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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Scorpionism in the State of Bahia, Brazil: A More Neglected Problem During the Pandemic?	62
Backward and in Heels . . . Mabel Purefoy FitzGerald's Extraordinary Journey to Discovery at High Altitudes	33
Mindfulness, Inclusion, and Compassion in Austere Medicine	25
Traconia Fish Sting in a City without a Sea	23
Musculoskeletal injuries during trail sports: Sex- and age-specific analyses over 20 years from a national injury database	23
A 4-Day Exposure to High Altitude Prolongs QTc in Healthy Human Subjects	18
Encephalopathy at High Altitude: Hyponatremia or High Altitude Cerebral Edema?	16
Polar Thigh and Other Medical Observations During the Longest Solo Unsupported One-Way Polar Ski Expedition in Antarctica	16
Kea: The “Cheeky” Alpine Parrot	15
Comparison of Camera-Acquired Vital Signs to Conventional Vital Signs in a Space-Analog Environment	13
Insulin Delivery Pumps for Human Spaceflight: Steps Toward an Accessible Space Future	11
Predicting Exploration Crew Medical Officer Training Needs: Applying Evidence-Based Predictive Analytics to Space Medicine Training	10
In reply to Dr Mohanty et al	10
Oropharyngeal Swelling and Airway Obstruction from Environmental Cold Exposure: A Case Report	10
Common Peroneal Nerve Injury Caused by a Wild Boar Attack	8
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines on Water Treatment for Wilderness, International Travel, and Austere Situations: 2024 Update	8
Characteristics of Fatal Accidents due to Exogenous Causes at Ski Resorts in Japan Over the Past 13 Years: A Retrospective Descriptive Study	8
Biopsychosocial Health Considerations for Astronauts in Long-Duration Spaceflight: A Narrative Review	7
2023 Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Peer Reviewers	7
Shelters in Alpine Rescue: Can They Create a Comfortable Zone at the Deployment Site?	7
Incidence and Outcomes of Tree Stand Injuries in Rural Pennsylvania	7
Klebsiella pneumoniae Lung Abscess Due to Aspiration of Seawater During Recreational Free Diving	7
Corrigendum to “Russula subnigricans Poisoning Causes Severe Rhabdomyolysis That Could be Misdiagnosed as Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction”	7
A Comparison of Passive Rewarming Systems Following Cold Water Immersion	7
Black-Spot Toxicodendron Dermatitis With Varied Presentation	6

Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Avalanche and Nonavalanche Snow Burial Accidents: 2024 Update	6
The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Assist Lifeguards Identifying, Preventing, and Rescuing: A Systematic Review	6
Compartment Syndrome after Crotalid Envenomation in the United States: A Review of the North American Snakebite Registry from 2013 to 2021 on Behalf of the ToxIC Snakebite Study Group	6
An Unusual Attack by a Blue Bull Resulting in Penetrating Horn Injuries	6
Occupational Aspects of Alpine Helicopter Rescue Operations: Recommendation of the Medical Commission of the Union Internationale des Associations d’Alpinisme	6
Color Vision in the Mountains	6
Possibility for Children with Medical Complexities to Reach a 3000-m Peak: A Report of 2 Cases	6
The Next Chapter of the WMS Clinical Practice Guidelines	6
The Wilderness Medical Society: Looking Backward, Looking Forward	5
Prehospital Use of Ultrathin Reflective Foils	5
More or Less? Wilderness Education in Emergency Medicine Residencies	5
In Response to A Survey of Ski Patrols in the United States Comparing Medical Direction, Patroller Training, and Patient Care by Fell et al	5
Historical Features Regarding the Neuropathic Outbreaks in Brazilian Troops in the Paraguayan War	5
Occupational Silica Exposure as a Potential Risk for Microscopic Polyangiitis	5
Toxic Brain Edema and Brain Death After Scorpion Envenomation	5
External Hemorrhage Control Techniques for Human Space Exploration: Lessons from the Battlefield	5
In Reply to Dr Connors et al	4
Performance of a Chemical Heat Blanket in Dry, Damp, and Wet Conditions Inside a Mountain Rescue Hypothermia Wrap	4
Survey of Musculoskeletal Injuries, Prehike Conditioning, and On-Trail Injury Prevention Strategies Self-Reported by Long-Distance Hikers on the Appalachian Trail	4
Static Rope Rescue Operations in Western Norway: A Retrospective Analysis of 141 Missions	4
Lichtenberg Figures: How a Cutaneous Sign Can Solve Suspicious Death Cases	4
Twenty-Four Percent of Wildland Firefighters Reach Critical Levels of Serum Creatine Kinase During 80-Hour Critical Training	4
Avalanche Airbag Usage and Risk Attitudes of Backcountry Skiers and Snowboarders in the American West	4
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines on Anaphylaxis	4
Underrecognized Tickborne Illnesses: Borrelia Miyamotoi and Powassan Virus	4
Morning Glory	4
Mohave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) Identification Revisited	4
Wildland Firefighter Critical Training Elicits Positive Adaptations to Markers of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health	4
Injury Rates, Patterns, Mechanisms, and Risk Factors Among Competitive Youth Climbers in the United States	4
Differences in Training and Health Characteristics Between Trail Ultrarunners and Shorter Distance Runners	4
Lest We Forget Nazi Atrocities in Cold Research	4
Injuries and Health Issues Occurring During Offshore Transoceanic Sailing: A Survey of Recreational Sailors and Cruisers	4
Surviving a 400 m Fall on Mount Everest	4
Successful Nonextracorporeal Life Support Resuscitation and Rewarming of a Patient with Hypothermia in Cardiac Arrest	4
Mountain Emergency Medicine Review, 1st edition	4
Can’t See the Wood for the Trees	3
Collisions Against Obstacles in Winter Sport Ski Areas	3
Climate Change in and Around the High Ranges of Asia: Consequences for Human Health	3
Angina and Arrhythmia Symptoms Following Multiple Bee Stings: Kounis Syndrome	3
Tree Stand–Related Injuries in Nonadmitted and Admitted Patients at a Level 2 Trauma Center in Michigan: 2015–2019	3
Sierra Skies	3
T. Howard Somervell: War Surgeon, Everest Pioneer, and Medical Missionary	3
Professional Outcomes and Satisfaction Among Graduate Medical Education Wilderness Medicine Fellowship Alumni in the United States	3
Helicopter-Based Search and Rescue Operations in the Dutch Caribbean: A Retrospective Analysis	3
Change of Seasons: Boston Marathon Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Index in October	3
Scorpion Stings in Minas Gerais (Brazil): A Monocentric Retrospective Study Evaluating All Envenoming Cases of Local Scorpionism	3
Foot-Launched Flying Sport Fatalities in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland	3
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Tick-Borne Illness in the United States	3
Reestablishing the Prevalence of Acute Mountain Sickness in Nepal: Surveying Manang and the Khumbu	3
In Reply to Dr Mullins et al	3

Closed Reduction of Anterior Shoulder Dislocations Performed by Ski Patrollers in the Alpine Prehospital Environment: A Retrospective Review Demonstrating Efficacy in a Canadian Ski Resort	3
First Aid and Basic Life Support Training in the Wilderness	3
A Case of Couching: Portable Ultrasound Screening Increases Quality of Care in Cataract Outreach Camp	3
Proposed Standardization of Protocols for Carbon Monoxide Studies: In Response to A Field Study of Carbon Monoxide Levels in Snow Caves During Short-Term Stove Use by Nielsen and Karlsen	3
A Tall Cool Glass of Water	3
Comparison of Commonly Carried Liquids Against Commercial Ultrasound Gel for Use in the Backcountry Setting	3
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Spinal Cord Protection: 2024 Update	3
Evaluating Risk for Astronaut Involvement in In-Space Manufacturing: Analog Field Testing and Future Planetary Surface Procedures	3
The Role of ProBNP on Prognosis in Scorpion Stings	3
A Tropical Kiss by a Malabar Pit Viper	3
Blair Dillard Erb, MD:1930-2021	3
In Response to Implementing Tourniquet Conversion Guidelines for Civilian EMS and Prehospital Organizations by Standifird et al	3
The Influence of Climate Change on Vector-Borne Diseases in a Wilderness Medicine Context	3
A Field Study of Carbon Monoxide Levels in Snow Caves During Short-Term Stove Use	3
Avalanche Preparedness and Accident Analysis Among Backcountry Skier, Sidecountry, and Snowmobile Fatalities in the United States: 2009 to 2019	3
Perceptions Among Backcountry Skiers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Avalanche Safety and Backcountry Habits of New and Established Skiers	3
Tube Tip in Pharynx (TTIP) Ventilation—a Simple Rescue Technique in Limited Resource Settings	2
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for Treatment of Eye Injuries and Illnesses in the Wilderness: 2024 Update	2
In Response to Oropharyngeal Swelling and Airway Obstruction from Environmental Cold Exposure: A Case Report	2
Operational Stress Injuries in Disaster Responders: A Framework for Supporting Mental Health in Climate Crisis	2
Management of Live Insects in the External Auditory Canal: A Wilderness Perspective	2
Artificial Intelligence Assistance in Point-of-Care Ultrasound Skill Retention for Novice Users in Space Medicine Scenarios	2
A Case of Animal Mauling From Nepal	2
Simulated Patient as a Learner: Medical Volunteers Gain Knowledge by Participating in a Wilderness Medicine Training Session	2
Differential Diagnosis Between Venomous (Bothrops jararaca, Serpentes, Viperidae) and “Nonvenomous” (Philodryas olfersii, Serpentes, Dipsadidae) Snakebites: Is It Always Possible?	2
In Response to Performance of a Chemical Heat Blanket by Greene et al	2
Rhabdomyolysis After Consumption of Freshwater Fish (Neolissochilus soroides)	2
In reply to Vitiello, De Bernardo, Capasso, and Rosa	2
An Improvised Reduction Method for Anterior Shoulder Dislocation in a Waterborne Environment	2
Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Frostbite: 2024 Update	2
Identification of Factors Associated with Both Frequency and Severity of Deer-Related Motorcycle Crashes	2
Provider Engagement and Wilderness Medicine	2
Acute Hand Injury in Surfing: A Case Report	2
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Are Safe and Appropriate for the Treatment of Copperhead Envenomations	2
In the Path of Totality: Solar Eclipse 2024	2
In Response to Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Acute Pain in Austere Environments by Fink et al	2
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo: Impact on the Environment	2
Corrigendum to Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines on Anaphylaxis [*Wilderness & Environmental Medicine* Volume 33, Issue 1, March 2022, Pages 75-91]	2
In Reply to Drs Barik, Mohanty, Gupta, Radhakrishnan, and Chororia	2
One Cool Guy: Scientific Contributions of John Hayward, Cold Water Pioneer	2
Successful Non-Extracorporeal Rewarming from Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest: 2 Cases	2
Insights and Advancements	2
Avoiding the High Cost of Peer Review Failures	2
A Qualitative Review of the Air Rescue One Rural Search and Rescue Program in British Columbia, Canada	2
Lung Ultrasound as an Adjunct to Pulse Oximetry and Respiratory Symptoms in the Diagnosis of Freediving-Induced Pulmonary Syndrome	2
Progressive Ulnar Neuropathy Following a Presumed Catfish Sting	2
Case Report of a Traumatic Arthrotomy of the Knee Diagnosed by Ultrasound	2
Oxygen Consumption and Blood Pressure Are Not Influenced by Use of a Backpack Hip Strap	2
In Response to “Intranasal Fentanyl for On-the-Hill Analgesia by Ski Patrol”	2
Navigating the Partly Charted Seas of Clinical Toxinology	2
A Comprehensive Pathophysiologic, Histologic, and Biochemical Analysis of Buthus paris (C. L. Koch, 1839) Venom	2
Under the Southern Cross and Ranrapalca in Cordillera Blanca, Peru	2
Attacks on Humans by Neotropical Otters	2
No Change in the Use of Antivenom in Copperhead Snakebites in Ohio	2
How I Started My Medical Career at the Top of the World	2
Search and Rescue in the Pacific West States	2
Suspected Stonefish Envenomation in Reunion Island: 15 Years Later	2
Intranasal Fentanyl for On-the-Hill Analgesia by Ski Patrol	2