OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Annals of Internal Medicine is 65. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
In rheumatic heart disease–associated AF, rivaroxaban increased adverse vascular outcomes vs. VKA at 3 y	290
Annals Consult Guys - Care of a Patient With Left Ventricular Thrombus	278
Annals for Educators - October 2022	186
Aspirin use is associated with reduced risk for hepatocellular carcinoma	168
Annals for Hospitalists - January 2024	160
In type 2 diabetes, tirzepatide reduced HbA_1c vs. semaglutide	150
Moving Beyond Race-Based Medicine	149
Life Lens	148
In suspected or provisionally diagnosed ACS, early CTCA did not reduce mortality or nonfatal MI at 1 y	147
Annals Story Slam - Loss of a Best Friend	137
Annals Video Summary - The Effect of Practitioner Empathy on Patient Satisfaction	135
In persons aged ≥45 y, the mt-sRNA test had 94% sensitivity for colorectal cancer and 46% for advanced adenomas	132
In healthy older adults, daily aspirin increased cancer mortality	131
Annals Graphic Medicine - The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Graphic Narrative	130
Annals Video Summary - Vitamin D and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in People With Prediabetes	126
Summary for Patients: Do Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy Help Reduce Liver Fat Content and Scarring in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes?	125
Annals Video Summary - Effect of Yoga on Frailty in Older Adults: A Systematic Review	123
Summary for Patients: Metformin Use in the First Trimester of Pregnancy and Risk for Nonlive Birth and Congenital Malformations	120
Civility, 1968	119
K Awards: The Journey of a Thousand Steps	117
Miners' Nystagmus Following Visual Deprivation: A Case Report	116
Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography Beyond Age 75 Years	115
Race/Ethnicity Trends Among U.S. Internal Medicine Residency Applicants and Matriculants: A Cross-Sectional Study	114
Severe Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity Among Gestational Carriers	114
A Calling No Longer? When Medicine Is Redefined as a Job	109

Annals Video Summary - Bleeding Risks With Non–Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulants Versus Single Antiplatelet Therapy	108
In patients with acute MI, spironolactone did not reduce cardiac events at 3 y	105
ACP Updates Family and Medical Leave Policy	104
Effectiveness of Adding a Mask Recommendation to Other Public Health Measures	104
Bridging the Divide	104
Moving Stroke Rehabilitation Forward and Into the Future	102
Patients surviving COVID-19 had lower risk for long COVID in the Omicron vs. earlier eras	100
In T2DM, periconceptional, noninsulin, second-line antidiabetes medications were not linked to major congenital malformations vs. insulin	99
An intensivist-led telemedicine strategy did not reduce ICU LOS vs. usual care in critically ill patients	99
Understanding the Varying Biological Behaviors of Breast and Other Types of Cancer to Avoid Overdiagnosis	98
Annals Video Summary - Effectiveness of Opioid Analgesic Medicines Prescribed in or at Discharge From Emergency Departments for Musculoskeletal Pain	97
Little Miracles	97
In noncardiac thoracic surgery, low-dose colchicine did not reduce AF or myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery at 14 d	97
Benefits and Risks Associated With Statin Therapy for Primary Prevention in Old and Very Old Adults	95
The U.S. Founding Fathers Recognized the Benefits of Immunization—We Need That Same Recognition Today	94
In menopause-related moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms not suitable for hormone therapy, fezolinetant safely improved symptoms	93
The Rise of Psilocybin Use in the United States: A Multisource Observational Study	92
The Development of Living, Rapid Practice Points: Summary of Methods From the Scientific Medical Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians	90
Effectiveness of the 2023-to-2024 XBB.1.5 COVID-19 Vaccines Over Long-Term Follow-up	87
Reducing the Over-Diagnosis of Thyroid Disease	86
A Salty Odyssey: A Potassium-Enriched Journey Inspired by Don Quijote	82
Medical Masks Versus N95 Respirators for Preventing COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers	80
Inaccuracy of Pneumonia Diagnosis: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same	80
Challenging the Myths of the Against Medical Advice Discharge	79
Estimation of Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis in a U.S. Breast Screening Cohort	78
The Use of Opioids in the Management of Chronic Pain	76
2022 Clinical Practice Guideline Update for Diabetes Management of Chronic Kidney Disease: An Important First Step, More Work to Do	75
Medical Masks Versus N95 Respirators for Preventing COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers	75
Outpatient Treatment of Confirmed COVID-19: A Living, Rapid Evidence Review for the American College of Physicians (Version 2, Update Alert)	73
Safety and Efficiency of Diagnostic Strategies for Ruling Out Pulmonary Embolism in Clinically Relevant Patient Subgroups	73
Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Long-Acting Therapies to Improve HIV Viral Suppression	73
Administration of the High-Density Lipoprotein Mimetic CER-001 for Inherited Lecithin–Cholesterol Acyltransferase Deficiency	73
After ACS, telemedicine-based care with remote patient monitoring vs. usual care reduced hospital readmissions at 6 mo	73
Stories and Statistics	73
Long-Term Risk for Major Bleeding During Extended Oral Anticoagulant Therapy for First Unprovoked Venous Thromboembolism	73
Hospital at Home for Older Patients With Underlying Comorbidity	72
Annals On Call - Surgery for Mild PTH	72
Evolving Practice Choices by Newly Certified and More Senior General Internists	70
Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Clinical Pearls—Acute Pain Episodes in Sickle Cell Disease	69
Spatial Inequities in COVID-19 Testing, Positivity, Confirmed Cases, and Mortality in 3 U.S. Cities	68
Increasing Motivation for Lifestyle Change Is Not Enough to Treat Obesity	65