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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	323
Device Attitude and Real-Time 3D Visualization: An Interface for Elderly Care	274
Ultrasound Applications in Ophthalmology: A Review	149
Enhancing P300 Detection Using a Band-Selective Filter Bank for a Visual P300 Speller	112
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	89
Simplified Muscle-Recruitment Strategy During Walking in Parkinson's Disease People: A Time-Frequency Analysis of EMG Signal	89
Overdistention Accelerates Electrophysiological Changes in Uterine Muscle Towards Labour in Multiple Gestations	65
Current and Future Role of HIFU in Obstetric Gynaecology	60
Contents	55
Acknowledgements to our reviewers	54
Recovery Delay with Visual Feedback to Reduce Errors in Single-Switch Scanning Keyboards	51
Facial Palsy Characterization Using Dual Regression Trees	49
New Design to Provide Absolute Protection Within a Certain Period for Biodegradable Magnesium Alloys	47
Early Detection of Pressure Ulcers: Considering the Reperfusion	44
Evaluation of a Wireless Home Sleep Monitoring System Compared to Polysomnography	43
Optimized Tunable Q Wavelet Transform Based Drowsiness Detection from Electroencephalogram Signals	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	38
Uterine Synchronization Analysis During Pregnancy and Labor Using Graph Theory, Classification Based on Neural Network and Deep Learning	34
Arrhythmic Heartbeat Classification Using 2D Convolutional Neural Networks	34
Editorial Board	33
Optimal Sensor Placement in Smart Home Using Building Information Modeling: A Home Support Application	29
Gaussianity Evaluation of HD-sEMG Signals with Aging and Sex During Low and Moderate Isometric Contractions of the Biceps Brachii	27
Editorial Board	26
A Fast and Accurate Method for Glaucoma Screening from Smartphone-Captured Fundus Images	26

Effect of Botulinum Toxin on Spasticity Level Assessed by Tonic Stretch Reflex Threshold: A Feasibility Pilot Study	26
A Physician's Perspective on the Incorporation of Pictograms as a Supplement to Medical Instructions in Chile: A Pilot Study	24
Fast Evaluation of Unhealthy and Healthy Neonates Using Hyperspectral Features on 700-850 Nm Wavelengths, ROI Extraction, and 3D-CNN	22
Deep Learning-Based Metaheuristic Weighted K-Nearest Neighbor Algorithm for the Severity Classification of Breast Cancer	22
Exploring Radiologic Criteria for Glioma Grade Classification on the BraTS Dataset	21
Stroke Treatment Prediction Using Features Selection Methods and Machine Learning Classifiers	21
Contents	20
Body Water Volume Estimation Using Bio Impedance Analysis: Where Are We?	20
Implication of the Nature and Texturation of Silicone Surfaces on the Grafting of PolyNaSS, a Bioactive Polymer	18
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	16
Optimizing Uterine Synchronization Analysis in Pregnancy and Labor Through Window Selection and Node Optimization	15
SNOROSALAB: A Method Facilitating the Diagnosis of Sleep Breathing Disorders Before Polysomnography	14
Combining Cultural Probes and Interviews with Caregivers to Co-Design a Social Mobile Robotic Solution	14
sEMG Signal-Based Lower Limb Movements Recognition Using Tunable Q-Factor Wavelet Transform and Kraskov Entropy	13
Editorial Board	13
Editorial Board	13
Comparison of Different Sensor Locations on Freezing-of-Gait Ratio Results	12
Contents	12
Biomechanical Effects of Osteoporosis on the Sacroiliac Joint After Lumbosacral Fusion Surgery	12
Analysis of Wrist Pulse Signal: Emotions and Physical Pain	11
Biomechanical Response of Four Roussouly's Sagittal Alignment Lumbar to Degeneration of Different Parts of Intervertebral Disc: Finite Element Model Analysis	11
Electrocardiogram Data Compression Techniques for Cardiac Healthcare Systems: A Methodological Review	11
A Review on Convolutional Neural Networks for Brain Tumor Segmentation: Methods, Datasets, Libraries, and Future Directions	11
A Control Strategy for Pneumatically Powered Below-Hip Orthosis	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
Motor Imagery EEG Spectral-Spatial Feature Optimization Using Dual-Tree Complex Wavelet and Neighbourhood Component Analysis	11
Dynamic Diet Planner: A Personal Diet Recommender System Based on Daily Activity and Physical Condition	10
Influence of Image Factors on the Performance of Ophthalmic Ultrasound Deep Learning Model	10
Editorial Board	9
Normative Data of the External Work of Individual Limbs and of the Distribution of Joint Work During Stair Crossing	9
BCDNet: An Optimized Deep Network for Ultrasound Breast Cancer Detection	9
Contents	9
Time Domain Analysis of Heart Rate Variability Signals in Valence Recognition for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)	9
A Nonlinear Analysis of Nociceptive Flexion Reflex Changes Before and After Acute Inflammation	9
Acknowledging our reviewers	9
Electrocardiogram Signal Compression Using Deep Convolutional Autoencoder with Constant Error and Flexible Compression Rate	9
On the Utility of Parents' Historical Data to Investigate the Causes of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Data Mining-Based Framework	8
Distributed Biomedical Scheme for Controlled Recovery of Medical Encrypted Images	8
Editorial Board	8
Brain-Computer Interface Speller System for Alternative Communication: A Review	8
A Multi-Branch Convolutional Neural Network for Screening and Staging of Diabetic Retinopathy Based on Wide-Field Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography	8
Development of Direct Grafting on Cyclic Olefin Copolymers to Improve Hydrophilicity by Using Bioactive Polymers	8
Acknowledging our reviewers	7
Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation from Sinus-Rhythm Electrocardiograms Based on Deep Neural Networks: Analysis of Time Intervals and Longitudinal Study	7
Editorial Board	7
Fatigue Loading Effect in Custom-Made All-on-4 Implants System: A 3D Finite Elements Analysis	7
Corrigendum to “Transition Network-Based Analysis of Electrodermal Activity Signals for Emotion Recognition” [IRBM 45 (2024) 100849]	7
Potential of Near-Infrared Optical Techniques for Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Measurement: A Pilot Study	6

Implementation of Neural Networks to Frontal Electroencephalography for the Identification of the Transition Responsiveness/Unresponsiveness During Induction of General Anesthesia	6
Classification of Motor Imagery EEG Based on Time-Domain and Frequency-Domain Dual-Stream Convolutional Neural Network	6
Adaptive SSA Based Muscle Artifact Removal from Single Channel EEG Using Neural Network Regressor	6
Comparing Two Bootstrapped Regions in Images: The D-Test	6
High-Order Temporal Convolutional Network for Improving Classification Performance of SSVEP-EEG	6
Editorial Board	6
Automatic Detection of Severely and Mildly Infected COVID-19 Patients with Supervised Machine Learning Models	6
Patchwise Trabecular Bone Reconstruction of a 2D Proximal Femur Using Deep Learning and Seamless Quilting Algorithm	5
A Novel Biopsy Needle with Double Concave-Curved Cutting Edges	5
Leveraging Action Unit Derivatives for Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease Detection	5
Contents	5
Case-Based Simulation to Support Complex Active Catheterization: Preliminary Results	5
Cardiovascular Disorder Severity Detection Using Myocardial Anatomic Features Based Optimized Extreme Learning Machine Approach	5
MISA-Net: A Multi-Scale Feature Interaction Network for Brain Tumor Segmentation	5
The Effect of Mesh Orientation, Defect Location and Size on the Biomechanical Compatibility of Hernia Mesh	5
Gaussian Dropout Based Stacked Ensemble CNN for Classification of Breast Tumor in Ultrasound Images	5
Preparation Strategies for Mg-Alloys for Biodegradable Orthopaedic Implants and Other Biomedical Applications: A Review	5
Corrigendum to “Automatic Detection of Severely and Mildly Infected COVID-19 Patients with Supervised Machine Learning Models” [IRBM 44 (2023) 100725]	5
Editorial Board	5
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
Editorial Board	4
Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment Using Kernel Density Estimation Based Texture Analysis of the Corpus Callosum in Brain MR Images	4
Automated Detection of B Cell and T Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Using Deep Learning	4
IDEALI: Intuitively Localising Connected Devices in Order to Support Autonomy	4
Editorial Board	4
An EHR Data Quality Evaluation Approach Based on Medical Knowledge and Text Matching	4
White Blood Cells Image Classification Using Deep Learning with Canonical Correlation Analysis	4
Contents	3
Contents	3
Biomechanical Evaluation of an Exoskeleton for Rehabilitation of Individuals with Parkinson's Disease	3
Editorial Board	3
Attention-Based DenseNet for Pneumonia Classification	3
The R-Vessel-X Project	3
Development of a Wearable Framework for the Assessment of a Mechanical-Based Indicator of Falling Risk in the Field	3
Editorial Board	3
WITHDRAWN: IRBM: Goals and Trends in Biomedical Engineering	3
Acknowledging our reviewers	3
A Comparative Approach for MI-Based EEG Signals Classification Using Energy, Power and Entropy	3
CRISPR-OTE: Prediction of CRISPR On-Target Efficiency Based on Multi-Dimensional Feature Fusion	3
The Impact of Missing Data on Heart Rate Variability Features: A Comparative Study of Interpolation Methods for Ambulatory Health Monitoring	2
Contents	2
Evaluation of Biomechanical and Stress Distribution of Different Dental Implant Designs: Primary Stability and Photoelastic Analysis	2
Classification of Different Tympanic Membrane Conditions Using Fused Deep Hypercolumn Features and Bidirectional LSTM	2
Virtual Surgical Planning/3D Printing for the Management of Severely Comminuted Mandibular Fractures	2
The Impact of Scalp's Temperature on the Choice of the Best Layout for TTFields Treatment	2
AI-Enabled Clinical Decision Support System Modeling for the Prediction of Cirrhosis Complications	2
Towards an Explainable Model for Sepsis Detection Based on Sensitivity Analysis	2
Porogen Effect on Structural and Physical Properties of β-TCP Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Regeneration	2
Evaluation of Diagnostic Value of Mediastinum for Differentiation of Drug Sensitive, Multi and Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Using Chest X-Rays	2
Enhanced Laparoscopic Vision Improves Detection of Intraoperative Adverse Events During Laparoscopy	2
Application of the Coupling Angle to Investigate Upper Limb Interjoint Coordination After Stroke	2
Evaluation of a Multimodal Confocal Therapeutic Focused Ultrasound Apparatus: Bridging Cavitation, Thermal Ablation, and Histotripsy in Preclinical Treatments	2
Attention-Based Neural Network for Cardiac MRI Segmentation: Application to Strain and Volume Computation	2
Editorial Board	2
Stylohyoid and Posterior Digastric Recruitment Pattern Evaluation in Swallowing and Non-swallowing Tasks	2
Objective Assessment of Pull Test Scores in Parkinson's Disease Under Dynamic Conditions	2