OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Intensive and Critical Care Nursing is 26. 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
Non-medical prescribing in critical care	181
Risk factors, diagnostic methods and treatment of infection in adult patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation: A scoping review	120
Designing devices to communicate effectively with intensive care nurses to prevent pressure injuries: A qualitative study	71
Current insights on awake prone positioning in the ICU	70
Corrigendum to “Targeting zero medication administration errors in pediatric intensive care unit: A quality improvement project” [Intensive & Crit. Care Nurs. (2024) 81, 103595]	63
Diaries for dying patients: An outlet for staff members' grief or a powerful way to humanize the intensive care unit?	58
Early mobilisation for prevention and treatment of delirium in critically ill patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis	47
The 2023 World delirium awareness and quality Survey: A Canadian substudy	46
Exploring ‘family’ in paediatric intensive care family-centred-care research: A concept analysis	45
Development of competencies for advanced nursing practice in intensive care units across Europe: A modified e-Delphi study	44
Association of the quantitative oral health status of patients with COVID-19 with their organ status and immunity: A single-centre observational study	40
Simulated haemodynamic parameters and different infusion set-up affect drug delivery during syringe pump change over: A bench-top study in a laboratory setting	39
Scandinavian healthcare professionals’ perceptions of rehabilitation practices in the intensive care unit. A cross-sectional survey	36
How do intensive care clinicians ensure culturally sensitive care for family members at the end of life? A retrospective descriptive study	35
Performance and validation of two ICU delirium assessment and severity tools; a prospective observational study	35
Symptom experiences of critically-ill hematologic malignancy patients: A scoping review	33
Practical strategies for promoting healthy sleep in intensive care units	33
Sleep documentation by intensive care unit clinicians: Prevalence, predictors and agreement with sleep quality and duration	32
Editorial Board	30
Tube placement using ‘IRIS’: A pilot assessment of its utility and safety	29
Caring for victims of child abuse in the pediatric intensive care unit	29
Flow generators for helmet CPAP: Which to prefer? A bench study	28
Defining effective communication for critically ill patients with an artificial airway: An international multi-professional consensus	28
Upper limb peripheral nerve injuries in patients with ARDS requiring prone positioning: A systematic review with proportion meta-analysis	28
Case-based educational strategies to nurse practitioners’ curriculum: The Indian perspective	26

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