OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of JAMA Internal Medicine is 80. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Risk Factors Associated With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Death in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pneumonia in Wuhan, China	5504
The Mental Health Consequences of COVID-19 and Physical Distancing	1468
Risk Factors Associated With Mortality Among Patients With COVID-19 in Intensive Care Units in Lombardy, Italy	1030
Development and Validation of a Clinical Risk Score to Predict the Occurrence of Critical Illness in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19	993
Contact Tracing Assessment of COVID-19 Transmission Dynamics in Taiwan and Risk at Different Exposure Periods Before and After Symptom Onset	668
Factors Associated With Death in Critically Ill Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the US	620
Effect of Tocilizumab vs Usual Care in Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19 and Moderate or Severe Pneumonia	567
Is a “Cytokine Storm” Relevant to COVID-19?	541
Effect of Tocilizumab vs Standard Care on Clinical Worsening in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Pneumonia	533
Seroprevalence of Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in 10 Sites in the United States, March 23-May 12, 2020	506
Comparing Physician and Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Responses to Patient Questions Posted to a Public Social Media Forum	476
Assessing Telemedicine Unreadiness Among Older Adults in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic	420
Clinical Course and Molecular Viral Shedding Among Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Community Treatment Center in the Republic of Korea	402
Trends in Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions in Health Care Systems in 5 States in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US	375
Trends in Outpatient Care Delivery and Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US	374
Association Between Early Treatment With Tocilizumab and Mortality Among Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19	337
Estimation of Excess Deaths Associated With the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States, March to May 2020	337
Efficacy and Safety of Therapeutic-Dose Heparin vs Standard Prophylactic or Intermediate-Dose Heparins for Thromboprophylaxis in High-risk Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19	310
External Validation of a Widely Implemented Proprietary Sepsis Prediction Model in Hospitalized Patients	295
Community Outbreak Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Among Bus Riders in Eastern China	283
Effects of Time-Restricted Eating on Weight Loss and Other Metabolic Parameters in Women and Men With Overweight and Obesity	270
Comparison of Saliva and Nasopharyngeal Swab Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing for Detection of SARS-CoV-2	258
Assessment of Disparities in Digital Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries and Implications for Telemedicine	243
What Other Countries Can Learn From Italy During the COVID-19 Pandemic	227
Estimated SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence in the US as of September 2020	226

Association of SARS-CoV-2 Seropositive Antibody Test With Risk of Future Infection	217
Associations of Processed Meat, Unprocessed Red Meat, Poultry, or Fish Intake With Incident Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality	212
Association Between Healthy Eating Patterns and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease	208
Risk Factors Associated With Post−COVID-19 Condition	194
Evaluating the Association of Clinical Characteristics With Neutralizing Antibody Levels in Patients Who Have Recovered From Mild COVID-19 in Shanghai, China	192
Meeting the Care Needs of Older Adults Isolated at Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic	181
Association Between Immune Dysfunction and COVID-19 Breakthrough Infection After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in the US	176
Association of Self-reported COVID-19 Infection and SARS-CoV-2 Serology Test Results With Persistent Physical Symptoms Among French Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic	174
Variation in US Hospital Mortality Rates for Patients Admitted With COVID-19 During the First 6 Months of the Pandemic	173
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Hospitalized Women Giving Birth With and Without COVID-19	168
Clinical Outcomes in Young US Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19	147
COVID-19 in Prisons and Jails in the United States	147
Assessment of COVID-19 Hospitalizations by Race/Ethnicity in 12 States	145
Risk Factors Associated With All-Cause 30-Day Mortality in Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19	144
Association Between Nursing Home Crowding and COVID-19 Infection and Mortality in Ontario, Canada	143
Assessment of the Prevalence of Medical Student Mistreatment by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Sexual Orientation	142
Efficacy and Safety of Hydroxychloroquine vs Placebo for Pre-exposure SARS-CoV-2 Prophylaxis Among Health Care Workers	141
Experiences of Home Health Care Workers in New York City During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic	140
Association of Healthy Lifestyle With Years Lived Without Major Chronic Diseases	140
Prone Positioning in Awake, Nonintubated Patients With COVID-19 Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure	134
Approval of Aducanumab for Alzheimer Disease—The FDA’s Perspective	133
Development and Validation of a Penicillin Allergy Clinical Decision Rule	132
Racial and Ethnic Discrepancy in Pulse Oximetry and Delayed Identification of Treatment Eligibility Among Patients With COVID-19	132
Trends in Cannabis Use Among Older Adults in the United States, 2015-2018	132
Association Between Plant and Animal Protein Intake and Overall and Cause-Specific Mortality	128
US Public Concerns About the COVID-19 Pandemic From Results of a Survey Given via Social Media	126
Efficacy of Smartphone Applications for Smoking Cessation	126
Clinical Advances in Sex- and Gender-Informed Medicine to Improve the Health of All	125
Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection 1 Year After Primary Infection in a Population in Lombardy, Italy	124
Odds of Testing Positive for SARS-CoV-2 Following Receipt of 3 vs 2 Doses of the BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine	124
Epidemiologic Trends in Fatal and Nonfatal Firearm Injuries in the US, 2009-2017	122
Assessment of Deaths From COVID-19 and From Seasonal Influenza	121
Filtration Efficiency of Hospital Face Mask Alternatives Available for Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic	121
Association of Low-Carbohydrate and Low-Fat Diets With Mortality Among US Adults	108
Evaluation of Cloth Masks and Modified Procedure Masks as Personal Protective Equipment for the Public During the COVID-19 Pandemic	105
Association Between Renin-Angiotensin System Blockade Discontinuation and All-Cause Mortality Among Persons With Low Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate	105
Effectiveness of Tocilizumab in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19	104
Efficacy of Gabapentin for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder in Patients With Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms	102
Association of Antenatal Diet and Physical Activity–Based Interventions With Gestational Weight Gain and Pregnancy Outcomes	100
Association of Physical Activity Intensity With Mortality	99
Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Response 4 Weeks After Homologous vs Heterologous Third Vaccine Dose in Kidney Transplant Recipients	97
Hospitalizations for Chronic Disease and Acute Conditions in the Time of COVID-19	97
Association of Treatment With Nirmatrelvir and the Risk of Post–COVID-19 Condition	93
Comparison of Cardiovascular and Safety Outcomes of Chlorthalidone vs Hydrochlorothiazide to Treat Hypertension	89
Internet Searches for Unproven COVID-19 Therapies in the United States	89
Evaluation of Gender Inequity in Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis	87
Outbreak Investigation of COVID-19 Among Residents and Staff of an Independent and Assisted Living Community for Older Adults in Seattle, Washington	87
Effectiveness of Mindfulness Meditation vs Headache Education for Adults With Migraine	86
Acute Myocarditis Following COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination in Adults Aged 18 Years or Older	85
The Disproportionate Burden of COVID-19 for Immigrants in the Bronx, New York	84

Risk of Progression to Diabetes Among Older Adults With Prediabetes	83
COVID-19-Associated Hospitalizations Among Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Adults 18 Years or Older in 13 US States, January 2021 to April 2022	82
Association of Facial Paralysis With mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines	81
Association of Telomere Length With Risk of Disease and Mortality	80
Comparison of Home Antigen Testing With RT-PCR and Viral Culture During the Course of SARS-CoV-2 Infection	80