OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Geriatrics is 42. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Strategies aiming to improve statin therapy adherence in older adults: a systematic review	175
Increased intramuscular adipose tissue of the quadriceps at admission is more strongly related to activities of daily living recovery at discharge compared to muscle mass loss in older patients with a	129
Exploring the relationship between malnutrition and the systemic immune-inflammation index in older inpatients: a study based on comprehensive geriatric assessment	117
‘After mealtime is before mealtime’ – an ethnographic exploration of nursing home residents’ practices of dealing with meal requirements	113
Correction: Experiences of participants of a volunteer-supported walking intervention to improve physical function of nursing home residents – a mixed methods sub-study of the POWER-project	86
Effect of digital game intervention on cognitive functions in older adults: a multiple baseline single case experimental design study	84
Coresidence increases the risk of testing positive for COVID-19 among older Brazilians	71
Deconditioning in people living with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative study from the Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia (PrAISED) process evaluation	69
Promoting independence in Lewy body dementia through exercise: the PRIDE study	69
Which factors preceding dementia identification impact future healthcare use trajectories: multilevel analyses in administrative data	68
Profiling chronic diseases and hospitalizations in older home care recipients: a nationwide cohort study in Sweden	68
Do older adults with multimorbidity prefer institutional care than those without multimorbidity? The role of functional limitation	67
Determinants of quality of life in French nursing home residents across cognitive levels: a comparative study using convergent mixed-methods	63
Correction: Impact of dementia care training on nurse care managers’ interactions with family caregivers	63
Effectiveness of pedometer-based walking programmes in improving some modifiable risk factors of stroke among community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review, theoretical synthesis and meta-analy	63
Assessment of bidirectional relationships between frailty and acute respiratory distress syndrome: a bidirectional Mendelian Randomization study	58
Correction: Development of a machine learning-based risk assessment model for loneliness among elderly Chinese: a cross-sectional study based on Chinese longitudinal healthy longevity survey	57
Relationship between masticatory function and sarcopenic obesity in community-dwelling older adults aged 75 or older: a cross-sectional study	56
Serum concentrations of oxytocin, DHEA and follistatin are associated with osteoporosis or sarcopenia in community-dwelling postmenopausal women	56
Effects of physician visit frequency for Parkinson’s disease treatment on mortality, hospitalization, and costs: a retrospective cohort study	55
Effects of a new respiratory muscle training device in community-dwelling elderly men: an open-label, randomized, non-inferiority trial	52
Oropharyngeal dysphagia and associated factors among individuals living in nursing homes in northern Sweden in 2007 and 2013	51
Dignity and psychosocial related variables in elderly advanced cancer patients	51
Adherence to commercial food thickener in patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia	51
Effectiveness of workshops to teach a home-based exercise program (BEST at Home) for preventing falls in community-dwelling people aged 65 years and over: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial	49

Factors that indicate performance on the MoCA 7.3 in healthy adults over 50 years old	48
Perioperative point-of-care-testing of plasmacholinesterases identifies older patients at risk for postoperative delirium: an observational prospective cohort study	48
Association between nap time, nighttime sleep, and multimorbidity in Chinese older adults: a cross-sectional study	48
Plasma acylcarnitine in elderly Taiwanese: as biomarkers of possible sarcopenia and sarcopenia	47
Sleep quality and cognitive functioning among Chinese older adults living in the US: a mixed-effects model analysis	47
Importance of TP53 codon 72 and intron 3 duplication 16 bp polymorphisms and their haplotypes in susceptibility to sarcopenia in Iranian older adults	47
Hypertension combined with limitations in activities of daily living and the risk for cardiovascular disease	46
IgG4-related eosinophilic pleural effusion: a case report	46
Gustatory dysfunction perceptions versus objective gustatory dysfunction among older adults	45
Exploring the difference between men and women in physical functioning: How do sociodemographic, lifestyle- and health-related determinants contribute?	45
Inequity in the utilization of the home and community integrated healthcare and daily care services in older adults with limited mobility in China	45
Prevalence and factors influencing depression among empty nesters in China: A meta-analysis	45
Gut microbiota alterations in critically ill older patients: a multicenter study	44
Case report: Coexistence of rectal signet ring cell carcinoma with neuroendocrine components	44
The perks of doing housework: Longitudinal associations with survival and underlying mechanisms	44
Effects of real-time remote cardiac rehabilitation on exercise capacity and quality of life: a quasi-randomised controlled trial	43
Development and validation of frailty risk prediction model for elderly patients with coronary heart disease	43
Development and validation of a machine learning-based fall-related injury risk prediction model using nationwide claims database in Korean community-dwelling older population	42
Hypertension and cognitive impairment among older persons in rural Northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study	42
Diagnostic accuracy of cognitive screening tools validated for older adults in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis	42
Individual characteristics associated with the utilization of nursing care in the very old population: a cross-sectional study	42
Transitions in robust and prefrail octogenarians after 1 year: the influence of activities of daily living, social participation, and psychological resilience on the frailty state	42