OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMJ-British Medical Journal is 92. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
It makes no sense for Thérèse Coffey to continue to vote against measures to prevent climate change	1999
Prostate cancer screening and the golden rule of humanity	666
GP clinic closures are linked to lower patient satisfaction at remaining practices, study finds	663
Tackling rare conditions: the consultant dermatologist	573
Review that questioned serotonin theory of depression was flawed, say researchers	550
Seven days in medicine: 14-20 June 2023	474
Helen Salisbury: The weight of emotions	473
Antiracism must confront failings have become the new norm	461
Gerald Keen: pioneering cardiothoracic surgeon	445
Don’t shift the burden on to me	422
Guidelines also need to consider what patients and families must—and can—contribute	412
Tom Nolan’s research reviews—16 February 2023	405
The inefficiency of NHS surgery: beds aren’t “stolen” by the medical team	387
The covid-19 pandemic three years on	382
The commercial determinants of health: The mini-budget is a consequence of foundational forces medicine must bear witness to	341
NewJAMAeditor says she will focus on communication, diversity, and health equity	335
How the US can have guns but fewer gun problems	292
Hazel Stibbe	282
Examining our failings	271
Communication around the social determinants of health: use the “devil’s music” for emotional appeal	257
Clinical research: What will be the effect of closing down “unviable” trials?	244
Are we lioness enough to question the Brexit elephant?	233
Maternal health: “white” medical curriculum needs overhaul to tackle racial inequalities, campaigners say	232
Awani Kumar Choudhary: orthopaedic surgeon and medical activist	227
Every pregnancy associated violent death should be considered preventable, say researchers	225

Learning to live in a body at war with itself	222
Without junior doctors, there is no NHS	217
Godfrey Fowler	217
Nitin Shripad Pradhan	212
Labour’s primary care reforms cannot happen without an appropriately funded NHS	206
Ahmad Fahim Ismail	204
Doctors can’t fix the alcohol problem by themselves	199
Seven days in medicine: 17-23 May 2023	194
Coaching: a personal touch	188
Junior doctors pay dispute: What’s happening across the UK?	178
Covid inquiry: Tears and tensions as Sturgeon takes the stand	177
Covid-19 vaccination and postmenopausal bleeding	176
American women’s health “is in a perilous place,” study finds	175
One-off physiotherapy and at-home exercise are effective in treating shoulder pain	172
Preterm birth and airway disease . . . and other stories	170
Record breaking floods hit Brazil	163
Ken Stein	160
Global leaders call for negotiators to push through pandemic accord ahead of May deadline	159
Death toll rises after two earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria in 12 hours	158
Health department will help boost UK economy by getting people back to work, says Streeting	152
Centralising human resources paperwork would improve rotational training	150
Gambling: call to end industry funded education materials that “stigmatise” people with addictions	143
Halving gap in healthy life expectancy must be priority for next government, says NHS leader	142
Why I . . . make podcasts	139
Ian Crerar Menzies	135
UK healthcare provision: the new normal is not good enough	133
NHS makes urgent appeal for blood donations after cyberattack on London hospitals	130
Stuart Graeme Parker	126
Methenamine is as effective as antibiotics at preventing urinary tract infections	124
GP who faked phone consultations in patients’ notes is suspended for nine months	123
Brexit three years on: Health and the NHS are still suffering	123
Halt patient access to medical records if there are safety concerns, BMA tells GPs	122
Judge stops attempt to sue companies over harms of pregnancy test in the absence of evidence	122
Sixty seconds on . . . excellence awards	122
Doctor’s voluntary erasure to avoid fitness to practise hearing can’t be challenged legally, judge rules	121
Doctors should ask patients about gambling, draft guidance recommends	121
Cryptic Christmas crossword	120
The NHS at 75: the current crisis is not unintended	118
Children lack access to routine dental care	117
CQC is reviewing GP service provider’s use of less qualified staff after BBC investigation	117
Government’s “neglect” of GP workforce has made services unsafe, conference hears	114
Patient safety: Access to critical patient information must improve, says report	114
BMA calls for investigation into debacle over covid and flu vaccinations	108
Helen Salisbury: Risk and responsibility when working with physician associates	106
Ask the consultant: old age psychiatry	104
Roundup from the BMA’s annual representative meeting 2023	104
Sixty seconds on . . . xylazine	104
Junior doctors’ pay dispute in England: Government and BMA agree to look at mediation	104
Three ways genomics is already helping NHS patients—and three ways it will soon	103
Charles Martin-Bates	103

Pension changes won’t stem doctor exodus, warns BMA	102
Judge rebukes expert witness in injured baby case for series of failings	102
At the heart of communities: the consultant geriatrician	101
February top picks: new beginnings	101
How Botswana discovered the omicron variant	100
UK’s Rwanda bill is widely condemned for putting vulnerable people’s health at risk	100
Formula milk companies are exploiting legal loopholes, say campaigners	99
Author’s reply to Dawson	98
Former deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam joins Moderna as clinical adviser	97
Labour’s child health action plan: a multifaceted positive health approach is needed	97
Anthony John Webb	96
How can a portfolio career boost my wellbeing?	96
NHS must fix training for UK doctors before encouraging applicants from abroad, says BMA chair	96
Navigating surgery with ADHD and autism	94
Doctors back GPs who refuse to follow “ludicrous and unsafe” hospital prescribing practices	94
Sexual harassment: New legislation should be tightened to protect doctors, says union	93
Why GMC’s apology to LGBTQ+ doctors is everything and nothing	92
Leading mesh removal surgeon is suspended for dishonesty and consent irregularities	92