OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Intensive Care Medicine is 53. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Obituary and tribute to Professor J. Randall Curtis (Randy)	608
Effect of proning and recruitment on physio-anatomical variables in COVID-19 pneumonia	209
Time course of physiological variables during inter-hospital helicopter transport of ventilated COVID-19 patients	194
Basic ultrasound skill for intensivists: future scope for expansion of the recommendations of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine	183
Full enteral nutrition should be avoided among patients with high vasopressor dose and low flow state	164
Correction: Achievement of therapeutic antibiotic exposures using Bayesian dosing software in critically unwell children and adults with sepsis	154
Weaning strategy in patients at low-to-medium risk of extubation failure	150
Workplace equity for clinicians with a disability: why it matters for all	149
Personalized oxygen targets are needed for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	146
Preventing stress ulcer bleeding	145
No ventilation, no ARDS: insights from four-dimensional computed tomography as dynamic imaging	136
Quantifying benefit and harm of extracorporeal life support in cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction	130
Close collaboration between pathologists and intensivists to understand (not just) coronavirus disease	121
The certainty of parental love vs. the uncertainty of a “best” decision	116
Pitfalls in the use of microcirculation as a resuscitation goal	116
Correction to: Noninvasive respiratory support in intensive care medicine	108
ICU venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: revisiting external validity, vulnerable subgroups, and diagnostic standards, with future directions. Authors' reply	107
Norepinephrine dose and concentration reporting: a closer look at the fine print	106
Dose of norepinephrine: the devil is in the details	88
Staircase strategy, tier-three therapies, and effects on outcome in traumatic brain injured patients: the Triple-T TBI study	88
Persistent signs of poisoning after massive drug ingestion: move the ultrasound probe to the stomach	86
Mental health sequelae in survivors of cardiogenic shock complicating myocardial infarction. A population-based cohort study	83
Beyond inflammation: the role of metabolic dysregulation in sepsis diagnosis and treatment	82
Comparing intravascular and surface cooling methods: a critical look at outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients—author's reply	82
A double plea for dyspnea as the next great cause of all ICU professions and for caution about the dyspnea-breathlessness equivalence	81

Greenery and outdoor facilities to improve the wellbeing of critically ill patients, their families and caregivers: things to consider	80
Major adverse kidney events as an endpoint in acute kidney injury trials: is it time for a RE-MAKE?	79
Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal for acute respiratory failure: a review of potential indications, clinical practice and open research questions	79
Nicotine patches in patients on mechanical ventilation for severe COVID-19: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial	77
Correction: Expanding the role of PoCUS in tailoring diuretic strategies for congestion management in critical care	76
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography differentiates between pneumonia and atelectasis in a mechanically ventilated patient	72
Lung-protective sedation: moving toward a new paradigm of precision sedation	71
SHAP model explainability in ECMO–PAL mortality prediction: a critical analysis	70
Serum sickness: a mimic of septic shock	70
Using the helmet	69
Anesthetic drugs for rapid sequence intubation: ketamine, but what dose?	68
Reassessing open lung ventilation in ARDS: an updated meta-analysis of the 2023 ESICM guidelines highlights risks of routine use and supports individualized strategies	66
Long-term mortality and health-related quality of life of lower versus higher oxygenation targets in ICU patients with severe hypoxaemia	63
Hemodynamic and neurological presentations of invasive meningococcal disease in adults: a nationwide study across 100+ French ICUs	63
Measuring patient’s effort on the ventilator	63
Variation in intensive care unit beds capacity in China from 2007 to 2021	62
The effects of pantoprazole vs. placebo on 1-year outcomes, resource use and employment status in ICU patients at risk for gastrointestinal bleeding: a secondary analysis of the SUP-ICU trial	60
Weaning of neuromuscular patients: the reality is probably somewhere in between. Author’s reply	59
Status epilepticus in the ICU	59
Exposure to ambient air pollutants and acute respiratory distress syndrome risk in sepsis	59
Severe Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: time to reassess our practices	58
Effects of PEEP on ICP in ABI patients and its relationship with etiology	58
Age and associated outcomes among patients receiving venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory failure: analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry	57
Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is prevalent but not associated with mortality in patients with septic shock	55
Optimal oxygen and mean arterial blood pressure targets after cardiac arrest	54
Sequencing interventions in ARDS: the critical role of timing and order in standardized management	54
Effect of therapeutic drug monitoring-based dose optimization of piperacillin/tazobactam on sepsis-related organ dysfunction in patients with sepsis: a randomized controlled trial	54
Frailty, Outcomes, Recovery and Care Steps of Critically Ill Patients (FORECAST): a prospective, multi-centre, cohort study	54
Delivering optimal renal replacement therapy to critically ill patients with acute kidney injury	53