OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Wilderness & Environmental 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
SPOCUS©: Spaceflight Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Curricula for Crew Medical Officers	70
Amputations and Avulsion Injuries due to Human/Equine Interaction	68
Canyoning Incidents and Accidents: Causes and Injury Patterns	30
Lest We Forget Nazi Atrocities in Cold Research	20
2023 Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Peer Reviewers	16
Successful Nonextracorporeal Life Support Resuscitation and Rewarming of a Patient with Hypothermia in Cardiac Arrest	16
In Response to Implementing Tourniquet Conversion Guidelines for Civilian EMS and Prehospital Organizations by Standifird et al	14
Reestablishing the Prevalence of Acute Mountain Sickness in Nepal: Surveying Manang and the Khumbu	14
Polar Thigh and Other Medical Observations During the Longest Solo Unsupported One-Way Polar Ski Expedition in Antarctica	13
The Wilderness Medical Society: Looking Backward, Looking Forward	12
Oropharyngeal Swelling and Airway Obstruction from Environmental Cold Exposure: A Case Report	12
In Response to A Survey of Ski Patrols in the United States Comparing Medical Direction, Patroller Training, and Patient Care by Fell et al	11
Professional Outcomes and Satisfaction Among Graduate Medical Education Wilderness Medicine Fellowship Alumni in the United States	10
Wood You Believe It? A Case of a Sporotrichosis Mimic	10
In Reply to Dr Mullins et al	10
Incidence and Outcomes of Tree Stand Injuries in Rural Pennsylvania	10
In Reply to Drs Barik, Mohanty, Gupta, Radhakrishnan, and Chororia	8
Provider Engagement and Wilderness Medicine	8
In Response to Performance of a Chemical Heat Blanket by Greene et al	8
West Ridge Forerunner: Thomas F. Hornbein and the Development of the Maytag Oxygen Mask for the 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition	7
Avalanche Preparedness and Accident Analysis Among Backcountry Skier, Sidecountry, and Snowmobile Fatalities in the United States: 2009 to 2019	7
Comparison of Commonly Carried Liquids Against Commercial Ultrasound Gel for Use in the Backcountry Setting	7
Oxygen Consumption and Blood Pressure Are Not Influenced by Use of a Backpack Hip Strap	7
Early Use of Iloprost in Nonfreezing Cold Injury	7
Hybrid Blood Purification in the Treatment of Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome Following a Wasp Attack	7

In Response to Oropharyngeal Swelling and Airway Obstruction from Environmental Cold Exposure: A Case Report	6
Tube Tip in Pharynx (TTIP) Ventilation—a Simple Rescue Technique in Limited Resource Settings	6
Search and Rescue in the Pacific West States	6
In Response to Mohave Rattlesnake Envenomation Causing Allergic Myocardial Infarction (Kounis Syndrome) and Neurotoxic Respiratory Failure by Mookadam et al	6
Perceptions Among Backcountry Skiers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Avalanche Safety and Backcountry Habits of New and Established Skiers	6
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo: Impact on the Environment	6
Perspectives on Wilderness	6
Engineering Capstone Projects: Advancing Wilderness Medicine Solutions and Awareness in Undergraduate Education	6
Change of Seasons: Boston Marathon Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Index in October	6
Identification of Factors Associated with Both Frequency and Severity of Deer-Related Motorcycle Crashes	6
Validating the Remote First Aid Self-Efficacy Scale for Use in Evaluation and Training of First Responders in Remote Contexts	6
Wilderness Rescue of a Hiker with Multiple Trapped Limbs by a Combined Wilderness and Urban Rescue Team Using High-Pressure Airbags	6
Polar Life Pod Cooling Efficacy When Small Volumes of Water are Available to Treat Exercise-Induced Hyperthermia	5
First-Trimester Pregnancy: Considerations for Wilderness and Remote Travel	5
An Unusual Mountain Biking Injury: Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital Wilderness Medicine Fellowship	5
Training Program on Choking First Aid	5
Wilderness Medicine Quo Vadis?	5
Space Radiology: Emerging Nonsonographic Medical Imaging Techniques and the Potential Applications for Human Spaceflight	5
High Altitude Headache in Highlanders: A Hallmark Symptom of Chronic Mountain Sickness Related to Excessive Erythrocytosis? A Preliminary Report from the World's Highest City	5
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Transmission for Remote Interpretation in Austere Environments	5
Diagnostic Tests for Hypofibrinogenemia Resulting from Green Pit Viper (Trimeresurus albolabris) Envenomation: A Simulated In Vitro Study	5
Self-Reported Injuries in Indoor Gym-Based Rock Climbers: A Retrospective Study of Predictors of Prolonged Injury and Seeking Medical Care	5
Airway Management in Austere Settings: Intubation Is Not Always the Best Option	5
The Sting of a White Flannel Moth Caterpillar (Norape ovina)	5
Keep Cool but Don’t Freeze: The Influence of William J. Mills Jr. on the Treatment of Frostbite	5
Changing Times and Shifting Priorities: Promoting Gender Equity at Wilderness & Environmental Medicine	5
A Case of Cobra Bite in a Term Pregnant Woman: The Obstetric and Wound Management Challenges	4
Comment on Regional Differences in Systemic Toxicity Following Texas Coral Snake ( Micrurus tener ) Envenomations by Greene et al	4
The Impact of Extreme Heat Events on Emergency Departments in Canadian Hospitals	4
Unusual Sting by a Nonindigenous Caterpillar in Europe	4
Creation of an Emergency Care Capacity Assessment Tool for Facilities in Austere Environments	4
In Reply to Drs. Rousson, Hall, and Pasquier	4
Environmental Exposures and Risks During Pregnancy	4
History of Avalanches in the Eastern Spanish Pyrenees	4
Looking Back, Moving Forward	4
Palmar Shift of the Proximal Interphalangeal Joint in Different Grip Positions as a Potential Risk Factor for Periphyseal Injuries in Adolescent Climbers	4
Corrigendum 2 to “Russula subnigricans Poisoning Causes Severe Rhabdomyolysis That Could be Misdiagnosed as Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction”	4
Envenomation by Eyelash Viper Bothriechis schlegelii (Berthold, 1846) in Southwestern Colombia	4
Should Airbag Backpacks Be Standard Avalanche Safety Equipment?	4
Evaluation and Management of Toxicodendron Dermatitis in the Emergency Department: A Review of Current Practices	4
Chronic Ciguatera Poisoning: A Case Report	4
In Reply to Drs Fink and Brant-Zawadzki	4
Establishment of Ultrasound Evaluation of Bubble Load in Rabbit Model with Decompression Sickness	4
Juneau Icefield Research Project: Camp 26	4
In Reply to Dr Bunzel et al	4
Domestic Zebra Bite Leading to Upper Extremity Amputation	4
Tibial Plateau Fracture After Attack by an Escaped Goat	4
Morning Glory	3
Mindfulness, Inclusion, and Compassion in Austere Medicine	3
Injury Rates, Patterns, Mechanisms, and Risk Factors Among Competitive Youth Climbers in the United States	3

Sudden Cardiac Arrests in the Polish Tatra Mountains: A Retrospective Study	3
Traconia Fish Sting in a City without a Sea	3
Evaluating Hybrid Online and In-Person Delivery of Wilderness Medicine Training for Undergraduate Medical Students	3
2021 Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Peer Reviewers	3
Ten Years of the Nepal Ambulance Service: Successful and Sustainable Efforts	3
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine at 35	3
Decision-Making in the Backcountry and Its Clinical Applications in Medical Education—a Pilot Experiential Learning Workshop	3
External Hemorrhage Control Techniques for Human Space Exploration: Lessons from the Battlefield	3
Evaluating Risk for Astronaut Involvement in In-Space Manufacturing: Analog Field Testing and Future Planetary Surface Procedures	3
A Season at the Himalayan Rescue Association Aid Post in Manang	3
High Altitude Retinopathy in an Emergency Physician Working at Everest Base Camp: A Case Report	3
Olympic Class Sailing Injuries and Illness: A 15-Year Study of a World Cup Regatta Venue	3
Psychosocial Training Program for Lifeguards: A Pilot Study	3
In reply to Dr Jerome	3
Survey of Pathologic Microorganisms in the Streams Along the Tahoe Rim Trail	3
Practical Guidance for Crafting Original Research Manuscripts	3
Kea: The “Cheeky” Alpine Parrot	3
Lichtenberg Figures: How a Cutaneous Sign Can Solve Suspicious Death Cases	3
Book Review: Guardians of the Trees: A Journey of Hope Through Healing the Planet-A Memoir by Webb K. Guardians of the Trees: A Journey of Hope Through He	3
Wilderness	3
Differential Diagnoses for Isolated Right Sixth Nerve Palsy in the High Altitude Setting: A Case Report	3
Prioritizing Reviewer Training	3
Broadening Perspectives on Analgesia in Mass Casualty Incidents: A Response to Reader Feedback	3
Crossbow Injuries: Predictors of Mortality	3
Recommendation on the Use of the HOPE Score at the Hospital for Outcome Prediction in Critically Buried Hypothermic Avalanche Victims Considered for ECLS Rewarming	2
Early Sport Specialization and Past Injury in Competitive Youth Rock Climbers	2
Ultrasound-Guided Superficial Radial Nerve Block in the Emergency Department for Pain Management following Centipede Bite	2
Methodologic Opportunities for Space Health Research: Integrating Biological Anthropology Methods in Human Research for Precision Space Health and Medical Data	2
Epidemiological Review of Black Widow Human Exposures as Reported to the National Poison Data System	2
Sri Lankan Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus inornatus) Attacks on Humans	2
Acute Hand Injury in Surfing: A Case Report	2
Shoulder Deformity as a Result of a Fall While Skiing	2
Mohave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) Identification Revisited	2
Three Cases of Lyme Carditis and a Review of Management	2
A Predatory Attempt by a Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) on a Child in Midwest Brazil	2
Stir Fry with a Side of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygen: Management of Cardiogenic Shock Secondary to Unintentional Aconitine Ingestion	2
The Disease Ecology, Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations, Management, Prevention, and Control of Increasing Human Infections with Animal Orthopoxviruses	2
Intranasal Fentanyl for On-the-Hill Analgesia by Ski Patrol	2
From Forest to Intensive Care Unit: Managing Severe Complications of Bothrops bilineatus Envenomation	2
Time to Reconsider Analgesia in Mass Casualty Incidents	2
Repeated Biting by a Mediterranean Loggerhead Sea Turtle	2
Epidemiology and Clinical Impact of Cattle-Related Injuries: A Retrospective Study in a High-Density Livestock Region	2
Fishhook Injuries and Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns: A Retrospective Analysis	2
Outbreaks Associated with Ingesting Water from Freshwater Sources in Outdoor Settings—United States, 2000–2022	2
Collisions Against Obstacles in Winter Sport Ski Areas	2
“Can” Is Not “Should”: A Response to The Use of Intravenous Lidocaine as an Analgesic Modality in the Austere Environment by Dryden et al	2
A Survey of Ski Patrols in the United States Comparing Medical Direction, Patroller Training, and Patient Care	2
Book Review: Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica’s Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night Sancton Julian	2
A Qualitative Review of the Air Rescue One Rural Search and Rescue Program in British Columbia, Canada	2
Evaluation of Escherichia coli Inactivation at High Altitudes Using Solar Water Disinfection	2
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Spinal Cord Protection: 2024 Update	2
Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreak Among Colorado River Rafters and Backpackers in the Grand Canyon, 2022	2
Book Review: The Impact of Climate Change on Fungal Diseases by Frias-De-Leon M. G., Brunner-Mendoza C., Reyes-Montes M. R., Duarte-Escalante E. The Impac	2
Erratum to “Trick or Treat—Jack O’Lanterns Are NOT Good to Eat”	2
Restructuring Riley's Historic 3-Compartment Lung Model for Evaluation of Pulmonary Gas Exchange	2
In Reply to Dr Allen	2
Climber Mortality on Mount Aconcagua, 2013–2024	2
Hemostatic Properties of Climbing Chalk: A Comparative Analysis	2
Black Widow Spider Exposures: A Retrospective Review of the National Poison Data System 2012–2022	2
Two Cases of Fatal Leopard Attacks from Botswana	2
Management of Fasciitis in a Mariner on a Disabled Sailboat in the Middle of the Pacific	2
Descriptive Characteristics of Drowning-Related Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Marine Leisure Activities on a Japanese Island	2
Under the Southern Cross and Ranrapalca in Cordillera Blanca, Peru	2
Spatial Analysis in Areas with High Occurrence of Accidents Caused by Tityus serrulatus and Tityus bahiensis (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Brazil	2
A Tall Cool Glass of Water	2
Envenoming by King Cobra ( Ophiophagus hannah s str) with Cardiopulmonary Arrest in Yunnan, China	2
The Influence of Climate Change on Vector-Borne Diseases in a Wilderness Medicine Context	2
Impacts on Human Health Potentially Caused by Exposure to an Unprecedented Ostreopsis spp Bloom in the Bay of Biscay, French Basque Coast	2
Abstracts from the 8^th World Congress on Mountain and Wilderness Medicine July 28 – August 1, 2024, Snowbird, UT	2
Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in a Patient With Bothrops asper Envenomation	2
Survival in a Collapsed Stable for 37 Days After Avalanche Burial in 1755	2
Delayed Treatment of Misdiagnosed Mushroom Poisoning: Do Organic Anion Transporting Polypeptide Substrates Matter?	2
Illnesses and Injuries at a Remote American Residential Summer Camp Over 3 Seasons	2
Impact of Topical Capsaicin Cream on Thermoregulation and Perception While Walking in the Cold	2
Manual vs Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest on a Ski Slope: A Pilot Study	2
Medicine in the Final Frontier	2