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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Getting to the root of the problem: Should my patient receive antibiotics before dental procedures to prevent infective endocarditis?	63
In Reply: Severe skin rashes	48
Peyronie disease and erectile dysfunction: A potential new paradigm	33
Reincarnating autoimmunity: Immune-related adverse events as new diseases	27
Celiac disease: Who should I test, and how?	27
Fundic gland polyps: Should my patient stop taking PPIs?	26
Some complexities of diabetes and the heart	23
Confusion in a 22-year-old woman, and diagnostic uncertainty	22
Nonstatin therapy to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and improve cardiovascular outcomes	22
Gastroparesis for the nongastroenterologist	21
Vitamin D: A metabolic bone disease perspective	21
Is there a role for chronic suppressive therapy in herpes simplex virus infection?	20
Steroid use triggers severe psoriatic reaction	20
Updated guidelines for immune thrombocytopenic purpura: Expanded management options	19
Gastrointestinal varicella-zoster virus infection	19
Reducing the risks when using benzodiazepines to treat insomnia: A public health approach	19
Resistant hypertension: A stepwise approach	19
DXA and clinical challenges of fracture risk assessment in primary care	17
Is exercise restriction necessary in patients with pericarditis?	17
Hematologic complications after kidney and pancreas transplant in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia	15
2023 Update in ambulatory general internal medicine	14
Unilateral pulmonary edema	13
The PRECISE trial: How should patients with chest pain be tested?	13
Breast cancer risk evaluation for the primary care physician	13
Should I start an SGLT-2 inhibitor in my patient with heart failure and chronic kidney disease?	12

Foxglove, not quite gone or forgotten	12
Acute anxiety and tachycardia in a hospitalized 59-year-old woman	12
Perspectives on preventing RSV disease	11
In Reply: Computed tomography of the head	10
What is the role for terlipressin in hepatorenal syndrome?	10
Atrial fibrillation: Rate control or rhythm control?	10
Computed tomography of the head	10
Should an NPO order be placed for my patient with acute pancreatitis?	10
Treating anemia: It’s not just the EPO	10
If a patient has cirrhosis, should I correct coagulation abnormalities before a minor invasive procedure?	10
Which patients with presumed acute infectious diarrhea in an outpatient setting should undergo gastrointestinal pathogen panel testing?	10
Petaloid dermatosis affecting the scalp and genitalia	9
Lymphedema vs lipedema: Similar but different	9
Promoting physical activity in older women to maximize health	9
Evaluating troponin elevation in patients with chronic kidney disease and suspected acute coronary syndrome	8
A new paradigm for adult ADHD	8
COVID-19: A management update	8
To prophylax or not to prophylax for endocarditis: Still a question	8
Hyperglycemic crises in adults: A look at the 2024 consensus report	7
Mesenteric ischemia: Recognizing an uncommon disorder and distinguishing among its causes	7
Portopulmonary hypertension: A focused review for the internist	7
Management of venous thromboembolism in patients with active cancer	7
Mucinous ascites: Pseudomyxoma peritonei	7
Antibody-mediated autoimmune encephalitis: A practical approach	6
Ketogenic diets in the management of type 1 diabetes: Safe or safety concern?	6
Risk-based guidelines: Redefining management of abnormal cervical cancer screening results	5
Contemporary surgical and procedural management of benign prostatic hyperplasia	5
A clinical trial and another clinical practice bites the dust, or should there not be an appendix?	5
Smallpox and monkeypox: Looking back and looking ahead	5
Surgical and procedural management of benign prostatic hyperplasia	5
Salt-and-pepper skin pigmentation	5
An 86-year-old man with unexplained right-sided headache and vision loss	5
Classic diabetic ketoacidosis and the euglycemic variant: Something old, something new	5
Does my adult patient need a measles vaccine?	4
Balancing the myths of corticosteroid therapy	4
Asymptomatic oral plaques and erosion	4
Does every patient with lactational mastitis require antibiotic treatment?	4
Which ICU patients need stress ulcer prophylaxis?	4
The new GFR equations: How will eliminating the race coefficient affect Black patients?	4
‘Guidelines to Practice’ series: Asthma in adults	4
Managing right ventricular failure in the setting of pulmonary embolism	4
Severe hyponatremia: Are you monitoring the urine output?	4
Central vision loss in a 44-year-old woman	4
Lacrimal gland involvement in a patient with sarcoidosis	4
Fixed drug eruption due to ibuprofen	4
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: Principles of management	4
Endocrinopathies from checkpoint inhibitors: Incidence, outcomes, and management	4
A useful gap	4
How can I better recognize and manage delirium in my hospitalized patients?	4
Effective but inaccessible antiobesity medications	4

von Willebrand disease: A guide for the internist	4
‘Kissing tonsils’ and splenic infarction from infectious mononucleosis	3
Recurrent syncope in a 62-year-old man	3
The beat goes on: Highlights from the new American and European A-fib guidelines	3
When should we consider SGLT-2 inhibitors in patients with acute decompensated heart failure?	3
Cirrhotic coagulopathy: A rebalanced hemostasis	3
Celiac disease in the ‘nonclassic’ patient	3
Statin intolerance and new lipid-lowering treatments	3
Circulating lipids are not all bad: An LDL mimic that may be only skin deep	3
Unilateral pulmonary edema	3
Megaloblastic anemia due to severe vitamin B₁₂ deficiency	3
Tuberous sclerosis complex	3
Primary adrenal insufficiency in adults: When to suspect, how to diagnose and manage	3
Unraveling a challenging diagnosis: Role of a TNF inhibitor	3
Should my elderly hospitalized patient with acute onset of altered mental status undergo stat head CT?	3
Coronary artery bypass grafting: Practice trends and projections	3
A 50-year-old man presents with shortness of breath	3
Eruptive seborrheic keratosis: A perilous clue	3
In Reply: Insomnia in older adults	3
What is the most appropriate management of patients with acute decompensated heart failure who develop in-hospital hypotension?	3
Neuropsychiatric assessment and management of the ICU survivor	3
Does my patient have testosterone deficiency?	3
Cholesteatoma	3
Autoimmune brain disease: Think before testing	3
SGLT-2 inhibitors in heart failure: Time for broader eligibility and earlier initiation	2
Why 25-dehydroxyvitamin D is a negative acute-phase reactant	2
Low back pain: Spondylitis?	2
Chronic anal pain: A review of causes, diagnosis, and treatment	2
Prolonged venous filling time and dependent rubor in a patient with peripheral artery disease	2
In Reply: In defense of the anion gap	2
In Reply: Should I start an SGLT-2 inhibitor in my patient with heart failure and chronic kidney disease?	2
RSV immunization in adults and children: A practical guide for clinicians	2
How do I diagnose and treat my patient’s amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis?	2
What are my obligations to my incarcerated patient?	2
Glycemic targets in the ICU: A look back, and ahead	2
Common skin signs of COVID-19 in adults: An update	2
What antithrombotic therapy should I use for my patient with atrial fibrillation who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention or had an acute coronary syndrome?	2
Acquired reactive perforating collagenosis in a patient with diabetes	2
How do you effectively evaluate the elderly for alcohol use disorder?	2
Bone turnover markers to monitor oral bisphosphonate therapy	2
2024 ACC/AHA guideline on perioperative cardiovascular management before noncardiac surgery: What’s new?	2
Medical, ethical, and legal aspects of end-of-life dilemmas in the intensive care unit	2
A tale of scale: Corticosteroids and pustular psoriasis	2
In Reply: Classic diabetic ketoacidosis and the euglycemic variant	2
Chest pain: The importance of serial ECGs	2
Discontinuing antidepressants: Pearls and pitfalls	2
Leriche syndrome	2
Cutaneous metastasis from gastric carcinoma	2
New atrial fibrillation guideline: Modify risk, control rhythm, prevent progression	2
Oral hyperpigmentation with weakness and salt-craving	2
Dealing with the “T” (testosterone)	2