OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Annals of Intensive Care is 33. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Refractory ineffective triggering during pressure support ventilation: effect of proportional assist ventilation with load-adjustable gain factors	145
Evaluating the effects of continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration on O2 and CO2 removal and energy expenditure measurement using indirect calorimetry	105
Alterations in the renin-angiotensin system during septic shock	81
Ten actions to achieve gender equity among intensivists: the French Society of Intensive Care (FICS) model	69
Factors influencing the transition phase in acute respiratory distress syndrome: an observational cohort study	53
Optimizing high-flow nasal cannula flow settings in adult hypoxemic patients based on peak inspiratory flow during tidal breathing	53
Biotrauma during ultra-low tidal volume ventilation and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in cardiogenic shock: a randomized crossover clinical trial	52
Unreliable pulse oximetry in dark-skin patients: a plea for algorithm disclosure	52
Nosocomial lower respiratory tract infections in patients with immunosuppression: a cohort study	50
Clinical impact of screening computed tomography in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a retrospective cohort study	49
Does the cytokine adsorber CytoSorb® reduce vancomycin exposure in critically ill patients with sepsis or septic shock? a prospective observational study	49
Characteristics and prognostic factors of bacterial meningitis in the intensive care unit: a prospective nationwide cohort study	48
High flow nasal cannula and low level continuous positive airway pressure have different physiological effects during de novo acute hypoxemic respiratory failure	48
Impact of aminoglycosides on survival rate and renal outcomes in patients with urosepsis: a multicenter retrospective study	43
Conservative versus liberal oxygen therapy for intensive care unit patients: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	42
Impact of early mean arterial pressure level on severe acute kidney injury occurrence after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest	41
Comprehensive temporal analysis of right ventricular function and pulmonary haemodynamics in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 ARDS patients	41
Diagnosing capillary leak in critically ill patients: development of an innovative scoring instrument for non-invasive detection	41
Corticosteroid treatment and mortality in mechanically ventilated COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients: a multicentre cohort study	39
Letter on “Bioimpedance-assessed muscle wasting and its relation to nutritional intake during the first week of ICU: a pre-planned secondary analysis of Nutriti Study”	39
Prediction of esophagogastroduodenoscopy therapeutic usefulness for in-ICU suspected upper gastrointestinal bleeding: the SUGIBI score study	39
Nirsevimab prophylaxis on pediatric intensive care hospitalization for severe acute bronchiolitis: a clinical and economic analysis	38
Correction to: End of life in the critically ill patient: evaluation of experience of end of life by caregivers (EOLE study)	38
Predictive enrichment for the need of renal replacement in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: combination of furosemide stress test and urinary biomarkers TIMP-2 and IGFBP-7	38
Assessment of the relative benefits of monotherapy and combination therapy approaches to the treatment of hospital-acquired Stenotrophomonas maltophilia pneumonia: a multicenter, observational, real-w	37

Methodologies and clinical applications of lower limb muscle ultrasound in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	37
A multivariate model for successful publication of intensive care medicine randomized controlled trials in the highest impact factor journals: the SCOTI score	37
Oxygen therapy and noninvasive respiratory supports in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a narrative review	36
Impact of frailty and older age on weaning from invasive ventilation: a secondary analysis of the WEAN SAFE study	35
Identification and validation of respiratory subphenotypes in patients with COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome undergoing prone position	34
The resilient intensive care unit	34
Rebuttal to the letter “Assessment of COVID-19-related right ventricular morphological and functional alterations and evaluation of their impact on the course of the disease”	33
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cardiogenic shock: a meta-analysis of mortality and complications	33
Bioimpedance-assessed muscle wasting and its relation to nutritional intake during the first week of ICU: a pre-planned secondary analysis of Nutriti Study	33