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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Status of oral anticoagulant use in a tertiary center in south India	52
Left lower lobectomy for uncommon endobronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a 15-year-old male	25
Post-transplant diarrhea and immunosuppressant withdrawal	21
Surgical considerations in congenital nontumorous obstructive hydrocephalus	15
Large language models and the future of academic writing	13
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	12
Native tricuspid valve endocarditis presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin	10
Utilizing tables, figures, charts and graphs to enhance the readability of a research paper	8
Unusual severe gastritis and gastric ulcers caused by pembrolizumab	8
Competency-based medical education and the McNamara fallacy: Assessing the important or making the assessed important?	8
A rare case of primary retroperitoneal extraovarian granulosa cell tumor	6
Aortic aneurysm causing compressive myelopathy	6
Introduction of psychological skills laboratory in medical education	6
A spectrum of viral diseases in Odisha state, eastern India: An evidence-based analysis from 2010–2017	5
Successful subclavian artery stenting in a patient with subclavian steal syndrome associated with contralateral vertebral artery hypoplasia	5
Giant cell arteritis with stroke and systemic diffuse vasculitis	5
A misplaced epicutaneo-caval catheter presents with abdominal wall cellulitis in a neonate	5
The bitter aftertaste: Chronic pancreatitis and diabetes from codeine cough syrup	4
Tracheobronchial adenoid cystic carcinoma mimicking bronchial asthma	4
2. Types of data and data collation for efficient processing	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
Tuberculous enteritis-induced small intestinal bleeding in a kidney transplant recipient	3
Progressive nodule-like lesions on bilateral lower limbs	3

National Ethical Guidelines for biomedical and health research: Issues to ponder over	3
Lane-Hamilton syndrome – Is it really a needle in a haystack?	3
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome related to piperacillin-tazobactam use	3
Medicolegal autopsies in private medical colleges in India: An urgent need	3
Effect of COVID-19 driven lockdown on social contact pattern in Puducherry, India: A longitudinal study	3
Hypercalcemia with methotrexate pneumonitis: A rare, important and intriguing adverse event	3
How appropriate are referral letters written by school principals to a learning disability clinic? A retrospective audit	3
Esophageal squamous cell cancer in Plummer-Vinson syndrome: Is lichen planus a missing link?	3
Tuberculosis	3
Pulmonary complications of supracostal percutaneous nephrolithotomy – Must know facts for surgeons	3
Self-perceived anxiety symptoms in school students with borderline intellectual functioning: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India	2
Porphyrias: Uncommon disorders masquerading as common childhood diseases	2
Pulsatile bleeding varicose veins due to tricuspid regurgitation successfully treated with foam sclerotherapy	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
Minimally invasive techniques as a first line approach in the management of emphysematous pyelonephritis - A single centre experience	2
Indocyanine green enhanced near-infrared fluorescence imaging for perfusion assessment of colonic conduit for esophageal replacement	2
The development of QERM scoring system for comprehensive assessment of the Quality of Empirical Research in Medicine - Part 1	2
Long standing untreated multifocal cutaneous tuberculosis with development of breast carcinoma	2
Primary central nervous system neuroblastoma mimicking a meningioma: A case report	2
Donor-type aplasia after stem cell transplantation in aplastic anaemia	2
Assessment of the quality of randomized controlled trials in surgery using Jadad score: Where do we stand?	2
Short term outcome of patients attending a renal-immunology clinic in central India	2
Intraventricular membrane with ventricular diverticulum	2
Do school students with specific learning disabilities have lower emotional intelligence abilities? A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India	2
Unusual upper gastrointestinal bleeding following radiofrequency ablation and transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma	1
Clinical insights and real-time PCR analysis of the first adeno-enterovirus conjunctivitis outbreak in India: A comprehensive cross-sectional study	1
Low degree of patient involvement in contemporary surgical research: A scoping review	1
Lemierre syndrome complicated by bronchopleural fistula	1
Glomerulonephritis registry: Need of the hour	1
Glimpses of pheochromocytoma–paraganglioma management through ambulatory blood pressure monitoring window	1
Prediction of mortality in sepsis patients using stacked ensemble machine learning algorithm	1
DRESS syndrome induced by imatinib	1
An unusual case of facial cutaneous tuberculosis	1
Clinical implications of embryological variations in middle cerebral artery anatomy	1
Transient congenital hypothyroidism – too short to be transient	1
Scleredema adultorum of Buschke associated with hypothyroidism and liver cirrhosis	1
Post-trabeculectomy early bleb localization mimicking a ‘ring of steel’	1
Revealing inducible clindamycin resistance in methicillin-resistant S aureus: A vital diagnostic imperative for effective treatment	1
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
Mediastinal mass in an infant: A rare presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis	1
Recharge the cells to overcome the debilitating symptoms in long-COVID	1
Splenodiaphragmatic interposition of the splenic flexure of colon	1
Removing chewing gum from the urinary bladder of a 32-year-old male patient	1
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis with coexisting neurocysticercosis in an 11-year-old boy: An unusual occurrence	1
Assessment of the effectiveness and perception of different teaching techniques used in pharmacology among students	1
Cefoperazone/sulbactam-induced hemolytic anemia	1
Private medical autopsies - The road ahead!	1
Isolated bilateral lateral geniculate body necrosis following acute pancreatitis: A rare cause of bilateral loss of vision in a young female	1

Beaver tail variant of liver: A radiographic mimic of left lower lobe pneumonia in a neonate	1
Use of ROC curve analysis for prediction gives fallacious results: Use predictivity-based indices	1
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis associated with mushroom cultivation	1
Sleep apnea in end-stage renal disease patients: Impact on cardiovascular and neurological outcomes	1
Spontaneous pneumothoraces complicating acute miliary tuberculosis in a child having recent coronavirus disease 2019	1
Facial nerve communication with ansa cervicalis – An unusual anatomical variation	1
Surgical care delivery in India during the COVID pandemic	1
Acute rheumatic fever and Takayasu arteritis – A synchronous co-occurrence	1
Chronic diarrhea - The poetic masquerade	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
Economic burden of limited English proficiency: A prevalence-based cost of illness study of its direct, indirect, and intangible costs	1
Contribution of Indian publications to research in telemedicine	1
Factors determining outcome of post-angiogram-negative subarachnoid hemorrhage	1
1. Study designs for making most of the limited resources	1
Recurrent aplastic anemia with donor-type aplasia	1
VR Khanolkar’s research and academic activities in K.E.M. Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College	1
Primary diffuse leptomeningeal primitive neuroectodermal tumor presenting as chronic meningitis	1
A rare presentation of acute transverse myelitis	1
Therapeutic drug monitoring of levetiracetam: Method validation using high-performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet detector technique and usefulness in patient care setting	1
Zoster neuritis of lumbar nerves: A clinical, magnetic resonance imaging, and electrodiagnostic evaluation	1
Surgical trials in India, where do we stand?	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
An audit of questions asked by participants during the informed consent process for a phase 2/3 COVID-19 vaccine regulatory study at a tertiary referral centre	1
To restrict or not to restrict – Understanding the conundrum of dietary protein restriction in chronic kidney disease	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
Factors influencing academic failure rate among first-year Indian medical students who experienced competency-based medical education curriculum during the COVID-19 pandemic	1