OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of IRBM is 2. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	297
Device Attitude and Real-Time 3D Visualization: An Interface for Elderly Care	265
Ultrasound Applications in Ophthalmology: A Review	149
Biomechanical Comparison of the Influence of Osteoporosis on the Lumbar Spine After Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery or Non-fusion Dynamic Stabilization Surgery Under Whole Body Vibration	138
Simplified Muscle-Recruitment Strategy During Walking in Parkinson's Disease People: A Time-Frequency Analysis of EMG Signal	105
Overdistention Accelerates Electrophysiological Changes in Uterine Muscle Towards Labour in Multiple Gestations	84
Current and Future Role of HIFU in Obstetric Gynaecology	74
Enhancing P300 Detection Using a Band-Selective Filter Bank for a Visual P300 Speller	63
A Computationally Efficient Correlational Neural Network for Automated Prediction of Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Acknowledgements to our reviewers	55
Contents	55
Recovery Delay with Visual Feedback to Reduce Errors in Single-Switch Scanning Keyboards	53
Optimized Tunable Q Wavelet Transform Based Drowsiness Detection from Electroencephalogram Signals	45
Facial Palsy Characterization Using Dual Regression Trees	45
New Design to Provide Absolute Protection Within a Certain Period for Biodegradable Magnesium Alloys	44
Early Detection of Pressure Ulcers: Considering the Reperfusion	42
Catheter Tracking Using a Convolutional Neural Network for Decreasing Interventional Radiology X-Ray Exposure	41
Contrast-Free High Frame Rate Ultrasound Imaging for Assessment of Vascular Remodeling During Wound Healing	40
Evaluation of a Wireless Home Sleep Monitoring System Compared to Polysomnography	40
Uterine Synchronization Analysis During Pregnancy and Labor Using Graph Theory, Classification Based on Neural Network and Deep Learning	37
Arrhythmic Heartbeat Classification Using 2D Convolutional Neural Networks	35
Editorial Board	33
Fast Evaluation of Unhealthy and Healthy Neonates Using Hyperspectral Features on 700-850 Nm Wavelengths, ROI Extraction, and 3D-CNN	31
Stroke Treatment Prediction Using Features Selection Methods and Machine Learning Classifiers	29
Optimal Sensor Placement in Smart Home Using Building Information Modeling: A Home Support Application	28

Body Water Volume Estimation Using Bio Impedance Analysis: Where Are We?	26
Gaussianity Evaluation of HD-sEMG Signals with Aging and Sex During Low and Moderate Isometric Contractions of the Biceps Brachii	26
Editorial Board	24
Exploring Radiologic Criteria for Glioma Grade Classification on the BraTS Dataset	24
A Physician's Perspective on the Incorporation of Pictograms as a Supplement to Medical Instructions in Chile: A Pilot Study	23
Effect of Botulinum Toxin on Spasticity Level Assessed by Tonic Stretch Reflex Threshold: A Feasibility Pilot Study	23
A Fast and Accurate Method for Glaucoma Screening from Smartphone-Captured Fundus Images	21
Deep Learning-Based Metaheuristic Weighted K-Nearest Neighbor Algorithm for the Severity Classification of Breast Cancer	21
A No-Reference Quality Metric for Parameter Tuning of Edge-Aware Filters – An Anti-Image Forensic Method	20
Contents	20
Implication of the Nature and Texturation of Silicone Surfaces on the Grafting of PolyNaSS, a Bioactive Polymer	18
Finite Element Model to Reproduce the Effect of Pre-Stress and Needle Insertion Velocity During Infusions into Brain Phantom Gel	18
SNOROSALAB: A Method Facilitating the Diagnosis of Sleep Breathing Disorders Before Polysomnography	17
sEMG Signal-Based Lower Limb Movements Recognition Using Tunable Q-Factor Wavelet Transform and Kraskov Entropy	16
Optimizing Uterine Synchronization Analysis in Pregnancy and Labor Through Window Selection and Node Optimization	16
Combining Cultural Probes and Interviews with Caregivers to Co-Design a Social Mobile Robotic Solution	16
Detection of Social Isolation Based on Meal-Taking Activity and Mobility of Elderly People Living Alone	16
An Image Recognition Method for Urine Sediment Based on Semi-supervised Learning	15
Editorial Board	13
Contents	13
Editorial Board	13
Dynamic Diet Planner: A Personal Diet Recommender System Based on Daily Activity and Physical Condition	12
Biomechanical Effects of Osteoporosis on the Sacroiliac Joint After Lumbosacral Fusion Surgery	12
Comparison of Different Sensor Locations on Freezing-of-Gait Ratio Results	12
Motor Imagery EEG Spectral-Spatial Feature Optimization Using Dual-Tree Complex Wavelet and Neighbourhood Component Analysis	12
A Control Strategy for Pneumatically Powered Below-Hip Orthosis	12
Editorial Board	12
Analysis of Wrist Pulse Signal: Emotions and Physical Pain	11
Complete 3D Kinematics Parameters of the Temporo-Mandibular Joints Using in Vivo Data Fusion	11
IMU Calibration Effect on Lower Limbs Kinematics Against Optical Motion Capture in Post-Stroke Gait	11
Electrocardiogram Data Compression Techniques for Cardiac Healthcare Systems: A Methodological Review	11
Biomechanical Response of Four Roussouly's Sagittal Alignment Lumbar to Degeneration of Different Parts of Intervertebral Disc: Finite Element Model Analysis	11
A Review on Convolutional Neural Networks for Brain Tumor Segmentation: Methods, Datasets, Libraries, and Future Directions	10
Acknowledging our reviewers	10
Influence of Image Factors on the Performance of Ophthalmic Ultrasound Deep Learning Model	10
Normative Data of the External Work of Individual Limbs and of the Distribution of Joint Work During Stair Crossing	9
A Nonlinear Analysis of Nociceptive Flexion Reflex Changes Before and After Acute Inflammation	9
Electrocardiogram Signal Compression Using Deep Convolutional Autoencoder with Constant Error and Flexible Compression Rate	9
Contents	9
Time Domain Analysis of Heart Rate Variability Signals in Valence Recognition for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)	9
Editorial Board	9
Brain-Computer Interface Speller System for Alternative Communication: A Review	9
Distributed Biomedical Scheme for Controlled Recovery of Medical Encrypted Images	8
Fatigue Loading Effect in Custom-Made All-on-4 Implants System: A 3D Finite Elements Analysis	8
Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation from Sinus-Rhythm Electrocardiograms Based on Deep Neural Networks: Analysis of Time Intervals and Longitudinal Study	8
Development of Direct Grafting on Cyclic Olefin Copolymers to Improve Hydrophilicity by Using Bioactive Polymers	8
On the Utility of Parents' Historical Data to Investigate the Causes of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Data Mining-Based Framework	8
BCDNet: An Optimized Deep Network for Ultrasound Breast Cancer Detection	8
Deep Convolution Neural Network Based System for Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease	7
Real Time Intraoperative Functional Brain Mapping Based on RGB Imaging	7

Editorial Board	7
Acknowledging our reviewers	7
Potential of Near-Infrared Optical Techniques for Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Measurement: A Pilot Study	7
A Multi-Branch Convolutional Neural Network for Screening and Staging of Diabetic Retinopathy Based on Wide-Field Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography	7
High-Order Temporal Convolutional Network for Improving Classification Performance of SSVEP-EEG	7
Corrigendum to “Transition Network-Based Analysis of Electrodermal Activity Signals for Emotion Recognition” [IRBM 45 (2024) 100849]	7
Editorial Board	6
Classification of Motor Imagery EEG Based on Time-Domain and Frequency-Domain Dual-Stream Convolutional Neural Network	6
Implementation of Neural Networks to Frontal Electroencephalography for the Identification of the Transition Responsiveness/Unresponsiveness During Induction of General Anesthesia	6
Automatic Detection of Severely and Mildly Infected COVID-19 Patients with Supervised Machine Learning Models	6
Comparing Two Bootstrapped Regions in Images: The D-Test	6
Editorial Board	6
Leveraging Action Unit Derivatives for Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease Detection	5
Editorial Board	5
A Novel Biopsy Needle with Double Concave-Curved Cutting Edges	5
Preparation Strategies for Mg-Alloys for Biodegradable Orthopaedic Implants and Other Biomedical Applications: A Review	5
Contents	5
Adaptive SSA Based Muscle Artifact Removal from Single Channel EEG Using Neural Network Regressor	5
Corrigendum to “Automatic Detection of Severely and Mildly Infected COVID-19 Patients with Supervised Machine Learning Models” [IRBM 44 (2023) 100725]	5
Cardiovascular Disorder Severity Detection Using Myocardial Anatomic Features Based Optimized Extreme Learning Machine Approach	5
Gaussian Dropout Based Stacked Ensemble CNN for Classification of Breast Tumor in Ultrasound Images	5
Ageing Effect Evaluation on HD-sEMG Signals Using CCA Approach	5
MISA-Net: A Multi-Scale Feature Interaction Network for Brain Tumor Segmentation	5
Patchwise Trabecular Bone Reconstruction of a 2D Proximal Femur Using Deep Learning and Seamless Quilting Algorithm	5
The Effect of Mesh Orientation, Defect Location and Size on the Biomechanical Compatibility of Hernia Mesh	5
Case-Based Simulation to Support Complex Active Catheterization: Preliminary Results	5
Editorial Board	4
Adapting Mechanical Characterization of a Biodegradable Polymer to Physiological Approach of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Functions	4
ECG Data Compression Using Modified Run Length Encoding of Wavelet Coefficients for Holter Monitoring	4
An EHR Data Quality Evaluation Approach Based on Medical Knowledge and Text Matching	4
Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment Using Kernel Density Estimation Based Texture Analysis of the Corpus Callosum in Brain MR Images	4
A Comparative Analysis of Performance of Several Wavelet Based ECG Data Compression Methodologies	4
IDEALI: Intuitively Localising Connected Devices in Order to Support Autonomy	4
Contents	3
CRISPR-OTE: Prediction of CRISPR On-Target Efficiency Based on Multi-Dimensional Feature Fusion	3
COVID-19 Detection System Using Chest CT Images and Multiple Kernels-Extreme Learning Machine Based on Deep Neural Network	3
White Blood Cells Image Classification Using Deep Learning with Canonical Correlation Analysis	3
Contents	3
A Comparative Approach for MI-Based EEG Signals Classification Using Energy, Power and Entropy	3
Biomechanical Evaluation of an Exoskeleton for Rehabilitation of Individuals with Parkinson's Disease	3
Editorial Board	3
Acknowledging our reviewers	3
Editorial Board	3
Attention-Based DenseNet for Pneumonia Classification	3
Editorial Board	3
Development of a Wearable Framework for the Assessment of a Mechanical-Based Indicator of Falling Risk in the Field	3
The R-Vessel-X Project	3
Automated Detection of B Cell and T Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Using Deep Learning	3
WITHDRAWN: IRBM: Goals and Trends in Biomedical Engineering	3
Contents	2
Attention-Based Neural Network for Cardiac MRI Segmentation: Application to Strain and Volume Computation	2
Evaluation of a Multimodal Confocal Therapeutic Focused Ultrasound Apparatus: Bridging Cavitation, Thermal Ablation, and Histotripsy in Preclinical Treatments	2
Application of the Coupling Angle to Investigate Upper Limb Interjoint Coordination After Stroke	2
A Decision-Making System with Reject Option for Atrial Fibrillation Prediction Without ECG Signals	2
Editorial Board	2
Stylohyoid and Posterior Digastric Recruitment Pattern Evaluation in Swallowing and Non-swallowing Tasks	2
Towards an Explainable Model for Sepsis Detection Based on Sensitivity Analysis	2
Evaluation of Biomechanical and Stress Distribution of Different Dental Implant Designs: Primary Stability and Photoelastic Analysis	2
Evaluation of Diagnostic Value of Mediastinum for Differentiation of Drug Sensitive, Multi and Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Using Chest X-Rays	2
Objective Assessment of Pull Test Scores in Parkinson's Disease Under Dynamic Conditions	2
A Real-Time Capable Linear Time Classifier Scheme for Anticipated Hand Movements Recognition from Amputee Subjects Using Surface EMG Signals	2
Enhanced Laparoscopic Vision Improves Detection of Intraoperative Adverse Events During Laparoscopy	2
The Impact of Missing Data on Heart Rate Variability Features: A Comparative Study of Interpolation Methods for Ambulatory Health Monitoring	2
Porogen Effect on Structural and Physical Properties of β-TCP Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Regeneration	2
Editorial Board	2
Classification of Different Tympanic Membrane Conditions Using Fused Deep Hypercolumn Features and Bidirectional LSTM	2
Study of an Optimization Tool Avoided Bias for Brain-Computer Interfaces Using a Hybrid Deep Learning Model	2
AI-Enabled Clinical Decision Support System Modeling for the Prediction of Cirrhosis Complications	2
The Impact of Scalp's Temperature on the Choice of the Best Layout for TTFields Treatment	2