Postgraduate Medical Journal

Papers
(The TQCC of Postgraduate Medical Journal is 3. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Six attitudes to promote personal, patient-centred care in an era of addictive technology133
Systematic reviews—an effective tool for academic motivation of advanced trainees66
Beta blocker versus ivabradine for cardiovascular outcomes among patients with atrial fibrillation53
The current state of neuropalliative care in developing countries. Where are we now?42
Umeclidinium plus vilanterol versus fluticasone propionate plus salmeterol for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials38
Pseudopneumothorax: diagnostic pitfalls34
Path to parenthood for medical residents and fellows: the impact of leave policies on parent trainees at Oregon Health and Science University33
Genetic causality of circulating inflammatory proteins and plasma metabolites in coronary atherosclerosis33
Uncovering novel metabolic and inflammatory pathways in gout using Mendelian randomization33
Cohort study of the APACHE II score and mortality for different types of intensive care unit patients33
LLMs may improve medical communication: social science perspective30
Association between long working hours and poor cardiovascular health assessed by the American Heart Association’s “Life’s essential 8”: findings from a nationally representative sample of Korean work29
Surgical ward round proforma can improve documentation and efficiency of ward rounds27
Off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in elderly patients at 30 days: a propensity score matching study27
Citation rat race—an academic malignancy27
Risk factors of severe adverse in-hospital outcomes in adults hospitalized for parainfluenza infections: a territory-wide study26
Correction to: Contribution of nebulized budesonide before bronchoscopy, a prospective clinical study25
The reduction of medical resident duty hours for the benefit of patient safety24
Vector-Borne mites of medical and veterinary importance: biology, ecology, and control strategies23
Gender differences in bullying among internal medicine residents22
Of venous drainage22
Crosstalk between COVID-19 and the gut-brain axis: a gut feeling21
Polymath: to be or not to be?21
What should you have in your little black bag? A letter to a young doctor19
Rational quality and cost of critical care systems are more important than individual considerations: a view from India18
Referring wisely: knowing when and how to make subspecialty consultations in hospital medicine18
Letter in response to “Many faces of cutaneous leishmaniasis”18
Medical registrar bottleneck18
Dynamite plots in surgical research over 10 years: a meta-study using machine-learning analysis16
Retrospective analysis of the appendiceal neoplasms: sampling technique may influence neoplasm detection15
Self-reported physical activity properties and 20-year all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among community-dwelling older adults14
Therapeutic targets for gastrointestinal diseases: proteome-wide Mendelian randomization and colocalization analyses14
The emergence of MedTok: a qualitative analysis of popular medical TikTok videos13
Prospective comparison of two methods for assessing sarcopenia and interobserver agreement on retrospective CT images13
Informed consent practices in clinical research: present and future13
Plagiarism checks in medical postgraduate theses: context, challenges, and recommendations12
Peri-operative strategy in resuscitation of unstable injured surgical patients: a primer12
Therapeutic strategy for diabetic patients with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome12
Academic misconduct by Chinese medical staff12
Pan-immune-inflammation value and systemic immune-inflammation index predict the clinical efficacy of biological agents in Crohn’s disease12
The impact of Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) on medical education12
Preference informed allocation for the Specialised Foundation Programme11
Association of gene polymorphisms and the decreased expression of long non-coding RNA LOC553103 with rheumatoid arthritis11
Exploring TikTok to increase one’s health literacy: the Philippine experience11
Ankylosing spondylitis is associated with increased prevalence of valvular heart diseases: a cross-sectional population-based study11
Chaperones in urology clinic: an updated survey of patient perspectives and preferences in the outpatient setting in the United Kingdom11
Differential attainment in higher surgical training: scoping pan-specialty spectra10
Conflict and natural disaster: the impacts on medical education in Ukraine and Türkiye10
A framework for residents’ pursuit of excellence based upon non-cognitive and cognitive attributes10
Incidence and risk factors for dysglycaemia in Asian-Indians: a 10-year population-based prospective cohort study10
Using an application to measure trainees’ procedural knowledge before chest tube insertion10
An introduction to anatomical pathology9
War-induced obstetric emergencies necessitate improved global intervention9
Causal linkage of psoriasis with ageing: Mendelian randomization and enrichment analysis towards telomere length and psoriasis9
Healthcare apprenticeships: assessing the potential benefits to an acute care provider NHS organization9
Prospective pilot study of the Three Good Things positive psychology intervention in short-term stay hospitalised patients9
Sustained clinical knowledge improvements from simulation experiences with Simulation via Instant Messaging—Birmingham Advance9
EVALUATING HEART DIGITAL TWINS IN GUIDING CATHETER ABLATION FOR VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA9
Max Bill’s concrete art, as an instrument against irrational thinking and arguments in medicine9
The move to 24/7 mechanical thrombectomy provision for ischaemic stroke: an observational study of the impact on referrals, activity, procedural efficacy, and safety at a supra-regional centre9
Nephrotoxicity of direct factor Xa inhibitors: a pharmacovigilance study using real-world data from the Federal Adverse Event Reporting System database9
Safeguarding healthcare professionals from sexual harassment in the workplace: urgent need for effective training and education9
The therapeutic value of vacuum external fixation in polytrauma patients with multiple ribs fracture9
Progress in the relationship between mechanical ventilation parameters and ventilator-related complications during perioperative anesthesia8
Relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and silent brain infarction8
COVID-19 vaccination: patient uptake and attitudes in a multi-ethnic North London maternity unit8
The effect of socioeconomic status and training programmes on burnout in postgraduate trainees in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional analysis8
Paper-thin roof: submucosal cleft palate with rhinolalia aperta8
Improving senior medical workforce retention at a large teaching hospital trust8
A Mendelian analysis of the causality between inflammatory cytokines and digestive tract cancers8
Lemon-shaped mass in the lung: a phantom tumour8
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography as a single-modality ‘gold-standard’ treatment for common bile duct stones in the elderly8
Higher dietary zinc intake increases the risk of autoimmune thyroiditis8
Effects of new hypoglycemic drugs on patients with heart failure: a systematic review and network meta-analysis8
Reflections on eponyms in musculoskeletal radiology: enhancing communication and pellucidity in patient care7
How patient autonomy drives the legal liabilities of medical practitioners and the practical ways to mitigate and resolve them7
Relative positions of the right internal jugular vein and the right common carotid artery7
Chronic constipation and gut microbiota: current research insights and therapeutic implications7
Relationship between hyperglycaemia at admission and prognosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a retrospective cohort study7
Roles of macrophages and monocytes in resistance to immunotherapy in breast cancers7
Evaluating the McMahon score for predicting mortality in earthquake-induced rhabdomyolysis: a retrospective study7
Impact of body mass index on disease progression and outcomes in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease7
Speaking up at conference question and answer sessions—disruptive behaviour typography and assessment scale7
A recent surge of nitrous oxide misuse around London which merits a public health warning7
Identifying novel risk targets in inflammatory skin diseases by comprehensive proteome-wide Mendelian randomization study7
Ventricular aneurysm and ventricular septal defect after myocardial infarction7
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none7
Implications of evolutionary unpredictability for gain-of-function research6
Orthopaedic surgical prioritisation: can it be made fairer to minimise clinical harm?6
Generalized papular eruption—an unusual side effect of leuprolide acetate6
Doctors are encouraged to undertake research—but the system makes it far too difficult6
Use of social deprivation status in primary prevention cardiovascular risk scores: a must but a challenge6
Equality of opportunity—absolutely, it is right and just. Virtue signalling without focus on the individual—no thank you! Let’s place individualism over collectivism6
Challenges towards medical writing in a developing country: a post-graduate resident’s perspective6
The prognostic value of HALP score and sPESI in predicting in-hospital mortality in patients with pulmonary thromboembolism6
Temporal relationship between sarcoidosis and malignancies in a nationwide cohort of 1942 patients6
Safety of anticoagulation use for treatment of portal vein thrombosis in liver cirrhosis and its effect on hospital-based outcomes: an insight from a US nationwide database6
Rituximab therapy for connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
Anticoagulation discharge treatment recommendations in patients admitted with a first-time diagnosis of atrial fibrillation6
Confession of a primary care educator6
Differences in empathy levels among physicians based on specialty: a nationwide cross-sectional study6
Impact of thyroid nodule location on the risk of papillary thyroid carcinoma6
Intensive blood pressure control in older patients with hypertension—a STEP in the right direction?5
What gets resident physicians stressed and how would they prefer to be supported? A best–worst scaling study5
Correlation between cathepsins and the likelihood of renal cancer: a Mendelian randomization study5
Sensitivity and specificity of folate receptor α-positive circulating tumour cells in gastric cancer5
Challenges in establishing a strong telemedicine system in China5
Safe re-immunization of mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine after BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine–induced nonepisodic angioedema with eosinophilia5
Effects of osteoporosis medications on bone fracture in patients with chronic kidney disease5
Causal relationship between gut microbiota and lung squamous cell carcinoma: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study5
Using ChatGPT to generate multiple-choice questions in medical education may have potential adverse effects on medical educators and medical students5
The improvement of functional dyspepsia symptoms after Helicobacter pylori eradication: caused by an unrecognized change in duodenal microbiota?5
A more precise interpretation of the potential value of artificial intelligence tools in medical education is needed5
Predictors of self-reported research engagement and academic-career interest amongst medical students in the United Kingdom: a national cross-sectional survey5
A case of euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis in a T2DM patient using Tirzepatide5
Sampling, study design, and statistics. A didactic discussion5
My first dance5
Valproate induced obsessive-compulsive symptoms: unique side effect of a commonly used drug5
Abortion in evolution, caesarean scar pregnancy, and cervical ectopic: discerning the triplets on ultrasound5
Facial recognition for disease diagnosis using a deep learning convolutional neural network: a systematic review and meta-analysis5
Retracted: Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Germany: a cross-sectional, population-based study5
Chaos theory: lessons on educating equality and leadership5
Trauma radiology teaching for foundation doctors working within the Scottish Trauma Network improves radiology requests and patient safety: a multidepartmental quality improvement project5
A comparison of the assessments used in campus-based years at the College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia4
Memory B cells and serum immunoglobulins are associated with disease severity and mortality in patients with COVID-194
Mind of artificial intelligence and machine—a fact or fiction?4
Cerebral venous thrombosis: a practical review4
Reimagining disability accommodations in medical education4
HEART AGE4
Small extracellular vesicle microRNAs in pediatric myasthenia gravis plasma and skeletal muscle4
Creativity in medicine during times of uncertainty4
A new non-invasive detector for coronary microvascular dysfunction: exercise stress high-frequency QRS electrocardiogram4
Correction to: Pulsed-field ablation versus radiofrequency or cryoballoon thermal ablation in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis4
Unravelling the neuroimmune nexus: insights into epilepsy pathology and the role of S100b protein in brain-gut axis modulation: a literature review4
A population-based study of Helicobacter pylori: Does asymptomatic infection mean no gastroscopic lesions?4
The impact of adopting low-molecular-weight heparin in place of aspirin as routine thromboprophylaxis for patients with hip fracture4
A systematic review and meta-analysis of acupuncture for De Quervain’s tenosynovitis treatment4
PhenoAge and PhenoAgeAccel in the context of dyslipidemia: association with stroke and potential as a new predictor in the US general population4
Opportunities and challenges for young physicians in the era of artificial intelligence: current status and future perspectives4
Atypical chronic clinical manifestations of spotted fever rickettsial infections in Sri Lanka: a case series of 246 patients4
Associations of mixed metals exposure with cognitive impairment risk: a cross-sectional study in Chinese adults4
Policy and perceptions of pregnancy during training among residents of various subspecialties4
Comprehensive multi-omics approach reveals potential therapeutic targets and agents for osteoarthritis4
Empowering the next generation: integrating artificial intelligence education into medical training4
Reflections on Patient Resilience4
Portfolio use in postgraduate medical education: a systematic scoping review4
Effectiveness of different music tempos in guiding cardiopulmonary resuscitation training4
Inside the Ukraine war: health and humanity4
London Major Trauma System: a review of an organised trauma system and the challenges it faces4
Subacute thyroiditis following recovery from COVID-19 infection: novel clinical findings from an Eastern Indian cohort4
Venous thromboembolism in professional drivers of automatic transmission vehicles: an underestimated occupational risk?4
Should obstetric mortality be an inalienable right?4
Iatrogenic extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm4
Reforming DoLS: liberty protection safeguards4
AI-enhanced telemedicine for personalized antiretroviral therapy in HIV patients with neurological comorbidities: a narrative review4
How the physician’s financial wellness could impact patient safety3
Does work–family conflict predict allostatic load? A 4-year longitudinal study3
Development of anti-NXP2 dermatomyositis following Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccination3
Effects of vitamin D supplementation on diabetic foot ulcer healing: a meta-analysis3
Prognostic significance of international normalised ratio and prothrombin time in Chinese acute ischaemic stroke patients3
Painful blue finger: Achenbach's syndrome3
Arthropod-borne encephalitis: an overview for the clinician and emerging considerations3
Education and learning: potential methodological and ethical issues in systematic reviews containing a meta-analysis: some critical reading suggestions for junior doctors3
Indwelling pleural catheters: evidence for and management3
Association between non-neoplastic bladder diseases and bladder cancer risk: insights from Mendelian randomization studies3
Cefazolin-induced leukocytoclastic vasculitis3
National examination for medical residency admission: academic performance in a high-stakes test and the need for continuing education3
Lost in translation: a national cross-sectional study on medical interpreter use by pediatric residents3
Severe skin mottling in fatal sepsis3
Malnutrition and sarcopenia worsen short- and long-term outcomes in internal medicine inpatients3
Safety and efficacy of Sinopharm vaccine (BBIBP-CorV) in elderly population of Faisalabad district of Pakistan3
Recruiting and retaining doctors—a wicked problem needing complex solutions3
Thiamine deficiency: a commonly unrecognised but easily treatable condition3
Delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions to Pfizer BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine3
Letter in response to “Effects of mindfulness and sleep quality on self-efficacy of clinical decision making among resident physicians: an observational study”3
CD47 as a biomarker for ovarian cancer: prospects and challenges3
Risk factors for thromboembolic events in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia in a general ward and requiring treatment with oxygen3
Performance of Generative Pre-trained Transformer-4 (GPT-4) in Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP)-style examination questions3
Knowledge and practice of home blood pressure monitoring 6 months after the risk and assessment management programme: does health literacy matter?3
Application of the wireless wearable monitoring system improves the turnaround time in gastrointestinal endoscopy center3
Correction to: Behavioral trigger factors for hemorrhagic stroke: a case-crossover study3
Decreased glucagon in diabetic peripheral neuropathy patients with long duration type 2 diabetes3
Is the NHS really cost-effective? A junior doctor’s experience3
mRNA vaccines as a revolutionary approach to combat cancer3
Medical Students’ Insight into Foundation Training (MEDSIFT): a National Cross-Sectional Online Survey reveals close to 50% are considering a career outside the NHS3
Effect of the interaction between atrial fibrillation and rt-PA dose on the prognosis of acute ischaemic stroke with intravenous thrombolysis3
Think like a surgeon: the T-DODAR tool for problem solving in oral examinations and clinical practice3
The basic statistical concepts and their interrelationships in diagnostic research3
Implications of the shift from GP-centred to multidisciplinary models on postgraduate GP training in the UK3
Perfusion CT imaging as a diagnostic and prognostic tool for dementia: prospective case–control study3
Revisiting the diagnostic and prognostic significance of high-frequency QRS analysis in cardiovascular diseases: a comprehensive review3
Publication for sale: the rise of academies catering to medical students3
Research progress on the association between trimethylamine/trimethylamine-N-oxide and neurological disorders3
The causal relationship between negative emotions and inflammatory dermatoses: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study3
More to obesity than what meets the eye: a comprehensive approach to counteracting obesity stigma3
Retraction of: Volrustomig/Rilvegostomig related “triple M”—myasthenia gravis and overlap syndrome3
Nocardiabrain abscess: a sinister aetiology3
Divine bodies: imagining the anatomy of God3
Advances in the study of microparticles in diabetic retinopathy3
Gaza—ceasefire and prepare for a surge in infectious diseases!3
Many faces of cutaneous leishmaniasis3
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