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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Artificial intelligence and machine learning in critical care research	126
Mortality prediction with machine learning in COVID-19 patients	105
Developing ceragenins as a new broad-spectrum therapeutic tool against sepsis-causing bacteria	72
The survival benefit of resin cartridge extracorporeal blood purification therapy in patients with septic shock	59
Determination of Covid-19 stress level in intensive care nurses after pandemic	40
Letter to the editor: “Red blood cell distribution width as prognostic factor in sepsis: A new use for a classical parameter”	39
Editorial Board	39
Mortality of in-hospital cardiac arrest among patients with and without preceding sepsis: A national inpatient sample analysis	37
What every intensivist should know about stoicism to prevent burnout	34
TOC	34
Authors response: “Etomidate as an induction agent for endotracheal intubation in critically ill patients: A meta-analysis of randomized trials”	33
Nitroglycerin infusion improves peripheral perfusion of patients with septic shock	32
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	32
Hemodynamic profile of cirrhotic patients with sepsis and septic shock: A propensity score matched case-control study	31
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	31
Letter to the Editor: “Some concerns about the systematic review of diagnostic and prognostic prediction models in ventilator-associated pneumonia”	31
Hemodynamic effects of slower versus faster intravenous fluid bolus rates in critically ill patients: An observational study	31
Does extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation improve survival with favorable neurological outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? A systematic review and meta-analysis	29
Impact of colonization with multidrug-resistant bacteria on the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia in septic shock	28
Effectiveness and safety of adjunctive inhaled antibiotics for ventilator-associated pneumonia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	28
Early high-dose vasopressors in refractory septic shock: A cohort study	26
Circulating soluble urokinase plasminogen receptor is reduced by - and predicts early treatment response to therapeutic plasma exchange in septic shock	26
Neuropsychiatric sequelae following extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the intensive care unit	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
Protective effect of intravenous amino acid on kidney function: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	25

Emergency management of intracerebral hemorrhage