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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Reincarnating autoimmunity: Immune-related adverse events as new diseases	137
In Reply: Severe skin rashes	85
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?	42
Some complexities of diabetes and the heart	40
Vitamin D: A metabolic bone disease perspective	31
Should we continue guideline-directed medical therapy in patients with heart failure with improved ejection fraction?	31
Celiac disease: Who should I test, and how?	26
Nearly a century of using glucocorticoids in patients with active infection	25
Confusion in a 22-year-old woman, and diagnostic uncertainty	23
Nonstatin therapy to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and improve cardiovascular outcomes	21
Resistant hypertension: A stepwise approach	19
Gastroparesis for the nongastroenterologist	19
A new direction in pain management?	19
How should I manage my patient with cancer who is experiencing diarrhea while on immunotherapy?	18
Steroid use triggers severe psoriatic reaction	18
Lipoprotein ‘little a’: More than a little target in the management of cardiovascular risk?	17
Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential and heart disease: What every internist needs to know	17
Is exercise restriction necessary in patients with pericarditis?	16
A 20-year-old woman with a 9-year history of shortness of breath	15
Clinical application of the complement system: A historical perspective	15
Is there a role for chronic suppressive therapy in herpes simplex virus infection?	15
Reducing the risks when using benzodiazepines to treat insomnia: A public health approach	14
The PRECISE trial: How should patients with chest pain be tested?	14
Hematologic complications after kidney and pancreas transplant in a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia	13

Unilateral pulmonary edema	13
2023 Update in ambulatory general internal medicine	13
Should I start an SGLT-2 inhibitor in my patient with heart failure and chronic kidney disease?	12
Computed tomography of the head	11
Acute anxiety and tachycardia in a hospitalized 59-year-old woman	11
Foxglove, not quite gone or forgotten	11
Perspectives on preventing RSV disease	11
In Reply: Computed tomography of the head	11
Atrial fibrillation: Rate control or rhythm control?	11
Managing noninsulin glucose-lowering medications before surgery	10
Breast cancer risk and screening for transgender and gender-diverse individuals	10
Should an NPO order be placed for my patient with acute pancreatitis?	10
Which patients with presumed acute infectious diarrhea in an outpatient setting should undergo gastrointestinal pathogen panel testing?	10
All menopausal hormone therapy is not alike	10
What is the optimal time for bone density screening in patients with premature ovarian insufficiency?	10
What is the role for terlipressin in hepatorenal syndrome?	10
If a patient has cirrhosis, should I correct coagulation abnormalities before a minor invasive procedure?	10
Unexplained liver injury: Searching for the cause	10
Fecal microbiota transplantation: Current evidence and future directions	9
Lymphedema vs lipedema: Similar but different	9
In Reply: Diagnostic challenges in severe autoimmune hemolysis	8
A new paradigm for adult ADHD	8
How can I select the right thyroid hormone formulation for my patient with hypothyroidism?	8
Petaloid dermatosis affecting the scalp and genitalia	8
COVID-19: A management update	8
To prophylax or not to prophylax for endocarditis: Still a question	8
Odontogenic cutaneous fistula	8
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
Evaluating troponin elevation in patients with chronic kidney disease and suspected acute coronary syndrome	7
Hyperglycemic crises in adults: A look at the 2024 consensus report	7
KDIGO chronic kidney disease heat map: Let the colors be your guide!	6
A clinical trial and another clinical practice bites the dust, or should there not be an appendix?	6
In Reply: Most elderly patients with subclinical hypothyroidism do not need to be treated	6
Surgical and procedural management of benign prostatic hyperplasia	6
Managing right ventricular failure in the setting of pulmonary embolism	6
Mucinous ascites: Pseudomyxoma peritonei	6
Contemporary surgical and procedural management of benign prostatic hyperplasia	6
Smallpox and monkeypox: Looking back and looking ahead	6
An overview of over-the-counter contraceptives: Spotlight on daily oral norgestrel	5
Does my adult patient need a measles vaccine?	5
Salt-and-pepper skin pigmentation	5
Classic diabetic ketoacidosis and the euglycemic variant: Something old, something new	5
Central vision loss in a 44-year-old woman	5
Newer diabetes drugs: Surprising shared benefits and unique side effects	5
Effective but inaccessible antiobesity medications	5
Barriers to cancer screening in transgender women	5
‘Even when the wound is healed, the scar remains’	5
A useful gap	5

Asymptomatic oral plaques and erosion	5
Fixed drug eruption due to ibuprofen	5
Rethinking recovery in heart failure: Beyond improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction	5
Endocrinopathies from checkpoint inhibitors: Incidence, outcomes, and management	5
Balancing the myths of corticosteroid therapy	5
How can I better recognize and manage delirium in my hospitalized patients?	5
von Willebrand disease: A guide for the internist	4
What is the most appropriate management of patients with acute decompensated heart failure who develop in-hospital hypotension?	4
Thyroid eye disease: What’s the latest?	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
Optimizing bowel preparation for colonoscopy: Updated consensus recommendations	4
Primary adrenal insufficiency in adults: When to suspect, how to diagnose and manage	4
Severe hyponatremia: Are you monitoring the urine output?	4
When should we consider SGLT-2 inhibitors in patients with acute decompensated heart failure?	4
Should my elderly hospitalized patient with acute onset of altered mental status undergo stat head CT?	3
Does my patient have testosterone deficiency?	3
Teprotumumab for thyroid eye disease: A reality check	3
Circulating lipids are not all bad: An LDL mimic that may be only skin deep	3
Low-dose colchicine for management of coronary artery disease	3
Recurrent syncope in a 62-year-old man	3
Celiac disease in the ‘nonclassic’ patient	3
Interpreting the DIGIT-HF trial: Time for a new look at digitalis?	3
Benzodiazepines: Caught between patient needs and guidelines	3
The beat goes on: Highlights from the new American and European A-fib guidelines	3
A 50-year-old man presents with shortness of breath	3
Coronary artery bypass grafting: Practice trends and projections	3
Cholesteatoma	3
Unraveling a challenging diagnosis: Role of a TNF inhibitor	3
Cirrhotic coagulopathy: A rebalanced hemostasis	3
Acute transient phlebitis after a morphine infusion	3
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: A persistently underrecognized condition	3
What are my obligations to my incarcerated patient?	3
In Reply: Insomnia in older adults	3
New atrial fibrillation guideline: Modify risk, control rhythm, prevent progression	2
Cutaneous metastasis from gastric carcinoma	2
A tale of scale: Corticosteroids and pustular psoriasis	2
Prolonged venous filling time and dependent rubor in a patient with peripheral artery disease	2
Insomnia in older adults: A review of treatment options	2
IgA nephropathy	2
Westermark sign (focal oligemia) in pulmonary embolism	2
Vesicular pityriasis rosea	2
Chronic anal pain: A review of causes, diagnosis, and treatment	2
Incidentally detected noninfectious thoracic aortitis: A clinical approach	2
In Reply: In defense of the anion gap	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
How do I diagnose and treat my patient’s amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis?	2
RSV immunization in adults and children: A practical guide for clinicians	2
Low back pain: Spondylitis?	2
Evaluating a low anion gap: A practical approach	2
Cystatin C for estimating glomerular filtration rate and guiding medication dosing	2
Corticosteroids: Giving and taking away	2
In Reply: Diabetic retinopathy: Screening, prevention, and treatment	2
Managing noninsulin glucose-lowering medications before surgery: A comparison of clinical practice guidelines	2
Does my patient with acute variceal hemorrhage need a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt?	2
In Reply: Classic diabetic ketoacidosis and the euglycemic variant	2
LADA: A case for starting insulin therapy at diagnosis	2
‘Kissing tonsils’ and splenic infarction from infectious mononucleosis	2
Dealing with the “T” (testosterone)	2
Why 25-dehydroxyvitamin D is a negative acute-phase reactant	2
Medical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia	2
Atypical hyperplasia of the breast: Clinical cases and management strategies	2
Ogilvie syndrome (colonic pseudo-obstruction)	2
Cirrhosis: Primary care approaches to screening, immunization, and lifestyle modifications	2
Hyperactive delirium in hospitalized older adults: Balancing medication choices and QTc prolongation risk	2
Elevated aminotransferases in a 62-year-old woman	2
Finding the cause of severe hypokalemia: A 4-step approach	2
Acquired reactive perforating collagenosis in a patient with diabetes	2
In Reply: Should I start an SGLT-2 inhibitor in my patient with heart failure and chronic kidney disease?	2