OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Postgraduate Medicine is 5. 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
Associations of serum calcium/magnesium ratios with coronary artery disease in diabetes: a cross-sectional study	126
Impact of chronic medications in the perioperative period –anesthetic implications (Part II)	113
Exploring the wider benefits of semaglutide treatment in obesity: insight from the STEP program	93
A different outlook to consequences of anemia in older adults	64
Unlocking the diagnostic potential of parathormone washout: a path to accurate parathyroid tumor localization	43
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis	41
Integrase inhibitor-based regimens are related to favorable systemic inflammatory index and platecrit scores in people living with HIV (PLWH) up to 2 years	40
Effect of berberine and bicyclol on Chinese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a retrospective study	39
Reliability of transcutaneous hemoglobin measurements in an outpatient pediatric clinic	32
Introduction to Hospital Medicine	30
Junctional ectopic tachycardia revisited	30
Updates in the diagnosis and management of Takayasu’s arteritis	29
A randomized controlled trial concerning the implementation of the postural Mézières treatment in elite athletes with low back pain	27
Abstracts from the 19th Annual Cardiometabolic Health Congress	26
LDL-C target attainment in secondary prevention of ASCVD in the United States: barriers, consequences of nonachievement, and strategies to reach goals	26
Cardiometabolic risk factors efficacy of semaglutide in the STEP program	25
Plasma: indications, controversies, and opportunities	23
The cardiovascular effects of large hiatal hernias: a narrative review of cases and studies	23
Association between serum vitamin C and chronic kidney disease among adults in NHANES, 2017-2018	20
Role of RAGE and its ligand HMGB1 in the development of COPD	19
Machine learning model for predicting 1-year and 3-year all-cause mortality in ischemic heart failure patients	18
BMI and sex disparity in uric acid level improvement in patients with obesity and diabetes following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy	18
Potential delayed and/or missed STI diagnoses among outpatients presenting with lower genitourinary tract symptoms: a real-world database study	17
Relapsing polychondritis: state-of-the-art review with three case presentations	17
Current challenges in pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial infection: a case series with literature review	16

Safety of COVID-19 vaccines and disease flares after vaccines in children with rheumatic disease	16
National survey on peritonsillar abscess treatment and attitudes toward quinsy tonsillectomy	16
Congenital malformations of the urinary system as visceral markers of undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia	16
Low free T3 level may predict the severity of acute pancreatitis	16
Syncope in patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy: clinical features and outcomes	16
Psychometric properties of the Clarke questionnaire for hypoglycemia awareness in the Spanish population with type 2 diabetes	15
Effect of comorbid benign joint hypermobility and juvenile fibromyalgia syndromes on pediatric functional gastrointestinal disorders	14
Neuroinflammation and oxidative stress in schizophrenia: are these opportunities for repurposing?	14
Integrating semaglutide into obesity management – a primary care perspective	14
Surgical intervention for patients with fibrinopurulent pleural empyema and acute respiratory failure: a case report	14
EUS-guided tissue acquisition in patients with solid pseudopapillary neoplasms of the pancreas	13
Association between long-term visit-to-visit blood pressure variability and depression among Chinese middle-aged and older adults	12
Splenectomy versus splenic preservation in total gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing survival benefits and short-term complications	12
Evaluation of immature granulocyte percentage and count in pediatric nephrotic syndrome	12
Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease: risk reduction and early intervention	12
Vitamin D and COVID-19: where are we now?	12
Giant cell arteritis	12
Machine learning-based risk prediction of hypoxemia for outpatients undergoing sedation colonoscopy: a practical clinical tool	11
Legionella maceachernii pneumonia: a case report and literature review	10
An analysis of cardiology consultation requests in infants presented to the pediatric emergency department of a tertiary children’s hospital	10
Potassium-competitive acid blockers: rethinking acid suppression for gastroesophageal reflux disease and Helicobacter pylori	10
Polyarteritis nodosa: an evolving primary systemic vasculitis	10
Exploring the interplay of atopic dermatitis severity with sleep and mental health: a case-control study in adult patients	10
An Efficient Approach to the Inpatient Syncope Workup	10
Acute COVID-19 in unvaccinated children without a history of previous infection during the delta and omicron periods	10
Efficacy and safety of semaglutide for weight management: evidence from the STEP program	10
Beta-cell preservation in T2DM using a pathophysiologic approach	9
The impact of metabolic health on fibromyalgia: insights from insulin resistance and related indexes	9
Protective effects of low temperature on the risk of hospitalization for mental and behavioral disorders: a time series study	9
Impact of low-dose aspirin on the prevalence of anemia in elderly patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Skin ecchymosis in migraine patients: a retrospective and exploratory study	9
All-cause mortality among primary care patients with type 2 diabetes: a prospective cohort study	9
You may delay, but time will not. Beta cells lost are never found again: a case for timely initiation of basal insulin in type 2 diabetes	9
Exploring factors related to clinically advanced fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis	9
Comparative risk-benefit profiles of weak opioids in the treatment of osteoarthritis: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	9
Serum uric acid to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio is a promising marker for identifying metabolic syndrome in nondiabetic Chinese men	9
The effect of intrapartum care model given in line with World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on labor pain, fear of labor, comfort of labor, duration of labor, administration of oxytocin an	9
Natural progress history of asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis in Chinese Han women and associated risk factors	9
Effect of platelet dynamic changes on disseminated intravascular coagulation and prognosis in severe heatstroke patients	9
Impact of a clinical pathway on cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes	8
Analgesic efficacy of naproxen sodium versus hydrocodone/acetaminophen in acute postsurgical dental pain: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial	8
Thrown in at the deep end: a qualitative study with physicians on the purpose and challenges of discharge interviews	8
Trends in hospitalizations due to endometriosis in Spain, 1999-2019	8
The predictive value of the HALP score for no-reflow phenomenon and short-term mortality in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction	8
New innovations and educational process in undergraduate neurology education in blended learning	8
Wearable monitoring device based on an internet management platform improves metabolic parameters in type 2 diabetes patients: a prospective pilot study	8
Low free triiodothyronine levels are associated with frail phenotype in hospitalized inpatients with cirrhosis	8
Unilateral peroneal neuropathy in a patient following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy	8
The impact of physical activity on well-being, lifestyle and health promotion in an era of COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 variant	8
Neuropharmacological basis for multimodal analgesia in chronic pain	7

Comprehensive Stroke Management: a Guide for Hospitalists	7
In-hospital and delayed mortality in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding on antithrombotic treatment: effects of withdrawal and resuming	7
Incidence and predictors of progression of carotid atherosclerosis in a low-income Chinese population—a prospective cohort study	7
Impact of on-call shifts on working memory and the role of burnout, sleep, and mental well-being in trainee physicians	7
Cardiorenal care coordination: holistic patient care opportunities in the primary care setting for patients with chronic kidney disease and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease	7
Adverse events of biological agents in pediatric rheumatologic diseases	7
Gallbladder cancer: surgical treatment, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy	7
Impact of monocyte to high-density lipoprotein ratio on the identification of prevalent coronary heart disease: insights from a general population	7
Analysis of influencing factors of exercise systolic blood pressure response in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease aged 40–60 years	7
Thickening liquids for pediatric dysphagia: a perspective from clinical practice	7
Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels are associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality	6
The association between bedtime at night and hypertension in adults	6
Global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease (GOLD) recommendations: strengths and concerns for future needs	6
Effects of a pharmacist-managed anticoagulation outpatient clinic in Taiwan: evaluation of patient knowledge, satisfaction, and clinical outcomes	6
Management of chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes: screening, diagnosis and treatment goals, and recommendations	6
Association between four-limb blood pressure differences and arterial stiffness: a cross-sectional study	6
Impact of methotrexate monotherapy in patients with idiopathic granulomatous mastitis	6
Poorly controlled hypertension is associated with elevated serum uric acid to HDL-cholesterol ratio: a cross-sectional cohort study	6
Beyond neutrality: reassessing diabetes as a modulator in stress cardiomyopathy	6
Clinical trial designs of emerging therapies for diabetic kidney disease (DKD)	5
Risk factors that are associated with adrenal insufficiency among patients with fever of unknown origin	5
Prevalence of female sexual dysfunction among diabetic females: a cross-sectional case controlled study	5
Correspondence on: ‘The effect of cholecystectomy on the risk of acute myocardial infarction in patients with gallbladder stones’	5
Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score is a novel marker of type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic microvascular complications	5
Is it all about age? Clinical characteristics of Kawasaki disease in the extremely young: PeRA research group experience	5
Medication refills do not guarantee medication intake: translation and validation of the Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale in Traditional Chinese among individuals with type 2 diabetes in Tai	5
Identifying malnutrition risk in hospitalized patients: an analysis of five tools in the light of GLIM criteria	5
New innovations and educational process in undergraduate neurology education in blended learning: readers left wanting more	5
The clinical course and short-term health outcomes of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children in the single pediatric rheumatology center	5
Calcium deficiency is associated with malnutrition risk in patients with inflammatory bowel disease	5
Microstructural and heavy metal analysis of gallstones prevalent in Jharkhand and its implications in the treatment	5
Comparative assessment of left and right atrial deformation using 2D and 3D speckle-tracking echocardiography in healthy individuals and rheumatic mitral stenosis patients with/without atrial fibrilla	5
Therapeutic role of immunomodulators during the COVID-19 pandemic– a narrative review	5
The relationship between visceral adipose index and resistant hypertension in people living with diabetes	5