mortality: an age-stratified analysis	139
Evaluation of a plasma cell-free DNA methylation test for colorectal cancer diagnosis: a multicenter clinical study	137
Linking the reversal of gestational insulin resistance to postpartum depression	127
Intracranial efficacy of alectinib in ALK-positive NSCLC patients with CNS metastases—a multicenter retrospective study	121
Cost-effectiveness of universal genetic screening for familial hypercholesterolemia in young adults aged 18–40 years in China	120
Confounder adjustment in observational studies investigating multiple risk factors: a methodological study	119
Value of cannabidiol as adjunctive treatment for Lennox Gastaut syndrome: cost-effectiveness and budget impact analysis	119
Smoking-related gut microbiota alteration is associated with obesity and obesity-related diseases: results from two cohorts with sibling comparison analyses	112
Population-based plasma lipidomics reveals developmental changes in metabolism and signatures of obesity risk: a mother-offspring cohort study	111
Modifications to the National Early Warning Score 2: a Scoping Review	111
Sulforaphane enhances the antitumor response of chimeric antigen receptor T cells by regulating PD-1/PD-L1 pathway	109
Patient outcomes following AKI and AKD: a population-based cohort study	102
Future atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in systemic lupus erythematosus based on CSTAR (XXVIII): the effect of different antiphospholipid antibodies isotypes	101
Blood leukocytes as a non-invasive diagnostic tool for thyroid nodules: a prospective cohort study	98
Patterns of comorbidities in patients with atrial fibrillation and impact on management and long-term prognosis: an analysis from the Prospective Global GLORIA-AF Registry	98
Utility of shaking chills as a diagnostic sign for bacteremia in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	97
Five years of change in adult twins: longitudinal changes of genetic and environmental influence on epigenetic clocks	94

Temporal relationship between atherogenic dyslipidemia and inflammation and their joint cumulative effect on type 2 diabetes onset: a longitudinal cohort study	93
Peripheral GFAP and NfL as early biomarkers for dementia: longitudinal insights from the UK Biobank	92
Diagnosis of celiac disease on a gluten-free diet: a multicenter prospective quasi-experimental clinical study	91
Sleep patterns, physical activity, genetic susceptibility, and incident rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective cohort study	89
Pharmacological pain management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a narrative literature review	89
A retrospective database study of the demographic features and glycemic control of patients with type 2 diabetes in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	89
Retraction Note: Therapeutic effect of nanoliposomal PCSK9 vaccine in a mouse model of atherosclerosis	87
Helicobacter pylori SlyD stabilizes TPT1 via hnRNPK and enhances OCT1-mediated CDX2 transcriptional activation to drive gastric intestinal metaplasia	86
Previous BCG vaccination is associated with less severe clinical progression of COVID-19	85
The neural and genetic underpinnings of different developmental trajectories of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Symptoms in children and adolescents	85
Assessment of genetic susceptibility to multiple primary cancers through whole-exome sequencing in two large multi-ancestry studies	84
A network meta-analysis of efficacy and safety for first-line and second/further-line therapies in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative, advanced breast cancer	82
Safety and efficacy of apatinib in patients with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma after the failure of two or more lines of chemotherapy (AHEAD): a prospective, single-arm,	78
Pyrotinib combined with apatinib for targeting metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with HER2 alterations: a prospective, open-label, single-arm phase 2 study (PATHER2)	78
Maximizing the cost-effectiveness of cervical screening in the context of routine HPV vaccination by optimizing screening strategies with respect to vaccine uptake: a modeling analysis	78
Effect of home-based online training and activity feedback on oxygen uptake in patients after surgical cancer therapy: a randomized controlled trial	76
Associations of ultra-processed food consumption, circulating protein biomarkers, and risk of cardiovascular disease	73
Efficacy and safety of nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel plus carboplatin as neoadjuvant chemotherapy for stages III–IV, unresectable ovarian cancer: a single-arm, open-label, phase Ib/II study	72
Dietary fibre in hypertension and cardiovascular disease management: systematic review and meta-analyses	71
Global impact and cost-effectiveness of one-dose versus two-dose human papillomavirus vaccination schedules: a comparative modelling analysis	70
Clinical complexity and impact of the ABC (Atrial fibrillation Better Care) pathway in patients with atrial fibrillation: a report from the ESC-EHRA EURObservational Research Programme in AF General L	70
Effects of physical and psychological multimorbidity on the risk of dementia: multinational prospective cohorts and a meta-analysis	70
Language complexity of patient-physician chat communication on hypertension control: results of the cluster-randomised PIA study	70
An integrated machine learning model enhances delayed graft function prediction in pediatric renal transplantation from deceased donors	70
Estimating pneumococcal carriage dynamics in adults living with HIV in a mature infant pneumococcal conjugate vaccine programme in Malawi, a modelling study	69
Diabetes education for better personalized management in pediatric patients	69
Association of systemic corticosteroid use with prognosis of patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the intensive care unit: a propensity score-matched cohort st	68
Surgical removal of tonsils and risk of COVID-19: a nested case–control study using data from UK Biobank and AMORIS Cohort	67
Dilemma of commercial organ transplant in the Middle East	66
Discrepancies between general and central obesity in arterial stiffness: observational studies and Mendelian randomization study	66
Prediction of acute kidney injury incidence following acute type A aortic dissection surgery with novel biomarkers: a prospective observational study	65
Comparison between immunotherapy efficacy in early non-small cell lung cancer and advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review	65
Associations between types and sources of dietary carbohydrates and liver fat: a UK Biobank study	64
Changes in the critical nutrient content of packaged foods and beverages after the full implementation of the Chilean Food Labelling and Advertising Law: a repeated cross-sectional study	63
Shining a light on endometriosis: time to listen and take action	61
Pharmacological treatment in autism: a proposal for guidelines on common co-occurring psychiatric symptoms	60
The case for better governance to mitigate against childhood obesity: the UK experience	60