OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Annals of Intensive Care is 34. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Proceedings of Reanimation 2022, the French Intensive Care Society International Congress	124
Biomarkers of sepsis-induced coagulopathy: diagnostic insights and potential therapeutic implications	91
Evaluating the effects of continuous veno-venous hemodiafiltration on O2 and CO2 removal and energy expenditure measurement using indirect calorimetry	86
The trajectory of sleep after critical illness: a 24-month follow-up study	80
Gender disparity in critical care publications: a novel Female First Author Index	65
Biomarkers in acute kidney injury	65
End-of-life decision disparities according to the gross national income in critically ill patients: a secondary analysis of the ETHICUS-2 study	65
A rational approach on the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in severe hypoxemia: advanced technology is not a panacea	64
Lipid and lipoprotein predictors of functional outcomes and long-term mortality after surgical sepsis	63
Frailty assessment in critically ill older adults: a narrative review	57
The prevalence of sepsis-induced coagulopathy in patients with sepsis – a secondary analysis of two German multicenter randomized controlled trials	53
Perioperative hemodynamic optimization: from guidelines to implementation—an experts’ opinion paper	51
Early sevoflurane sedation in severe COVID-19-related lung injury patients. A pilot randomized controlled trial	49
The role of the microbiota in the management of intensive care patients	49
Clinical impact of screening computed tomography in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a retrospective cohort study	48
Author reply in response to a letter on “High-flow nasal oxygen cannula vs. noninvasive mechanical ventilation to prevent reintubation in sepsis: a randomized controlled trial”	46
Regional citrate anticoagulation for intermittent hemodialysis in the intensive care: what is the optimal setup?	46
Impact of a multidisciplinary management team on clinical outcome in ICU patients affected by Gram-negative bloodstream infections: a pre-post quasi-experimental study	45
Correction to: Energetic dysfunction in sepsis: a narrative review	45
Early and late effects of volatile sedation with sevoflurane on respiratory mechanics of critically ill COPD patients	43
Etoposide treatment in secondary hemophagocytic syndrome: impact on healthcare-associated infections and survival	39
Immunological sub-phenotypes and response to convalescent plasma in COVID-19 induced ARDS: a secondary analysis of the CONFIDENT trial	38
High flow nasal cannula and low level continuous positive airway pressure have different physiological effects during de novo acute hypoxemic respiratory failure	38
Comparison of prognostic factors between bacteraemic and non-bacteraemic critically ill immunocompetent patients in community-acquired severe pneumococcal pneumonia: a STREPTOGENE sub-study	38
Modes of administration of nitric oxide devices and ventilators flow-by impact the delivery of pre-determined concentrations	38

The impact of relative hypotension on acute kidney injury progression after cardiac surgery: a multicenter retrospective cohort study	37
Mental health outcomes of ICU and non-ICU healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional study	36
Association of socioeconomic deprivation with outcomes in critically ill adult patients: an observational prospective multicenter cohort study	36
Right ventricular strain measurements in critically ill patients: an observational SICS sub-study	35
Quantitative EEG reactivity induced by electrical stimulation predicts good outcome in comatose patients after cardiac arrest	35
Presence of comorbidities alters management and worsens outcome of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: insights from the LUNG SAFE study	35
Oxygen reserve index for non-invasive early hypoxemia detection during endotracheal intubation in intensive care: the prospective observational NESOI study	34
Pharmacokinetics, efficacy and tolerance of cefoxitin in the treatment of cefoxitin-susceptible extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacterales infections in critically ill patients: a ret	34
Prospective comparison of prognostic scores for prediction of outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: results of the AfterROSC1 multicentric study	34
Biomarkers in pulmonary infections: a clinical approach	34
Efficacy of restrictive versus liberal transfusion strategies in patients with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	34