OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMJ Open is 54. 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
Anaesthetic and perioperative considerations for extrapleural pneumonectomy and extended pleurectomy/decortication: a scoping review protocol	487
Prevalence of mild cognitive impairment among former elite athletes without a history of sport-related concussions compared to the general older population: a protocol for a cross-sectional study with	389
Causes and determinants of infant mortality using verbal autopsy and social autopsy methods in a rural population of Odisha: a community-based matched case-control study	304
Palliative care burden and specialist service utilisation for individuals with cardiovascular disease in Australia: a national population-based observational study	208
Azithromycin to prevent acute lower respiratory infections among Australian and New Zealand First Nations and Timorese children (PETAL trial): study protocol for a multicentre, international, double-b	197
Role of the collagen scaffold in preventing intrauterine adhesion from recurrence after adhesiolysis: protocol for a multicentre, randomised, controlled, parallel-group, open-label, superiority clinic	185
Impact of ambient temperature, diurnal temperature range on hyperventilation syndrome emergency admission: a time-series analysis in Beijing, China	160
Prognostic signature of multimorbidity, geriatric syndromes and resources cluster in older in- and outpatients: a pooled secondary analysis with a 6-month follow-up	157
Virtual reality and speech analysis for the assessment of impulsivity and decision-making: protocol for a comparison with neuropsychological tasks and self-administered questionnaires	124
Mentalising imagery therapy for family dementia caregivers: protocol for a scoping review	124
Province-level distribution and drivers of infant mortality in mainland China: a Geodetector-based analysis of data from 2020	123
Is the analogue cognitive test from the ISPOCD equivalent to the digital cognitive test Mindmore? A protocol for a randomised cross-over study including qualitative interviews with self-reported healt	114
Use of the Vitiligo Extent Score: a protocol for a scoping review	114
Accelerating clinical development outside the usual regions for future pandemics: a comparative analysis of COVID-19 therapeutic development between the USA and Japan	113
Co-creating and testing a self-management digital solution for bladder health and urinary continence among people aged 50 and over: protocol for the international KOKU Bladder project	108
Patient-Reported Experience Measures in Vascular Surgery Enhancement (PREMIERE) study: protocol for a mixed-methods study to develop and validate a vascular surgery-specific patient-reported experienc	106
Impact of C-level positions on hospital performance: a scoping review protocol	105
Study protocol for a feasibility study of microinterventions in smartphone-based assessments to reduce depressive rumination	97
Identifying factors explaining practice variation in secondary stroke prevention in primary care: a cohort study based on all patients with ischaemic stroke in the Stockholm region	94
Effect of free medicine distribution on ability to make ends meet: post hoc quantitative subgroup analysis and qualitative thematic analysis	94
Derivation and validation of clinical prediction rules for diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis: a prospective cohort study	92
Testing the efficacy of WORK-ON: vocational rehabilitation for people with chronic inflammatory arthritis in Denmark—protocol for a randomised controlled trial	89
Correlation of drug exposure and bacterial susceptibility with treatment response for Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease: protocol for a prospective observational cohort study	86
Association of serum magnesium levels with acute ischaemic stroke in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a propensity score-matched case–control study	81
Comparative efficacy of different acupuncture therapies on cancer-related insomnia: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis	79

Social inequalities in diabetes incidence and quality of care: results from a cohort study in the Lazio region, Italy	78
Long COVID cognitive sequelae 6 months postinfection and beyond: a scoping review protocol	77
The SEE-IT Trial: emergency medical services Streaming Enabled Evaluation In Trauma: study protocol for an interventional feasibility randomised controlled trial	77
High-grade cervical disease and cervical cancer in women aged 50 years and older compared with younger women: examining prevalence by HIV status in two large prospective cohorts in Botswana	74
Randomised multicentre effectiveness trial of rapid syndromic testing by panel assay in children presenting to European emergency departments with acute respiratory infections—trial protocol for the A	74
Prevalence of sudden unexpected death of infants and its subcategories in low- or middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol	72
Surgery on the aortic arch and feasibility of electroencephalography (SAFE) monitoring in neonates: protocol for a prospective observational cohort study	70
Realist evaluation of maternity waiting home intervention models in Inhambane, Mozambique: protocol for a comparative embedded case study, the Mozambique-Canada Maternal Health Project	69
Effects of head direction during prone position on postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing thoracolumbar spine surgery: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial	69
Early warning and stratification of the elderly cardiopulmonary dysfunction-related diseases: multicentre prospective study protocol	69
Association between dietary knowledge and muscle mass in Chinese older adults: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study	68
Identifying, synthesising and appraising existing evidence relating to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and pregnancy: a mixed-methods systematic review	68
MINMON-J: a hybrid implementation pilot study evaluating a low-barrier hepatitis C treatment model in a jail setting	66
Regional variations in short stay urgent paediatric hospital admissions: a sequential mixed-methods approach exploring differences through data linkage and qualitative interviews	66
Facilitators and barriers to codesigning social robots with older adults with dementia: a scoping review protocol	66
Multiarm, non-randomised, single-centre feasibility study—investigation of the differential biology between benign and malignant renal masses using advanced magnetic resonance imaging techniques (IBM-	61
Intradialytic kinetics of cardiac biomarkers during high-flux haemodialysis and postdilution haemodiafiltration: study protocol for a randomised crossover trial	60
Sources, impacts and mechanisms of non-pharmacological artefacts in processed electroencephalography monitoring during anaesthesia and intensive care: a scoping review protocol	60
Studying both patient and staff experience to investigate their perceptions and to target key interactions to improve: a scoping review	59
Argipressin for prevention of blood loss during liver resection: a study protocol for a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial (ARG-01)	58
Predictors of upper limb motor recovery in stroke survivors: a pre–post test study design	57
Single-facility study of the effectiveness of rehabilitation therapy using wearable hybrid assistive limb for patients with bleeding disorders: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial	57
Blue Light as an Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic Strategy in Thoracic Trauma (BLAASTT): protocol for a randomised controlled trial in adult trauma inpatients with painful rib fractures	57
Development of a nurse-led clinical pathway to prevent delirium in older adults in general hospital wards: a realist review protocol	55
Predictors of mortality in hospitalised patients with COVID-19: a 1-year case–control study	55
Testing psychosocial work adversities as a necessary condition for work-related emotional exhaustion in young workers: a cross-sectional necessary condition analysis on a national general working popu	55
Clinical characteristics and mortality of patients with heart failure in Southern Sweden from 2013 to 2019: a population-based cohort study	55
Erector Spinae Plane Blocks for the Early Analgesia of Rib Fractures in Trauma (ESPEAR): protocol for a multicentre pilot randomised controlled trial with feasibility and embedded qualitative assessme	54
Implementation of relative phase analysis to evaluate continuous interlimb coordination and stability in individuals with lower limb loss: Design and protocol for a retrospective analysis	54
Wildfire, deforestation and health in tropical rainforest areas: a scoping review protocol	54
Protocol for evaluating the fitness for purpose of an artificial intelligence product for radiology reporting in the BreastScreen New South Wales breast cancer screening programme	54