OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Annals of Palliative Medicine is 22. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Anti-beta 2 glycoprotein 1 domain IgA positive antiphospholipid syndrome secondary to incomplete Behcet’s disease: a case report	106
Does cancer type and adjuvant analgesic prescribing influence opioid dose?—a retrospective cross-sectional study	47
The preventive use of compression sleeve to reduce the risk of clinical lymphedema in patients with breast cancer	45
Palliative care in a rural surgery residency program: an educational needs assessment	38
Evaluating the impact of the metastatic spinal cord compression coordinator in a regional cancer network: a prospective, non-randomized pilot study	36
Geographic cohorting by clinical care team: a narrative review	36
Evaluation of humoral pattern detection performance of Mindray BC-6000PLUS blood analyzer based on WS/T 662-2020	35
Discussion on the repeated inclusion of randomized controlled trials in meta-analysis	35
A predictive study of multivariate factors affecting goal attainment of INR after anticoagulation in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation	34
Patients’ views on end-of-life practices that hasten death: a qualitative study exploring ethical distinctions	34
Palliative care interventions for surgical patients: a narrative review	33
Prediction of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes in preeclampsia based on B-type natriuretic peptide: a retrospective study	33
A non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patient harboring a rare epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) L858R/V843I mutation complex benefited from osimertinib: a case report	28
Narrative review of prognosis related communication in advanced cancer patients	28
A narrative review of supportive and end of life care considerations in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma	26
Palliating hematologic oncologic emergencies with radiation in the age of targeted systemic therapies: three illustrative cases	25
Palliative care considerations in frail older adults	24
Physical, emotional, and practical symptom burden in patients with terminal illnesses	24
How can a community be successfully empowered to deal with death, dying, and bereavement?—formative evaluation of the Caring Community Cologne using focus groups	23
Effects of combining acupuncture with exercise training on relieving dyspnea and improving exercise tolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: a protocol for a single-blind, randomiz	22
Effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine in treating gastrointestinal dysfunction in patients with acute stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 16 randomized controlled trials	22
County-based demographics, patterns of treatment seeking, and disease burden for malignant tumor patients in China	22
Preoperative pectoralis muscle radiodensity as a risk factor for postoperative complications after thoracoscopic lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer	22
Perspectives of people accompanying a person during voluntary stopping eating and drinking: a convergent mixed methods study	22
Factors associated with access to palliative home care in palliative patients at Lampang Hospital	22

Imaging features inferring symptom onset due to spinal metastasis progression: a preliminary study