OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Annals of Internal Medicine is 63. 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
In rheumatic heart disease–associated AF, rivaroxaban increased adverse vascular outcomes vs. VKA at 3 y	292
Annals for Educators - October 2022	280
Aspirin use is associated with reduced risk for hepatocellular carcinoma	200
In type 2 diabetes, tirzepatide reduced HbA_1c vs. semaglutide	177
Moving Beyond Race-Based Medicine	173
Life Lens	161
In suspected or provisionally diagnosed ACS, early CTCA did not reduce mortality or nonfatal MI at 1 y	160
In persons aged ≥45 y, the mt-sRNA test had 94% sensitivity for colorectal cancer and 46% for advanced adenomas	158
Annals Graphic Medicine - The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Graphic Narrative	151
Summary for Patients: Do Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy Help Reduce Liver Fat Content and Scarring in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes?	145
Summary for Patients: Metformin Use in the First Trimester of Pregnancy and Risk for Nonlive Birth and Congenital Malformations	143
Civility, 1968	140
Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography Beyond Age 75 Years	137
Race/Ethnicity Trends Among U.S. Internal Medicine Residency Applicants and Matriculants: A Cross-Sectional Study	135
In patients with acute MI, spironolactone did not reduce cardiac events at 3 y	130
A Calling No Longer? When Medicine Is Redefined as a Job	130
ACP Updates Family and Medical Leave Policy	126
Bridging the Divide	125
Effectiveness of Adding a Mask Recommendation to Other Public Health Measures	123
Moving Stroke Rehabilitation Forward and Into the Future	118
Patients surviving COVID-19 had lower risk for long COVID in the Omicron vs. earlier eras	115
An intensivist-led telemedicine strategy did not reduce ICU LOS vs. usual care in critically ill patients	114
Trends in Concurrent Opioid and Benzodiazepine Prescriptions in the United States, 2016 to 2019	114
Short-Term Adverse Outcomes After Mifepristone–Misoprostol Versus Procedural Induced Abortion	111
In T2DM, periconceptional, noninsulin, second-line antidiabetes medications were not linked to major congenital malformations vs. insulin	108

Annals Video Summary - Effectiveness of Opioid Analgesic Medicines Prescribed in or at Discharge From Emergency Departments for Musculoskeletal Pain	107
In noncardiac thoracic surgery, low-dose colchicine did not reduce AF or myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery at 14 d	106
Little Miracles	106
Effectiveness of the 2023-to-2024 XBB.1.5 COVID-19 Vaccines Over Long-Term Follow-up	105
The Development of Living, Rapid Practice Points: Summary of Methods From the Scientific Medical Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians	104
Benefits and Risks Associated With Statin Therapy for Primary Prevention in Old and Very Old Adults	102
In menopause-related moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms not suitable for hormone therapy, fezolinetant safely improved symptoms	100
Understanding the Varying Biological Behaviors of Breast and Other Types of Cancer to Avoid Overdiagnosis	99
Challenging the Myths of the Against Medical Advice Discharge	93
K Awards: The Journey of a Thousand Steps	91
A Salty Odyssey: A Potassium-Enriched Journey Inspired by Don Quijote	90
Inaccuracy of Pneumonia Diagnosis: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same	90
Estimation of Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis in a U.S. Breast Screening Cohort	88
After ACS, telemedicine-based care with remote patient monitoring vs. usual care reduced hospital readmissions at 6 mo	86
2022 Clinical Practice Guideline Update for Diabetes Management of Chronic Kidney Disease: An Important First Step, More Work to Do	86
Stories and Statistics	86
Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Long-Acting Therapies to Improve HIV Viral Suppression	86
Annals On Call - Surgery for Mild PTH	85
Long-Term Risk for Major Bleeding During Extended Oral Anticoagulant Therapy for First Unprovoked Venous Thromboembolism	85
Evolving Practice Choices by Newly Certified and More Senior General Internists	84
Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Clinical Pearls—Acute Pain Episodes in Sickle Cell Disease	83
Increasing Motivation for Lifestyle Change Is Not Enough to Treat Obesity	80
Prescription	77
New use of thiazide diuretics vs. nonthiazide antihypertensive drugs was linked to hyponatremia over 2 y	76
In H pylori infection, vonoprazan plus high-dose amoxicillin was noninferior to B-quadruple therapy for eradication	74
Factors Associated With Circulating Sex Hormones in Men	73
In the general population, salt substitutes vs. regular salt reduce BP levels, CV outcomes, and mortality	73
Effectiveness of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine Against Herpes Zoster in a Real-World Setting	72
The U.S. Founding Fathers Recognized the Benefits of Immunization—We Need That Same Recognition Today	72
Severe Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity Among Gestational Carriers	72
Safety and Efficiency of Diagnostic Strategies for Ruling Out Pulmonary Embolism in Clinically Relevant Patient Subgroups	71
Challenges in Estimating the Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccination Using Observational Data	70
In adults aged 50 to 69 y, invitation to screening with FIT was noninferior to invitation for colonoscopy for colorectal cancer mortality at 10 y	70
Reducing the Over-Diagnosis of Thyroid Disease	68
ACP provided strong and conditional recommendations for drug treatment in outpatients with acute episodic migraine	66
Annals for Hospitalists - January 2024	66
In acute episodic migraine attacks, triptans, with or without NSAIDs, vs. NSAIDs alone reduce pain at 2 h and up to 48 h	65
Annals Video Summary - Vitamin D and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in People With Prediabetes	63