OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Nuclear Medicine is 45. 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
Practicing Medicine in Wartime Ukraine	204
Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen–Targeted Imaging and Its Correlation with HOXB13 Expression	202
Redesigned Curricula, Stringent Licensing Criteria, and Integrated Independence Are Conditions for a Bright Future for Nuclear Medicine in the United States	189
Determining Hemodynamically Significant Coronary Artery Disease: Patient-Specific Cutoffs in Quantitative Myocardial Blood Flow Using [¹⁵O]H₂O PET Imaging	121
CCK₂Receptor Ligand [⁶⁸Ga]Ga-DOTA-CCK-66 PET/CT Outperforms [⁶⁸Ga]Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT in a Patient with Small Cell Lung Cancer	113
One Bite from the Apple, One Bite from the Orange in the PRECISE-MDT Study	111
Positron Range Correction Helps Enhance the Image Quality of Cardiac⁸²Rb PET/CT	111
Localized In Vivo Prodrug Activation Using Radionuclides	109
Response to Combined Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy and Checkpoint Immunotherapy with Ipilimumab Plus Nivolumab in Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma	103
Impact of Single-Time-Point Estimates of¹⁷⁷Lu-PRRT Absorbed Doses on Patient Management: Validation of a Trained Multiple-Linear-Regression Model in 159 Patients and 477 Therapy Cycles	100
Synergy Between Radiopharmaceutical Therapy and Immune Response: Deciphering the Underpinning Mechanisms for Future Actions	98
Receptor-Targeted Peptide Conjugates Based on Diphosphines Enable Preparation of^99mTc and¹⁸⁸Re Theranostic Agents for Prostate Cancer	94
Reimbursement Approaches for Radiopharmaceutical Dosimetry: Current Status and Future Opportunities	92
State of the Art: Precision Surgery Guided by Intraoperative Molecular Imaging	89
Ambient Light Resistant Shortwave Infrared Fluorescence Imaging for Preclinical Tumor Delineation via the pH Low-Insertion Peptide Conjugated to Indocyanine Green	88
Composite Prediction Score to Interpret Bone Focal Uptake in Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Patients Imaged with [¹⁸F]PSMA-1007 PET/CT	84
⁶⁸Ga-PSMA PET/CT–Based Atlas for Prostate Bed Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy: Clinical Implications for Salvage Radiation Therapy Contouring Guidelines	83
MIRD Pamphlet No. 28, Part 2: Comparative Evaluation of MIRDcalc Dosimetry Software Across a Compendium of Diagnostic Radiopharmaceuticals	77
Feasibility of In Vivo Imaging of Fibroblast Activation Protein in Human Arterial Walls	76
¹⁷⁷Lu-DOTATATE in Combination with PARP Inhibitor Olaparib Is Feasible in Patients with Somatostatin-Positive Tumors: Results from the LuPARP Phase I Trial	74
Beyond Average: α-Particle Distribution and Dose Heterogeneity in Bone Metastatic Prostate Cancer	74
Preclinical Evaluation of²²⁶Ac as a Theranostic Agent: Imaging, Dosimetry, and Therapy	69
Radiolabeled Somatostatin Receptor Antagonist Versus Agonist for Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy in Patients with Therapy-Resistant Meningioma: PROMENADE Phase 0 Study	66
Combined PARP1-Targeted Nuclear Contrast and Reflectance Contrast Enhance Confocal Microscopic Detection of Basal Cell Carcinoma	65
Clinical Experience with [²²⁵Ac]Ac-PSMA Treatment in Patients with [¹⁷⁷Lu]Lu-PSMA–Refractory Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer	62

Reflections on the Demand for PSMA- and SSTR-Targeted Radiopharmaceutical Therapies: Why We Were Wrong (and Why We Will Be Right Eventually)	61
Molecular Imaging Leadership in Academia and Industry	60
An Analysis of the Distribution of PSMA PET/CT–Positive Lymph Nodes and Their Coverage by Different Elective Nodal Radiation Volumes in Postoperative Prostate Cancer Patients	60
Single Chelator–Minibody Theranostic Agents for⁸⁹Zr PET Imaging and¹⁷⁷Lu Radiopharmaceutical Therapy of PSMA-Expressing Prostate Cancer	59
First-in-Human Study of [¹¹C]NCGG401 for Imaging Colony-Stimulating Factor 1 Receptors in the Brain	57
Assessing Response to PSMA Radiopharmaceutical Therapies with Single SPECT Imaging at 24 Hours After Injection	56
2022 SNMMI Highlights Lecture: Oncology and Therapy, Part 2	54
Challenges with¹⁷⁷Lu-PSMA-617 Radiopharmaceutical Therapy in Clinical Practice	53
Radioembolization Versus Bland or Chemoembolization for Liver-Dominant Neuroendocrine Tumors: Is It an Either/Or Question?	53
Submillimeter-Resolution PET for High-Sensitivity Mouse Brain Imaging	52
The Role of Molecular Imaging in Precision Oncology	50
¹⁸F-FDG PET in Myocardial Viability Assessment: A Practical and Time-Efficient Protocol	49
Development and Preclinical Evaluation of [⁶⁴Cu]Cu-NOTA-ABDB6: A CD70 and Albumin Dual-Binding Tracer with Improved Pharmacokinetics	49
Biodistribution, Safety Profile, and Radiation Dosimetry of [¹⁸F]SYN2, a PET Cardiac Perfusion Tracer, in Healthy Subjects	49
Preclinical Evaluation of Minigastrin Analogs and Proof-of-Concept [⁶⁸Ga]Ga-DOTA-CCK-66 PET/CT in 2 Patients with Medullary Thyroid Cancer	49
Diuresis During¹⁸F-Flotufolastat (rhPSMA-7.3) PET/CT Improves Recurrence Detection After Prostatectomy: A Prospective Phase II Trial	48
Funding Reductions Threaten the Future of Medical Innovation	47
Reply LTE, Single time point tumour dosimetry assuming normal distribution of tumour kinetics	47
Diagnostic Radiopharmaceuticals: A Sustainable Path to the Improvement of Patient Care	46
⁶⁸Ga-NODAGA-Exendin-4 PET/CT Improves the Detection of Focal Congenital Hyperinsulinism	46
Precision Medicine Clinical Trials	45
Addition of Peptide Receptor Radiotherapy to Immune Checkpoint Inhibition Therapy Improves Outcomes in Neuroendocrine Tumors	45
α-Synuclein Seeding Amplification Assay: A Breakthrough in Diagnosing Parkinson Disease?	45