OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Postgraduate Medicine is 1. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Status of oral anticoagulant use in a tertiary center in south India	63
Left lower lobectomy for uncommon endobronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a 15-year-old male	28
Post-transplant diarrhea and immunosuppressant withdrawal	24
Surgical considerations in congenital nontumorous obstructive hydrocephalus	16
Neuro-Behçet’s presentation as cerebral venous thrombosis – A report of two cases and review of the literature	12
Unusual magnetic resonance imaging findings of cystic bone lesions in congenital generalized lipodystrophy	11
Native tricuspid valve endocarditis presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin	10
Competency-based medical education and the McNamara fallacy: Assessing the important or making the assessed important?	7
Utilizing tables, figures, charts and graphs to enhance the readability of a research paper	7
Large language models and the future of academic writing	6
Clinical profile and outcome of foreign body ingestion in a tertiary care center in India: An observational study	6
A rare case of primary retroperitoneal extraovarian granulosa cell tumor	6
Aortic aneurysm causing compressive myelopathy	5
A misplaced epicutaneo-caval catheter presents with abdominal wall cellulitis in a neonate	5
Autoimmune hypoglycemia due to alpha-lipoic acid: Report of two cases	5
Successful subclavian artery stenting in a patient with subclavian steal syndrome associated with contralateral vertebral artery hypoplasia	5
Introduction of psychological skills laboratory in medical education	5
Giant cell arteritis with stroke and systemic diffuse vasculitis	5
The bitter aftertaste: Chronic pancreatitis and diabetes from codeine cough syrup	4
A spectrum of viral diseases in Odisha state, eastern India: An evidence-based analysis from 2010–2017	4
A guide to empirical management of urinary tract infection in outpatient setting in a tertiary care institute: A study from Western India	4
Sequelae of COVID-19 pneumonia	4
Tracheobronchial adenoid cystic carcinoma mimicking bronchial asthma	4
National Ethical Guidelines for biomedical and health research: Issues to ponder over	3
Hypercalcemia with methotrexate pneumonitis: A rare, important and intriguing adverse event	3

The development of QERM scoring system for comprehensive assessment of the Quality of Empirical Research in Medicine - Part 1	3
Medicolegal autopsies in private medical colleges in India: An urgent need	3
Donor-type aplasia after stem cell transplantation in aplastic anaemia	3
Lane-Hamilton syndrome – Is it really a needle in a haystack?	3
Effect of COVID-19 driven lockdown on social contact pattern in Puducherry, India: A longitudinal study	3
2. Types of data and data collation for efficient processing	3
How appropriate are referral letters written by school principals to a learning disability clinic? A retrospective audit	3
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome related to piperacillin-tazobactam use	3
Progressive nodule-like lesions on bilateral lower limbs	3
Disease and treatment awareness, prescription patterns, and self-medication practices in patients of functional bowel disorders: A cross-sectional survey	3
Tuberculosis	3
Pulmonary complications of supracostal percutaneous nephrolithotomy – Must know facts for surgeons	3
Tuberculous enteritis-induced small intestinal bleeding in a kidney transplant recipient	3
Esophageal squamous cell cancer in Plummer-Vinson syndrome: Is lichen planus a missing link?	3
Glomerulonephritis registry: Need of the hour	2
Long standing untreated multifocal cutaneous tuberculosis with development of breast carcinoma	2
Short term outcome of patients attending a renal-immunology clinic in central India	2
Self-perceived anxiety symptoms in school students with borderline intellectual functioning: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India	2
Do school students with specific learning disabilities have lower emotional intelligence abilities? A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India	2
Intraventricular membrane with ventricular diverticulum	2
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis associated with mushroom cultivation	2
Empowering public health: Leveraging AI for early detection, treatment, and disease prevention in communities – A scoping review	2
Assessment of the quality of randomized controlled trials in surgery using Jadad score: Where do we stand?	2
Chondroid metaplasia of peritoneum in absence of prior surgery - A rare presentation with a short review of literature	2
Commercial screening tests: Beneficial or a hypnosis to advertisements?	2
Pediatric angioedema without urticaria: A rare presentation of autoimmune thyroid disease with complete remission on levothyroxine therapy	2
Porphyrias: Uncommon disorders masquerading as common childhood diseases	2
Pulsatile bleeding varicose veins due to tricuspid regurgitation successfully treated with foam sclerotherapy	2
Primary central nervous system neuroblastoma mimicking a meningioma: A case report	2
Efficacy and safety of hydroxychloroquine for managing glycemia in type-2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Lunar lenses – Acquired lens colobomas	1
Use of ROC curve analysis for prediction gives fallacious results: Use predictivity-based indices	1
Cerebral metastatic deposits of malignant melanoma masquerading as intracerebral haemorrhage: A case report	1
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis with coexisting neurocysticercosis in an 11-year-old boy: An unusual occurrence	1
Unusual upper gastrointestinal bleeding following radiofrequency ablation and transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma	1
Primary diffuse leptomeningeal primitive neuroectodermal tumor presenting as chronic meningitis	1
Beaver tail variant of liver: A radiographic mimic of left lower lobe pneumonia in a neonate	1
Optical coherence tomography defined morphological features of the culprit vessel in young Indian patients presenting with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction	1
Factors determining outcome of post-angiogram-negative subarachnoid hemorrhage	1
Fatal familial insomnia: Reporting a case of the rare nightmare	1
Ultrasound-guided dry needling of masticatory muscles in trigeminal neuralgia – A case series of 35 patients	1
Navigating power dynamics and hierarchies in medical education: Enhancing faculty experiences and institutional culture	1
Isolated bilateral lateral geniculate body necrosis following acute pancreatitis: A rare cause of bilateral loss of vision in a young female	1
Sleep apnea in end-stage renal disease patients: Impact on cardiovascular and neurological outcomes	1
Post-trabeculectomy early bleb localization mimicking a ‘ring of steel’	1
Levetiracetam-induced gingival hyperplasia	1
Who will guard the guardians? Cross-sectional study on prevalence of psychiatric morbidity, quality of life, and coping skills in caregivers of children with thalassemia major	1
Contribution of Indian publications to research in telemedicine	1
Factors influencing academic failure rate among first-year Indian medical students who experienced competency-based medical education curriculum during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
1. Study designs for making most of the limited resources	1

Chronic diarrhea - The poetic masquerade	1
Clinical implications of embryological variations in middle cerebral artery anatomy	1
Recharge the cells to overcome the debilitating symptoms in long-COVID	1
Private medical autopsies - The road ahead!	1
Removing chewing gum from the urinary bladder of a 32-year-old male patient	1
Transient congenital hypothyroidism – too short to be transient	1
VR Khanolkar’s research and academic activities in K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College	1
Low degree of patient involvement in contemporary surgical research: A scoping review	1
Recurrent aplastic anemia with donor-type aplasia	1
A rare presentation of acute transverse myelitis	1
Surgical trials in India, where do we stand?	1
Surgical care delivery in India during the COVID pandemic	1
Oxymorons in medical imaging flip-flops, longitudinally-transverse	1
Microbial profile and antimicrobial resistance patterns in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP): A cross-sectional study from Syria	1
Clinical insights and real-time PCR analysis of the first adeno-enterovirus conjunctivitis outbreak in India: A comprehensive cross-sectional study	1
Mediastinal mass in an infant: A rare presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis	1
An unusual case of facial cutaneous tuberculosis	1
Prediction of mortality in sepsis patients using stacked ensemble machine learning algorithm	1
Leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI-1) autoimmune encephalitis presenting as reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome: Initial case report from India	1
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy without biliary stenting post-ERCP clearance: Prospective outcomes from a tertiary care center	1
Assessment of the effectiveness and perception of different teaching techniques used in pharmacology among students	1
Therapeutic drug monitoring of levetiracetam: Method validation using high-performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet detector technique and usefulness in patient care setting	1
Facial nerve communication with ansa cervicalis – An unusual anatomical variation	1
Lemierre syndrome complicated by bronchopleural fistula	1
Splenodiaphragmatic interposition of the splenic flexure of colon	1
Glimpses of pheochromocytoma–paraganglioma management through ambulatory blood pressure monitoring window	1
Zoster neuritis of lumbar nerves: A clinical, magnetic resonance imaging, and electrodiagnostic evaluation	1
Economic burden of limited English proficiency: A prevalence-based cost of illness study of its direct, indirect, and intangible costs	1