OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Rehabilitation Research 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Characteristics and healthcare utilization of COVID-19 rehabilitation patients during the first and second waves of the pandemic in Toronto, Canada	19
Assessment of changes in muscle mass, strength, and quality and activities of daily living in elderly stroke patients	19
Twenty years of intrathecal baclofen therapy in Slovenia: a retrospective single-center analysis of complications	18
Changes in physical activity in older adult patients with postoperative hip fractures in convalescent rehabilitation wards during rehabilitation time and during daily activities in the ward: a prospec	11
Young individuals with stroke in rehabilitation: a cohort study	10
Sarcopenia in patients following stroke: an overlooked problem	10
Differences in respiratory function, depressive symptoms and quality of life between patients with hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy and myotonic dystrophy undergoing maintenance rehabilitation	10
Perturbation-based training enhances anticipatory postural control in individuals with chronic stroke: a pilot study	9
Gait parameters assessed with inertial measurement unit during 6-minute walk test in people after stroke	9
Electric nerve stimulation for overactive bladder: an umbrella review	8
Methods to assess the effectiveness and acceptance of information and communication technology-based assistive technology for older adults: a scoping review	8
Factors affecting the efficiency of walking independence in patients with subacute stroke following robot-assisted gait training with conventional rehabilitation	8
Association of posturography with clinical measures in balance rehabilitation of ataxic patients	7
Professor Dejan B. Popović (1950 – 2021)	7
Effects of sling exercise therapy on post-stroke walking impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Perception and predictors of health locus of control at rehabilitation discharge and 1 year after traumatic spinal cord injury	7
Rehabilitation of COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure and critical illness disease in Slovenia: an observational study	6
Importance of factors determining disability caused by neck pain may vary by gender and age	6
Systematic evaluation of the guidelines for rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis patients: an overview according to ICF functioning domains	6
Residual and sound limb hip strength distinguish between sedentary and nonsedentary adults with transtibial amputation	6
Content comparison of neck pain outcome measures using the international classification of functioning, disability and health	6
Long-term follow-up of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain attending interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation: outcomes and predictive factors	5
Understanding the multidimensionality of a concern for falling in people with unilateral transtibial amputation: a cross-sectional study	5
Reproducibility and content validity of the Slovenian version of the STarT Back Screening Tool for chronicity risk assessment in patients with low back pain	5
Physical functioning and health-related quality of life after COVID-19: a long-term perspective case series	5

Effect of insole on postural control and gait of stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Changes in skeletal muscle mass index and fat mass index during rehabilitation for traumatic brain injury and stroke measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis	5
Predictors of manual dexterity at 3 and 6 months after stroke: integration of clinical, neurophysiological, and neuroimaging factors	5
Walking speed, hip muscles strength, aerobic capacity, and self-perceived locomotion ability most explain walking confidence after stroke: a cross-sectional experimental study	5
Life satisfaction and athletic identity among Olympic para-alpine skiers: a survey: Erratum	5
The cutoff values of functional independence measure scores for predicting discharge destination in the early stroke phase	5
Cardiorespiratory fitness in persons with lower limb amputation	5
Barriers and facilitators to physical activity participation among community-dwelling physically inactive individuals after stroke: a qualitative exploratory study	5
Telephone-based assessment of the fear of falling in older people and factors associated	5
Visual feedback and age affect upper limb reaching accuracy and kinematics in immersive virtual reality among healthy adults	5
Psychometric properties of the Client Satisfaction with Device module of the Orthotics and Prosthetics Users’ Survey (OPUS): a scoping review	4
Association between the amount of rehabilitation and the outcomes in patients with aspiration pneumonia	4
Pendulum test parameters are useful for detecting knee muscle hypertonia and quantifying response to an intrathecal baclofen bolus injection	4
Which items of the modified Barthel Index can predict functional independence at discharge from inpatient rehabilitation? A secondary analysis retrospective cohort study	4
Comparison of effectiveness of Nintendo Wii-based exergaming and home-based fun video exercises in pediatric patients with chronic kidney disease	4
Feasibility, reliability, and validity of the two-minute step test for assessing aerobic exercise capacity and functional endurance in participants with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction	4
Preoperative and perioperative factors are related to the early postoperative Barthel Index score in patients with trochanteric fracture	3
Characteristics of sit-to-stand movement are associated with trunk and lower extremity selective control in children with cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional study	3
Clinically ill patients’ experiences of early mobilisation after liver transplantation: a qualitative study using Pender’s health promotion model	3
The effect of a home-based coaching program on heart rate variability in subacute stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial	3
The 3-m backward walk test: reliability and validity in ambulant people with multiple sclerosis	3
Data mining versus manual screening to select papers for inclusion in systematic reviews: a novel method to increase efficiency	3
Measurement properties of the L Test with fast walking speed in patients after lower limb amputation in initial prosthetic training phase	3
The effect of real versus sham intermittent theta burst transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with conventional treatment on poststroke dysphagia: a randomized controlled trial	3
Addition of backward walking training to forward walking training improves walking speed in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review with meta-analysis	3
Effects of supervised exercise on aerobic capacity and quality of life in patients with chronic liver disease and patients who underwent liver transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Factors affecting short-term functional gain following total knee arthroplasty in patients aged from 75 years at a postacute rehabilitation setting	3
Psychometric properties and factor structure of the traditional Chinese version of the Community Integration Questionnaire-Revised in traumatic brain injury survivors	3