OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Critical Care is 25. 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
Artificial intelligence and machine learning in critical care research	126
Mortality prediction with machine learning in COVID-19 patients	104
Developing ceragenins as a new broad-spectrum therapeutic tool against sepsis-causing bacteria	68
The survival benefit of resin cartridge extracorporeal blood purification therapy in patients with septic shock	58
Letter to the editor: “Red blood cell distribution width as prognostic factor in sepsis: A new use for a classical parameter”	39
Determination of Covid-19 stress level in intensive care nurses after pandemic	39
Editorial Board	39
Mortality of in-hospital cardiac arrest among patients with and without preceding sepsis: A national inpatient sample analysis	36
TOC	34
What every intensivist should know about stoicism to prevent burnout	32
Hemodynamic profile of cirrhotic patients with sepsis and septic shock: A propensity score matched case-control study	31
Nitroglycerin infusion improves peripheral perfusion of patients with septic shock	31
Letter to the Editor: “Some concerns about the systematic review of diagnostic and prognostic prediction models in ventilator-associated pneumonia”	31
Authors response: “Etomidate as an induction agent for endotracheal intubation in critically ill patients: A meta-analysis of randomized trials”	31
Clinical and organizational framework of repurposing pediatric intensive care unit to adult critical care in a resource-limited setting: Lessons from the response of an urban general hospital to the C	31
Early high-dose vasopressors in refractory septic shock: A cohort study	30
Hemodynamic effects of slower versus faster intravenous fluid bolus rates in critically ill patients: An observational study	29
Corrigendum to “A high-volume trauma intensive care unit can be successfully staffed by advanced practitioners at night” [J Crit Care 2016 Jun;33:4–7; doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2016.01.024. Epub 2016 Jan 27	29
Does extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation improve survival with favorable neurological outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? A systematic review and meta-analysis	28
Circulating soluble urokinase plasminogen receptor is reduced by - and predicts early treatment response to therapeutic plasma exchange in septic shock	27
Impact of colonization with multidrug-resistant bacteria on the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia in septic shock	27
Effectiveness and safety of adjunctive inhaled antibiotics for ventilator-associated pneumonia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	26
Neuropsychiatric sequelae following extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the intensive care unit	25
Protective effect of intravenous amino acid on kidney function: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	25
Letter to the editor: “Does extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation improve survival with favorable neurological outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? A systematic review and meta-analysis”	25

Isolated diastolic dysfunction is associated with increased mortality in critically ill patients