OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care is 4. 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
Social isolation and loneliness in serious illness: what Compassionate Communities can offer	27
The WHO guidelines: the new and the old	26
Treatment of primary cancer in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer	23
Practical cancer cachexia management in palliative care – a review of current evidence	20
Innovative and best models of palliative and end-of-life care – with focus on rural and remote communities	14
Radiation therapy post radical prostatectomy: who, when and why?	13
Digital clinics for diagnosing and treating migraine	13
Matters of care and the good death – rhetoric or reality?	12
Assessment of the benefits of bone modifying agents in the management of advanced breast, prostate, and lung cancers	11
Using real world data to advance the provision of supportive cancer care: mucositis as a case study	11
Use of the EORTC QLQ-BN20 and the FACT-Br for the assessment of quality of life in patients with brain tumors: a systematic review of prospective clinical studies	10
Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on delivery of and models for supportive and palliative care for oncology patients	10
KLF10: a point of convergence in cancer cachexia	9
Cough and dyspnea management in pulmonary fibrosis	9
Cancer cachexia: learn from yesterday, live for today and hope for tomorrow	8
Editorial introductions	8
Home ventilation for patients with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	8
Tackling respiratory problems – needs, education, and treatments	8
The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on medical assistance in dying	8
Abstracts of the 14th International Seminar of the European Palliative Care Research Centre (PRC)	8
Managing acute pain with inhaled methoxyflurane in non-cancer patients: a review of the latest evidence	8
Blood-based biomarkers of frailty in older patients with cancer	7
Goals of care and end-of-life communication needs of persons with chronic respiratory disease	7
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on care and psychological impact on cancer patients	7
The circuit basis for chronic pain and its comorbidities	7

Sexual dysfunction among adolescent and young adult cancer patients: diagnostic and therapeutic approach	7
Vitamin D is a potential treatment for the management of gastrointestinal mucositis	7
Harnessing the power of endogenous pain control mechanisms for novel therapeutics: how might innovations in neuroimaging help?	7
Managing chronic pain after breast cancer treatments: are web-based interventions the future?	7
Anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders in patients with chronic respiratory diseases	7
Editorial: Advancing the management of respiratory problems	6
Early integration of palliative care in haemato-oncology: latest developments	6
Metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer: a new horizon beyond the androgen receptors	6
Telemedicine in geriatric oncology – lessons learned from the COVID-19 experience	5
Longitudinal characterisation of cachexia in patients undergoing surgical resection for cancer	5
Anamorelin in Japanese patients with cancer cachexia: an update	5
Opioid use disorder in cancer patients	5
Palliative radiotherapy for the hemostasis of bleeding tumors: an overview of the most recent literature	5
The gut microbiome and the brain	5
Geriatric assessment and treatment decision-making in surgical oncology	5
Effectiveness of dignity therapy in the context of culturally competent care in people with palliative care needs: a systematic review of systematic reviews	5
Role of mucositis in predicting gut microbiota composition in people with cancer	4
Evaluation of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 15 Palliative Care and the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Palliative i	4
Inhaled methoxyflurane in patients with cancer: current applications and future directions	4
The invisibility of chronic breathlessness. Why don’t we talk about the symptom?	4
An integrative literature review examining the key elements of bereavement follow-up interventions in critical care	4
In support of rigor and reproducibility in cancer cachexia research	4
Palliative care delivery changes during COVID-19 and enduring implications in oncology nursing: a rapid review	4
The evolving scenario of cancer care provision across the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe	4
Central neural mechanisms of cancer cachexia	4
How to evaluate exertional breathlessness using normative reference equations in research	4
Supportive and palliative care for older adults with cancer	4
Recent advances in artificial intelligence applications for supportive and palliative care in cancer patients	4
The systemic outcomes of gastrointestinal mucositis: host–microbe interaction leading to systemic inflammatory responses	4
Symptom management for people with advanced dementia who are receiving end of life care	4
Access to radical and palliative radiotherapy in low- and middle-income countries: challenges, progress, and future directions	4
Immunotherapy for older patients with cancer	4
Comparing the EORTC QLQ-LC13, EORTC QLQ-LC29, and the FACT-L for assessment of quality of life in patients with lung cancer - an updated systematic review	4
Current practices in managing end-of-life existential suffering	4
Bridging the care gap: radiation therapy in elderly and frail cancer patients	4
Burnout of healthcare professionals in supportive and palliative care: a summary of recent literature	4