OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine is 2. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Reincarnating autoimmunity: Immune-related adverse events as new diseases	101
In Reply: Severe skin rashes	55
Getting to the root of the problem: Should my patient receive antibiotics before dental procedures to prevent infective endocarditis?	44
Fundic gland polyps: Should my patient stop taking PPIs?	38
Some complexities of diabetes and the heart	36
Nearly a century of using glucocorticoids in patients with active infection	29
Nonstatin therapy to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and improve cardiovascular outcomes	27
Gastroparesis for the nongastroenterologist	23
Peyronie disease and erectile dysfunction: A potential new paradigm	23
Confusion in a 22-year-old woman, and diagnostic uncertainty	22
Resistant hypertension: A stepwise approach	22
Celiac disease: Who should I test, and how?	22
Vitamin D: A metabolic bone disease perspective	22
Is there a role for chronic suppressive therapy in herpes simplex virus infection?	21
How should I manage my patient with cancer who is experiencing diarrhea while on immunotherapy?	21
Steroid use triggers severe psoriatic reaction	21
Is exercise restriction necessary in patients with pericarditis?	19
Gastrointestinal varicella-zoster virus infection	19
Updated guidelines for immune thrombocytopenic purpura: Expanded management options	17
DXA and clinical challenges of fracture risk assessment in primary care	17
Reducing the risks when using benzodiazepines to treat insomnia: A public health approach	17
The PRECISE trial: How should patients with chest pain be tested?	14
2023 Update in ambulatory general internal medicine	13
Perspectives on preventing RSV disease	13
Hematologic complications after kidney and pancreas transplant in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia	13

Should I start an SGLT-2 inhibitor in my patient with heart failure and chronic kidney disease?	13
Unilateral pulmonary edema	13
Foxglove, not quite gone or forgotten	12
In Reply: Computed tomography of the head	12
If a patient has cirrhosis, should I correct coagulation abnormalities before a minor invasive procedure?	12
Computed tomography of the head	11
Acute anxiety and tachycardia in a hospitalized 59-year-old woman	11
Atrial fibrillation: Rate control or rhythm control?	10
Treating anemia: It’s not just the EPO	10
Breast cancer risk evaluation for the primary care physician	10
Breast cancer risk and screening for transgender and gender-diverse individuals	10
Fecal microbiota transplantation: Current evidence and future directions	9
Should an NPO order be placed for my patient with acute pancreatitis?	9
What is the role for terlipressin in hepatorenal syndrome?	9
Petaloid dermatosis affecting the scalp and genitalia	8
Which patients with presumed acute infectious diarrhea in an outpatient setting should undergo gastrointestinal pathogen panel testing?	8
Lymphedema vs lipedema: Similar but different	8
COVID-19: A management update	7
Portopulmonary hypertension: A focused review for the internist	7
A new paradigm for adult ADHD	7
Mucinous ascites: Pseudomyxoma peritonei	7
To prophylax or not to prophylax for endocarditis: Still a question	7
Evaluating troponin elevation in patients with chronic kidney disease and suspected acute coronary syndrome	6
Contemporary surgical and procedural management of benign prostatic hyperplasia	6
Surgical and procedural management of benign prostatic hyperplasia	6
Odontogenic cutaneous fistula	6
Management of venous thromboembolism in patients with active cancer	6
A clinical trial and another clinical practice bites the dust, or should there not be an appendix?	6
Mesenteric ischemia: Recognizing an uncommon disorder and distinguishing among its causes	6
Hyperglycemic crises in adults: A look at the 2024 consensus report	6
Salt-and-pepper skin pigmentation	6
Managing right ventricular failure in the setting of pulmonary embolism	5
Classic diabetic ketoacidosis and the euglycemic variant: Something old, something new	5
Balancing the myths of corticosteroid therapy	5
How can I better recognize and manage delirium in my hospitalized patients?	5
A useful gap	5
Smallpox and monkeypox: Looking back and looking ahead	5
Endocrinopathies from checkpoint inhibitors: Incidence, outcomes, and management	5
Severe hyponatremia: Are you monitoring the urine output?	5
Central vision loss in a 44-year-old woman	5
Newer diabetes drugs: Surprising shared benefits and unique side effects	5
Does my adult patient need a measles vaccine?	5
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: Principles of management	5
In Reply: Most elderly patients with subclinical hypothyroidism do not need to be treated	5
Asymptomatic oral plaques and erosion	5
Fixed drug eruption due to ibuprofen	5
Lacrimal gland involvement in a patient with sarcoidosis	4
Does every patient with lactational mastitis require antibiotic treatment?	4
Cirrhotic coagulopathy: A rebalanced hemostasis	4
Neuropsychiatric assessment and management of the ICU survivor	4

von Willebrand disease: A guide for the internist	4
Primary adrenal insufficiency in adults: When to suspect, how to diagnose and manage	4
The new GFR equations: How will eliminating the race coefficient affect Black patients?	4
An overview of over-the-counter contraceptives: Spotlight on daily oral norgestrel	4
Unraveling a challenging diagnosis: Role of a TNF inhibitor	4
When should we consider SGLT-2 inhibitors in patients with acute decompensated heart failure?	4
Effective but inaccessible antiobesity medications	4
Should my elderly hospitalized patient with acute onset of altered mental status undergo stat head CT?	4
Which ICU patients need stress ulcer prophylaxis?	4
What is the most appropriate management of patients with acute decompensated heart failure who develop in-hospital hypotension?	4
Megaloblastic anemia due to severe vitamin B₁₂ deficiency	3
In Reply: Insomnia in older adults	3
The beat goes on: Highlights from the new American and European A-fib guidelines	3
Low-dose colchicine for management of coronary artery disease	3
Coronary artery bypass grafting: Practice trends and projections	3
‘Kissing tonsils’ and splenic infarction from infectious mononucleosis	3
Does my patient have testosterone deficiency?	3
Cholesteatoma	3
Benzodiazepines: Caught between patient needs and guidelines	3
What are my obligations to my incarcerated patient?	3
Circulating lipids are not all bad: An LDL mimic that may be only skin deep	3
Celiac disease in the ‘nonclassic’ patient	3
Recurrent syncope in a 62-year-old man	3
Unilateral pulmonary edema	3
A tale of scale: Corticosteroids and pustular psoriasis	3
A 50-year-old man presents with shortness of breath	3
IgA nephropathy	2
In Reply: In defense of the anion gap	2
Update to COVID-19 serologic testing : FAQs and caveats	2
Cutaneous metastasis from gastric carcinoma	2
SGLT-2 inhibitors in heart failure: Time for broader eligibility and earlier initiation	2
RSV immunization in adults and children: A practical guide for clinicians	2
Glycemic targets in the ICU: A look back, and ahead	2
New atrial fibrillation guideline: Modify risk, control rhythm, prevent progression	2
Acquired reactive perforating collagenosis in a patient with diabetes	2
Soft tissue sarcoma: Recognizing a rare disease	2
Evaluating a low anion gap: A practical approach	2
Insomnia in older adults: A review of treatment options	2
In Reply: Should I start an SGLT-2 inhibitor in my patient with heart failure and chronic kidney disease?	2
Medical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia	2
Chronic anal pain: A review of causes, diagnosis, and treatment	2
Low back pain: Spondylitis?	2
In Reply: Classic diabetic ketoacidosis and the euglycemic variant	2
Oral hyperpigmentation with weakness and salt-craving	2
Bone turnover markers to monitor oral bisphosphonate therapy	2
Dealing with the “T” (testosterone)	2
Why 25-dehydroxyvitamin D is a negative acute-phase reactant	2
Corticosteroids: Giving and taking away	2
Atypical hyperplasia of the breast: Clinical cases and management strategies	2
Cirrhosis: Primary care approaches to screening, immunization, and lifestyle modifications	2
Elevated aminotransferases in a 62-year-old woman	2
Common skin signs of COVID-19 in adults: An update	2
Does my patient with acute variceal hemorrhage need a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt?	2
In Reply: Diabetic retinopathy: Screening, prevention, and treatment	2
Prolonged venous filling time and dependent rubor in a patient with peripheral artery disease	2
Managing noninsulin glucose-lowering medications before surgery: A comparison of clinical practice guidelines	2
2024 ACC/AHA guideline on perioperative cardiovascular management before noncardiac surgery: What’s new?	2
How do I diagnose and treat my patient’s amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis?	2
Discontinuing antidepressants: Pearls and pitfalls	2
Incidentally detected noninfectious thoracic aortitis: A clinical approach	2
Should I start an SGLT-2 inhibitor in my patient with heart failure and chronic kidney disease?	2
The devil is in the details: Approach to refractory hypokalemia	2
Vesicular pityriasis rosea	2