OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Geriatrics is 46. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Which factors preceding dementia identification impact future healthcare use trajectories: multilevel analyses in administrative data	198
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	153
Strategies aiming to improve statin therapy adherence in older adults: a systematic review	136
Effect of digital game intervention on cognitive functions in older adults: a multiple baseline single case experimental design study	131
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	98
Perioperative point-of-care-testing of plasmacholinesterases identifies older patients at risk for postoperative delirium: an observational prospective cohort study	83
Factors that indicate performance on the MoCA 7.3 in healthy adults over 50 years old	78
Do older adults with multimorbidity prefer institutional care than those without multimorbidity? The role of functional limitation	76
The risk factors for deep venous thrombosis in critically ill older adult patients: a subgroup analysis of a prospective, multicenter, observational study	73
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	72
Determinants of quality of life in French nursing home residents across cognitive levels: a comparative study using convergent mixed-methods	71
Assessment of bidirectional relationships between frailty and acute respiratory distress syndrome: a bidirectional Mendelian Randomization study	70
Correction: Impact of dementia care training on nurse care managers’ interactions with family caregivers	69
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	67
Effects of a new respiratory muscle training device in community-dwelling elderly men: an open-label, randomized, non-inferiority trial	63
Understanding resilience: Lifestyle-based behavioral predictors of mental health and well-being in community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic	62
A community-based health–social partnership program for community-dwelling older adults: a hybrid effectiveness–implementation pilot study	61
Reversing frailty in older adults: a scoping review	60
Dementia care and the role of guideline adherence in primary care: cross-sectional findings from the DemTab study	60
Optimising older People’s Transition from acute care Into residential aged care through Multidisciplinary Assessment and Liaison (OPTIMAL): protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled t	59
What constitutes ‘good’ home care for people with dementia? An investigation of the views of home care service recipients and providers	57
Relationship between masticatory function and sarcopenic obesity in community-dwelling older adults aged 75 or older: a cross-sectional study	56
Gustatory dysfunction perceptions versus objective gustatory dysfunction among older adults	56
Socioeconomic variation in the prevalence of pain by anatomical sites among middle-aged and older adults in India: a cross-sectional study	56
Educational needs of direct care workers in long-term care facilities providing mealtime assistance to older adults with dementia	55

The predictive values of sarcopenia screening tools in preoperative elderly patients with colorectal cancer: applying the diagnostic criteria of EWGSOP2 and AWGS2019	54
Navigating the crossroads of health and wealth: socioeconomic inequality in flu vaccination uptake among the elderly in Iran	54
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	54
Evaluating the effectiveness of an exercise program based on the Adapted Utilitarian Judo program by analyzing fall competence in older adults	54
Gut microbiota alterations in critically ill older patients: a multicenter study	53
The perks of doing housework: Longitudinal associations with survival and underlying mechanisms	53
Hypertension combined with limitations in activities of daily living and the risk for cardiovascular disease	52
Plasma acylcarnitine in elderly Taiwanese: as biomarkers of possible sarcopenia and sarcopenia	51
The impact of health education interventions on oral health promotion among older people: a systematic review	50
Profiling chronic diseases and hospitalizations in older home care recipients: a nationwide cohort study in Sweden	50
Exploring the difference between men and women in physical functioning: How do sociodemographic, lifestyle- and health-related determinants contribute?	50
Inequity in the utilization of the home and community integrated healthcare and daily care services in older adults with limited mobility in China	49
Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration with primary closure could be safely performed among elderly patients with choledocholithiasis	47
Exploring the relationship between malnutrition and the systemic immune-inflammation index in older inpatients: a study based on comprehensive geriatric assessment	46
Physical capacity, subjective health, and life satisfaction in older women: a 10-year follow-up study	46
Knowledge translation strategies for sharing evidence-based health information with older adults and their caregivers: findings from a persona-scenario method	46
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	46
Assessment of dementia knowledge and its associated factors among final year medical undergraduates in selected universities across Malaysia	46
Effects of physician visit frequency for Parkinson’s disease treatment on mortality, hospitalization, and costs: a retrospective cohort study	46
Associations of geriatric nutrition risk index and other nutritional risk-related indexes with sarcopenia presence and their value in sarcopenia diagnosis	46
Diagnostic performance of the systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) and sarcopenia index (SI) in sarcopenia and their prognostic value for clinical outcomes in hospitalized older patients	46