OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMJ Open is 65. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Acupuncture as a therapeutic intervention for post-COVID-19 vaccination urticaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol	555
Developing a core outcome set on traditional Chinese medicine (COS-TCM) for chronic heart failure (CHF): a study protocol	498
Development of an international core outcome set for treatment trials in paediatric inguinal hernia: protocol for a three-phase study including a systematic review and Delphi survey	242
Hospital staff perspectives on the provision of smoking cessation care: a qualitative description study	206
Studying both patient and staff experience to investigate their perceptions and to target key interactions to improve: a scoping review	195
plaTform fOr Urinary tract infection diagnostiC evAluatioN (TOUCAN): a protocol for a prospective diagnostic accuracy study of point-of-care testing in patients suspected of acute uncomplicated urinar	190
Randomised controlled trial on the effect of social support on disease control, mental health and health-related quality of life in people with diabetes from Côte d’Ivoire: the SoDDiCo study protocol	146
Innovative Telerehabilitation Enhanced Care Programme (ITECP) in young and middle-aged patients with haemorrhagic stroke to improve exercise adherence: protocol of a multicentre randomised controlled	131
Prevalence of sudden unexpected death of infants and its subcategories in low- or middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol	127
Cohort profile: Swedish families of the 1990s (SWIFT90)	124
Factors associated with cervical cancer screening among women of reproductive age in Moshi municipality, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study	122
Predicting preventive self-care behaviours among type 2 diabetes based on the health belief model in Bandar Abbas city: a cross-sectional study	113
Loose cigarette purchase and adolescent smoking in Indonesia: a mixed-methods study	113
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of intensive care unit physicians towards the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome in China: a cross-sectional survey	107
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	107
Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among garment workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis	100
Understanding the influence of socioeconomic status on the association between combinations of lifestyle factors and adverse health outcomes: a systematic review protocol	96
Evaluating the safety and patient impacts of an artificial intelligence command centre in acute hospital care: a mixed-methods protocol	95
SYMptom monitoring with Patient-Reported Outcomes using a web application among patients with Lung cancer in the Netherlands (SYMPRO-Lung): study protocol for a stepped-wedge randomised controlled tri	95
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	93
Anaesthetic and perioperative considerations for extrapleural pneumonectomy and extended pleurectomy/decortication: a scoping review protocol	92
The Australian and New Zealand brain injury lifespan cohort protocol: Leveraging common data elements to characterise longitudinal outcome and recovery	88
Sexual and reproductive health issues and associated factors among female night school students in Amhara Region, Ethiopia: an institution-based cross-sectional study	88
Prevalence of vitamin D and calcium deficiencies and their health impacts on women of childbearing age: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis	86
Multicentre observational status-epilepticus registry: protocol for ICTAL	85

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	83
Post-traumatic stress disorder psychological interventions in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a systematic review of the literature	83
Association between chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	83
Impact of COPD and asthma on in-hospital mortality and management of patients with heart failure in England and Wales: an observational analysis	82
Magnitude of birth trauma and its associated factors in South Wollo public hospitals, northeast Ethiopia, August 2021: Institutional-Based Cross-Sectional Study	82
Experience-based codesign approach to improve care in Australian emergency departments for complex consumer cohorts: the MyED project protocol, Stages 1.1–1.3	81
Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in Northern Sri Lanka: a study protocol for a cross-sectional household survey	81
Association of mean arterial pressure with 5-year risk of incident diabetes in Chinese adults：a secondary population-based cohort study	80
Predictors of response rates of safety culture questionnaires in healthcare: a systematic review and analysis	80
Relationship of prostate cancer topography and tumour conspicuity on multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis	80
Protocol for a scoping review of patient–clinician digital health interventions for the population with hip fracture	78
Cortisol dynamics in undergraduate nursing students during clinical practice: protocol for an exploratory cross-sectional study	78
PEDAL protocol: a prospective single-arm paired comparison of multiparametric MRI and 18F-DCPFyl PSMA PET/CT to diagnose prostate cancer	78
Effect of restrictions imposed due to COVID-19 pandemic on the antenatal care and pregnancy outcomes: a prospective observational study from rural North India	78
Facilitators and barriers to using smart TV among older adults in care settings: a scoping review protocol	78
Improving prediction of response to neoadjuvant treatment in patients with breast cancer by combining liquid biopsies with multiparametric MRI: protocol of the LIMA study – a multicentre prospective o	77
Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy in severe male factor infertility: protocol for a multicenter randomised controlled trial	76
Understanding facilitators and barriers to follow-up after abnormal cervical cancer screening examination among women living in remote areas of Romania: a qualitative study protocol	76
Digital NHS Wales: a coding reliability analysis based on the voices of 22 978 patients and clinicians on the benefits, challenges and sustainability of video consulting	75
Obstetric referrals, complications and health outcomes in maternity wards of large hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods study of six hospitals in Guinea, Nigeria, Uganda and Tanzani	75
Parents’ experience of children with acquired brain injury undergoing neuro-rehabilitation: thematic synthesis protocol	75
Virtual reality and speech analysis for the assessment of impulsivity and decision-making: protocol for a comparison with neuropsychological tasks and self-administered questionnaires	74
Concordance and determinants of mothers’ and children’s diets in Nigeria: an in-depth study of the 2018 Demographic and Health Survey	74
Conditions for the success and the feasibility of health mediation for healthcare use by underserved populations: a scoping review	73
Relationship between health practices with attitudes towards pregnancy and motherhood and pregnancy symptoms in Iranian pregnant women: a cross-sectional study	73
Examining students’ perception of rural practice following an educational strategy aimed at preparing postsecondary students for rural careers: a systematic review protocol for qualitative studies	73
Understanding people’s experiences of extrication while being trapped in motor vehicles: a qualitative interview study	72
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	71
Optimising telephone triage of patients calling for acute shortness of breath during out-of-hours primary care: protocol of a multiple methods study (Opticall)	71
Regional variations in short stay urgent paediatric hospital admissions: a sequential mixed-methods approach exploring differences through data linkage and qualitative interviews	71
The SEE-IT Trial: emergency medical servicesStreamingEnabledEvaluationInTrauma: study protocol for an interventional feasibility randomised controlled trial	69
Ventilation management and outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a protocol for a preplanned secondary analysis of the TTM2 trial	69
Prevalence and predictors of spontaneous preterm births in Nepal: findings from a prospective, population-based pregnancy cohort in rural Nepal–a secondary data analysis	69
Observational and prospective study: evaluation of beliefs and representations of chronic treatments of polymedicated patients hospitalised in a vascular medicine and surgery department	69
Addressing gaps in our understanding of the drowning patient: a protocol for the retrospective development of an Utstein style database and multicentre collaboration	69
First-line treatment with durvalumab plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone for metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer in the USA: a cost-effectiveness analysis	68
The Capacity Note: a communication facilitator in the sick leave process of patients with common mental disorders – a qualitative study of user perceptions	68
Study protocol for data to suppression (D2S): a cluster-randomised, stepped-wedge effectiveness trial of a reporting and capacity-building intervention to improve HIV viral suppression in housing and	66
Cost–benefit analysis of partnership working between fire and rescue and health services across England and Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic	66
Randomised controlled trial of preconception lifestyle intervention on maternal and offspring health in people with increased risk of gestational diabetes: study protocol for the BEFORE THE BEGINNING	65
Maternal and neonatal peripartum factors associated with late initiation of breast feeding in Bangladesh: a secondary analysis	65
Correlation of drug exposure and bacterial susceptibility with treatment response forMycobacterium avium complexlung disease: protocol for a prospective observational cohort study	65