OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Libyan Journal of Medicine 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Impact of obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome severity on quality of life, anxiety disorders, and productivity in an active population	23
Long-COVID-19 patients and sleep disorders: correspondence	16
A survey into the utilization of probiotics and medicinal plants among individuals afflicted with gastrointestinal disorders in healthcare institutions in Saïda, Algeria	15
MRI-based morphometric analysis of corpus callosum dimensions of adults in Southeast Nigeria	15
Increased YKL-40 levels are linked with disease severity of initially diagnosed Graves’ disease	14
Psychological effect of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare professionals of Yemen and coping strategies	14
Knee meniscal retears after repair: A systematic review comparing diagnostic imaging modalities	13
Radiographic evaluation of teeth with pulp stones and pulp canal obliteration: characteristics, and associations with dental parameters	12
Eosinophilic cationic protein and D-Dimer are potential biomarkers to predict response to antihistamines but not to omalizumab in chronic spontaneous urticaria	11
Management of long-COVID-19 patients with sleep disorders: practical advice to general practitioners	10
Determinants of poor chronic obstructive pulmonary disease control	9
A simple score for predicting urinary fistula in patients with renal hydatid cysts	9
Prediction of cytology–histology discrepancy when Bethesda cytology reports benign results for thyroid nodules in women: with special emphasis on pregnancy	8
Construction of stomach adenocarcinoma prognostic signature based on anoikis-related lncRNAs and clinical significance	8
Assessment and feedback of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on physicians’ day-to-day practices: good knowledge may not predict good behavior	8
Cost-effectiveness of prevention program for type 2 diabetes mellitus in high risk patients in the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	8
Effects of Hatha yoga on cognitive functions in the elderly: a cross-sectional study	7
Surgical approaches for the treatment of giant cell tumor of bone in Tunisian patients: association with recurrence	7
Symptoms at disease onset predict prognosis in COVID-19 disease	7
Interactions of electrophoretically silent hemoglobin Hekinan II [HBA1:c.84G>T] with various forms of α-thalassemias and other hemoglobinopathies: novel insights into the molecular and hematologica	7
Prevalence of multi-drug resistant bacteria in intensive care units at Tripoli University Hospital, Tripoli, Libya	6
Place of distancing measures in containing epidemics: a scoping review	6
Investigating the potential link between lunar cycle and multiple sclerosis relapses: a call for further studies	6
Physicians’ attitudes towards step-down asthma treatment in Turkey: a nationwide perspective	6
Efficiency of an intervention study on nursing students’ knowledge and practices regarding nutrition and dietary habits	6

Original animal model of lumbar disc degeneration	6
Physician autonomy in crisis: examining the right to refuse commitment	6
Oral health status in individuals with Down syndrome	5
Genetic variants in QRICH2 gene among Jordanians with sperm motility disorders	5
Burden and predictions of hospitalized injuries in a low-middle income country: results from a Tunisian university hospital	5
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward Mpox and vaccination: a cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia	4
Adaptation and validation for the Arabic version of asthma numeracy questionnaire (Ar-ANQ) in adults: a factor and Rasch analyses study	4
Patient safety in medical education: Tunisian students’ attitudes	4
Comprehensive qualitative evaluation of the first ever full-time online course for medical students in one middle-income country	4
Prevalence and associated factors of perinatal depression among working pregnant women: a hospital-based cross-sectional study	4
Prognostic value of the fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (FAR) in patients with chronic heart failure across the different ejection fraction spectrum	3
Tuberculosis epidemiological trend in Sousse, Tunisia during twenty years (2000–2019)	3
The association between red cell distribution width and newly diagnosed hypertension among adults in Northern Sudan: a case-control study	3
Termination of a second-trimester pregnancy with placenta accreta spectrum disorder	3
MEX3A promotes angiogenesis in colorectal cancer via glycolysis	3
Comparative assessment of erythrocyte sphingolipid levels as potential cardiovascular health markers in women from Libya and Serbia: a small-scale study	3
Predictors of assertive behaviors among a sample of first-year Tunisian medical students	3
Evaluation of muscle strength and quality in North African patients with chronic hepatitis B: A pilot case control study	3
The global lung function initiative 2021 (GLI-2021) norms provide mixed results for static lung volumes (SLVs) in Algerian adults	3
Relationship between serum Midkine and Omentin-1 levels and the severity of sepsis in patients and their prognostic value	3
Parents’ concerns and attitudes towards school reopening during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey-Tripoli, Libya, 2021	3
Age and clinical signs as predictors of COVID-19 symptoms and cycle threshold value	2
Anatomical prognosis after idiopathic macular hole surgery: machine learning based-predection	2
Factors influencing fatigue among patients undergoing hemodialysis: a multi-center cross-sectional study	2
Do-not-attempt resuscitation policy reduced in-hospital cardiac arrest rate and the cost of care in a developing country	2
Acupuncture in the treatment of post-stroke hiccup: A systematic Review and meta-analysis	2
Analysis of BRCA1 germline variants (exons 5, 11 and 20) in breast cancer families from Libya	2
QR codes and international databases: promoting transparency in IRB approvals for medical research	2
Knowledge, attitude, and practices of complementary and alternative medicine: a survey of physicians and nurses at an academic medical center in Beirut	2
Prospective studies are required for assessing the outcome of a SARS-CoV-2 infection based on the symptoms at onset	2
Ethical and legal dilemmas of civil disobedience: physicians’ decisions under occupation	2
Immunohistochemical Patterns of Pituitary Adenomas in Southeastern Nigeria, a 10-year Histopathologic Review	2
Screening of interleukin 17F gene polymorphisms and eight subgingival pathogens in chronic periodontitis in Libyan patients	2