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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Getting to the root of the problem: Should my patient receive antibiotics before dental procedures to prevent infective endocarditis?	80
In Reply: Severe skin rashes	52
Peyronie disease and erectile dysfunction: A potential new paradigm	37
Fundic gland polyps: Should my patient stop taking PPIs?	32
Reincarnating autoimmunity: Immune-related adverse events as new diseases	32
Some complexities of diabetes and the heart	25
Confusion in a 22-year-old woman, and diagnostic uncertainty	24
Celiac disease: Who should I test, and how?	23
Gastroparesis for the nongastroenterologist	23
Vitamin D: A metabolic bone disease perspective	22
Nonstatin therapy to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and improve cardiovascular outcomes	22
Steroid use triggers severe psoriatic reaction	22
Resistant hypertension: A stepwise approach	21
Reducing the risks when using benzodiazepines to treat insomnia: A public health approach	20
Gastrointestinal varicella-zoster virus infection	20
Is there a role for chronic suppressive therapy in herpes simplex virus infection?	20
How should I manage my patient with cancer who is experiencing diarrhea while on immunotherapy?	19
DXA and clinical challenges of fracture risk assessment in primary care	19
Updated guidelines for immune thrombocytopenic purpura: Expanded management options	18
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	15
Unilateral pulmonary edema	14
The PRECISE trial: How should patients with chest pain be tested?	13
Should I start an SGLT-2 inhibitor in my patient with heart failure and chronic kidney disease?	13

Computed tomography of the head	12
Foxglove, not quite gone or forgotten	12
In Reply: Computed tomography of the head	12
Acute anxiety and tachycardia in a hospitalized 59-year-old woman	12
If a patient has cirrhosis, should I correct coagulation abnormalities before a minor invasive procedure?	12
Perspectives on preventing RSV disease	12
Should an NPO order be placed for my patient with acute pancreatitis?	11
What is the role for terlipressin in hepatorenal syndrome?	11
Which patients with presumed acute infectious diarrhea in an outpatient setting should undergo gastrointestinal pathogen panel testing?	10
Treating anemia: It’s not just the EPO	10
Petaloid dermatosis affecting the scalp and genitalia	9
Breast cancer risk and screening for transgender and gender-diverse individuals	9
A new paradigm for adult ADHD	9
Lymphedema vs lipedema: Similar but different	9
Atrial fibrillation: Rate control or rhythm control?	9
To prophylax or not to prophylax for endocarditis: Still a question	9
Fecal microbiota transplantation: Current evidence and future directions	9
Breast cancer risk evaluation for the primary care physician	9
COVID-19: A management update	8
Odontogenic cutaneous fistula	7
Mucinous ascites: Pseudomyxoma peritonei	7
Portopulmonary hypertension: A focused review for the internist	6
Hyperglycemic crises in adults: A look at the 2024 consensus report	6
Management of venous thromboembolism in patients with active cancer	6
Mesenteric ischemia: Recognizing an uncommon disorder and distinguishing among its causes	6
Smallpox and monkeypox: Looking back and looking ahead	5
Surgical and procedural management of benign prostatic hyperplasia	5
Salt-and-pepper skin pigmentation	5
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection: Principles of management	5
Severe hyponatremia: Are you monitoring the urine output?	5
Evaluating troponin elevation in patients with chronic kidney disease and suspected acute coronary syndrome	5
An 86-year-old man with unexplained right-sided headache and vision loss	5
Risk-based guidelines: Redefining management of abnormal cervical cancer screening results	5
In Reply: Most elderly patients with subclinical hypothyroidism do not need to be treated	5
Endocrinopathies from checkpoint inhibitors: Incidence, outcomes, and management	5
Does my adult patient need a measles vaccine?	5
Ketogenic diets in the management of type 1 diabetes: Safe or safety concern?	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
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
Central vision loss in a 44-year-old woman	4
Lacrimal gland involvement in a patient with sarcoidosis	4
Newer diabetes drugs: Surprising shared benefits and unique side effects	4
Neuropsychiatric assessment and management of the ICU survivor	4
Cirrhotic coagulopathy: A rebalanced hemostasis	4
Asymptomatic oral plaques and erosion	4
Effective but inaccessible antiobesity medications	4
A useful gap	4

Does every patient with lactational mastitis require antibiotic treatment?	4
The new GFR equations: How will eliminating the race coefficient affect Black patients?	4
How can I better recognize and manage delirium in my hospitalized patients?	4
Fixed drug eruption due to ibuprofen	4
When should we consider SGLT-2 inhibitors in patients with acute decompensated heart failure?	4
von Willebrand disease: A guide for the internist	4
Which ICU patients need stress ulcer prophylaxis?	4
A tale of scale: Corticosteroids and pustular psoriasis	3
The beat goes on: Highlights from the new American and European A-fib guidelines	3
‘Kissing tonsils’ and splenic infarction from infectious mononucleosis	3
Does my patient have testosterone deficiency?	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
Circulating lipids are not all bad: An LDL mimic that may be only skin deep	3
Primary adrenal insufficiency in adults: When to suspect, how to diagnose and manage	3
Unilateral pulmonary edema	3
Celiac disease in the ‘nonclassic’ patient	3
Recurrent syncope in a 62-year-old man	3
Cholesteatoma	3
Megaloblastic anemia due to severe vitamin B₁₂ deficiency	3
Unraveling a challenging diagnosis: Role of a TNF inhibitor	3
A 50-year-old man presents with shortness of breath	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
What are my obligations to my incarcerated patient?	3
Cirrhosis: Primary care approaches to screening, immunization, and lifestyle modifications	2
Acquired reactive perforating collagenosis in a patient with diabetes	2
Discontinuing antidepressants: Pearls and pitfalls	2
Cutaneous metastasis from gastric carcinoma	2
SGLT-2 inhibitors in heart failure: Time for broader eligibility and earlier initiation	2
New atrial fibrillation guideline: Modify risk, control rhythm, prevent progression	2
Medical, ethical, and legal aspects of end-of-life dilemmas in the intensive care unit	2
Dealing with the “T” (testosterone)	2
Leriche syndrome	2
Incidentally detected noninfectious thoracic aortitis: A clinical approach	2
Managing noninsulin glucose-lowering medications before surgery: A comparison of clinical practice guidelines	2
Elevated aminotransferases in a 62-year-old woman	2
Low back pain: Spondylitis?	2
Common skin signs of COVID-19 in adults: An update	2
Chest pain: The importance of serial ECGs	2
In Reply: Should I start an SGLT-2 inhibitor in my patient with heart failure and chronic kidney disease?	2
How do I diagnose and treat my patient’s amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis?	2
Oral hyperpigmentation with weakness and salt-craving	2
Prolonged venous filling time and dependent rubor in a patient with peripheral artery disease	2
Does my patient with acute variceal hemorrhage need a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt?	2
Vesicular pityriasis rosea	2
In Reply: Diabetic retinopathy: Screening, prevention, and treatment	2
IgA nephropathy	2
Why 25-dehydroxyvitamin D is a negative acute-phase reactant	2
Bone turnover markers to monitor oral bisphosphonate therapy	2
Corticosteroids: Giving and taking away	2
In Reply: Classic diabetic ketoacidosis and the euglycemic variant	2
Chronic anal pain: A review of causes, diagnosis, and treatment	2
2024 ACC/AHA guideline on perioperative cardiovascular management before noncardiac surgery: What’s new?	2
Glycemic targets in the ICU: A look back, and ahead	2
RSV immunization in adults and children: A practical guide for clinicians	2
In Reply: In defense of the anion gap	2
Evaluating a low anion gap: A practical approach	2