OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of European Journal of Internal Medicine is 36. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Electrocardiographic changes associated with hypothermia	282
Non-pharmacological home remedies used by primary care patients	252
Effects of the implementation of the dynamic silver code in the emergency department	195
The role of age in recognizing cognitive impairment in the emergency department	169
A man with brown macules on the limbs	168
Impact of L-arginine and liposomal vitamin C supplementation on quality of life and daily life activities in patients with COPD: a randomized, multicenter, single blind, placebo-controlled trial (ILDA	160
Impact of thoracoabdominal imaging on diagnosis and management in patients with suspected infective endocarditis	133
The impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on hypertension phenotypes (ESH ABPM COVID-19 study)	92
Concerns regarding result analysis and the corresponding risk of pulmonary embolism severity and in-hospital mortality	90
How the theory of centralized aerobic-anaerobic energy balance compensation explains sudden cardiac death in young athletes	85
Heart failure: An autopsy case	82
Effects of statins on clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19	82
Natural history of ‘silent’ atrial fibrillation from subclinical to asymptomatic: State of the art and need for research	81
The peculiarities of COVID-19 in older people: Considerations after two years	64
A woman with purple-brown skin lesions after immunosuppressive therapy	61
Health differences between adults with and without intellectual disabilities at the internal medicine department: A first step to improve awareness of intellectual disabilities among healthcare profes	59
A call to action: The need to apply guidelines recommendations with ABC or SOS to improve stroke prevention and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation	58
Structural evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: Implications for adhesivity to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptors and vaccines	51
Impact of adherence to EULAR quality indicators on the quality of life of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus	48
Uncomplicated outpatient deep venous thrombosis management with a novel care pathway: Is it ready for prime time?	47
Risk trajectory of cardiovascular events after an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis	46
Reconsidering the Edelman equation: impact of plasma sodium concentration, edema and body weight	46
Trial sequential analysis methodology for interpreting meta-analytical findings	46
Refining metabolic health assessment in inflammatory bowel disease risk prediction	45
Refining risk assessment for intra-abdominal infections in immunocompromised intensive care unit patients	45

Prevalence of post-COVID symptoms one-year after SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with interstitial lung disease	43
Association between interleukin-6, C-reactive protein and chronic kidney disease outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis	42
A hidden cause of sudden epigastric pain in a middle-aged man	42
Recurrent vomiting	41
Prognostic impact of hypertension grading	40
Telemedicine in internal medicine: A statement by the European Federation of Internal Medicine.	40
Comparative analysis of obesity indices in discrimination and reclassification of cardiovascular disease risk: The ATTICA study (2002–2022)	40
Sodium-glucose cotransporter2 inhibitor-associated ketoacidosis in nondiabetic patients	40
Efficacy and safety assessment of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in patients with chronic kidney disease	39
Endothelin-1 as dual marker for renal function decline and associated cardiovascular complications in patients with chronic kidney disease	37
Aspirin and P2Y12 inhibitors in treating COVID-19	37
To dilate or not to dilate: the puzzle of phenotyping heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction	36