OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Medicine is 61. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Nomogram model of mortality risk in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in intensive care unit: based on MIMIC-IV database and external validation study	403
Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting in-hospital mortality in older adult hip fracture patients with atrial fibrillation: a retrospective study	367
Editorial: Synovial tissue biopsy research	362
Muscle-related parameters-based machine learning model for predicting postinduction hypotension in patients undergoing colorectal tumor resection surgery	308
Mobile health management among end stage renal disease patients: a scoping review	274
Editorial: Impaired oxygen delivery in experimental disease models: Pathogenesis, diagnostics and treatment strategies	252
Characteristics of falls occurring during rehabilitation in an acute care hospital in older and non-older patients: A retrospective cohort study	224
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Immunocompromised Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome—A Retrospective Cohort Study	185
Outcome prediction in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: Comparison of the performance of five severity scores	184
Three-dimensional ultrasound assessment of risk factors for cystocele and Green classification in primipara	176
Interactive medical and safety monitoring in clinical trials with clinDataReview: a validated and open-source reporting tool	174
The Effects of Ambient Temperature on Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Retrospective Study	152
A bibliometric analysis of strabismus (from 2004 to 2023)	147
Palliative care and COVID-19: acknowledging past mistakes to forge a better future	139
Experimental implementation of the peripheral nerve block clinical registry: an observational study	133
Emergent data influences the risk/benefit assessment of hemophilia gene therapy using recombinant adeno-associated virus	131
Case report: Endobronchial closure of postoperative bronchopleural fistula with embolization coil: a sandwich-like approach	121
The application of multimodal ultrasound examination in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant breast lesions of BI-RADS category 4	117
Evaluating the impact of testing strategies for the detection of nosocomial COVID-19 in English hospitals through data-driven modeling	117
A study protocol for exploring and implementing a surgical pharmaceutical service model in drug treatment management for patients with osteoporosis fracture in China	116
Analysis of factors influencing bronchiectasis patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis and development of a nomogram prediction model	114
Therapeutic challenges and new therapeutic targets for combined capillary pulmonary hypertension: a review	101
Burnout in healthcare education programs and English as a Medium of Instruction: the dark side of the language of instruction	100
Acupuncture for cognitive impairment in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis protocol	100
DCAI: a dual cross-attention integration framework for benign-malignant classification of pulmonary nodules	100

Cross-sectional study on the association between retinal microcirculation changes based on optical coherence tomography angiography and mild cognitive impairment in patients with type 2 diabetes	99
Inflammation-related biomarkers for intracardiac thrombosis in acute myocardial infarction: predictive value and mechanistic implications of NLR and LDL-C	98
Efficacy and safety of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis	97
Case Report: Iptacopan in a paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria patient with severe renal insufficiency	94
Neurofibromatosis type 2 misdiagnosed as amblyopia—a case report and literature review	94
COVID GEAS: COVID-19 National Survey in Patients With Systemic Autoimmune Diseases	91
Adiponectin/leptin ratio as a predictor of acute rejection in early post-transplant period in patients after kidney transplantation	90
Association of HCV Prior Infection and Unprotected Sex on Subsequent HIV Acquisition Risk in the Era of Treatment as Prevention	89
Case Report: Streptococcus dysgalactiae ssp. dysgalactiae bloodstream infections in patients with breast cancer after radiotherapy and chemotherapy	86
Computed tomography image quality in patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma: intraindividual comparison of contrast agent concentrations	86
Case report: Primary cardiac synovial sarcoma with suspected connective tissue disease diagnosed by EBUS-TBMB	83
Association Between Low Muscle Mass and Gastric Hyperplastic and Inflammatory Polyps in Chinese Asymptomatic Adult Males	82
Comparison Between L-312 Hydrophobic-Hydrophilic Acrylate and US-860 UV Hydrophilic Acrylate IOL Opacification Characteristic	77
Comprehensive profiling of chemokine and NETosis-associated genes in sarcopenia: construction of a machine learning-based diagnostic nomogram	73
RaNet: a residual attention network for accurate prostate segmentation in T2-weighted MRI	73
Predicting the immune therapy response of advanced non-small cell lung cancer based on primary tumor and lymph node radiomics features	73
New insights into microRNA in dermatological diseases	72
Critical care ultrasound: development, evolution, current and evolving clinical concepts in critical care medicine	71
Enhancing ophthalmology students’ awareness of retinitis pigmentosa: assessing the efficacy of ChatGPT in AI-assisted teaching of rare diseases—a quasi-experimental study	70
Association of Proton Pump Inhibitor and Infection and Major Adverse Clinical Events in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis	70
Neutrophils in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Indicating the Severity and Relapse of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis	69
Implementing an interprofessional point-of-care ultrasound protocol for dyspneic patients in an emergency department as a blended learning concept—Feasibility of Employing Thoracic Ultrasound in Short	69
A deep dive into hyperbaric environments and intraocular pressure—a systematic review	68
Risk relationship between leukocyte telomere length and constipation: a Mendelian randomization study	67
Foodborne botulism from consumption of homemade spoiled eggs: a case series and literature review	67
Case report: Thoracic and lumbar plasma cell myeloma mimicking hemangiomas on MRI and 18F-FDG PET/CT	66
Case Report: Metagenomics Next-Generation Sequencing for Diagnosing Cerebral Infarction and Infection Caused by Hematogenous Disseminated Mucormycosis in a Patient With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia	66
The disease burden of ILD at the global, regional, and national levels from 1990 to 2021, and projections until 2035: the 2021 Global Burden of Disease study	65
Skin infiltrating T-cell profile of drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) reactions among HIV-infected patients	64
Combination therapy with spesolimab and apremilast for refractory generalized pustular psoriasis: a case report	64
Collagen co-localized with macrovesicular steatosis better differentiates fibrosis progression in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease mouse models	64
Frailty index, mortality, and length of stay in a geriatric short-stay unit in Guadeloupe	63
Differential COVID-19 Symptoms Given Pandemic Locations, Time, and Comorbidities During the Early Pandemic	62
Bridging the gap in AI integration: enhancing clinician education and establishing pharmaceutical-level regulation for ethical healthcare	62
The impacts of different eyes, individual differences, and different time points in healthy rats on the variability of visual electrophysiological examination indicators	62
Multidimensional predictive model for assessing clinical activity in thyroid eye disease	62
Association between subclinical left ventricular ejection fraction and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with peritoneal dialysis	61
Application value of multi-disciplinary collaborative diagnosis and treatment combined with CBL teaching model in gynecological oncology practice teaching	61
PSOA-LSTM: a hybrid attention-based LSTM model optimized by particle swarm optimization for accurate lung cancer incidence forecasting in China (1990–2021)	61
Reduced Acquisition Time [18F]GE-180 PET Scanning Protocol Replaces Gold-Standard Dynamic Acquisition in a Mouse Ischemic Stroke Model	61
Editorial: Prehospital emergency medicine: challenges and opportunities	61