OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Geriatrics is 49. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Determinants of quality of life in French nursing home residents across cognitive levels: a comparative study using convergent mixed-methods	261
Clinical utility of lipid ratios as potential predictors of metabolic syndrome among the elderly population: Birjand Longitudinal Aging Study (BLAS)	194
Understanding resilience: Lifestyle-based behavioral predictors of mental health and well-being in community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic	179
Association between preoperative geriatric nutritional risk index and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events after non-cardiac surgery in older patients: a retrospective cohort study	132
Orthostatic hypotension is associated with malnutrition diagnosed by GLIM in elderly hypertensive patients	120
Willingness and influencing factors of old-age care mode selection among middle-aged and older adults in Henan Province, China	100
Exploring factors affecting the acceptance of fall detection technology among older adults and their families: a content analysis	98
Profiling chronic diseases and hospitalizations in older home care recipients: a nationwide cohort study in Sweden	88
Age- and sex-specific associations of frailty with mortality and healthcare utilization in community-dwelling adults from Ontario, Canada	84
Core needs screening items for informal caregivers of older adults: an online modified Delphi study	82
Inequity in the utilization of the home and community integrated healthcare and daily care services in older adults with limited mobility in China	81
Effectiveness of telehealth in preventive care: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of tele-exercise programme involving older people with possible sarcopenia or at risk of fall	81
Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration with primary closure could be safely performed among elderly patients with choledocholithiasis	80
A risk assessment nomogram for cardiac remodeling in the multimorbid geriatric patients: a retrospective study	79
Effects of sarcopenia on postoperative recovery in elderly patients after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass	77
A community-based health–social partnership program for community-dwelling older adults: a hybrid effectiveness–implementation pilot study	73
Effects of 15:9 time-restricted eating on cognitive function and anthropometric parameters among the elderly with mild cognitive impairment: an assessor-blinded, pilot randomized controlled trial	73
Validation of the questionnaire for medical checkup of old-old (QMCOO) score cutoff to diagnose frailty	68
Status and associated factors of gerontological nurse specialists’ core competency: a national cross-sectional study	67
Effect of digital game intervention on cognitive functions in older adults: a multiple baseline single case experimental design study	66
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	65
Evaluating the effectiveness of an exercise program based on the Adapted Utilitarian Judo program by analyzing fall competence in older adults	65
Oropharyngeal dysphagia and associated factors among individuals living in nursing homes in northern Sweden in 2007 and 2013	65
Navigating the crossroads of health and wealth: socioeconomic inequality in flu vaccination uptake among the elderly in Iran	63
Air pollution and hip fracture risk in older people: a multi-center time-series DLNM study	63

Correction: Impact of dementia care training on nurse care managers’ interactions with family caregivers	62
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	60
Association of frailty and malnutrition with pneumonia severity in PCV-13 vaccinated older adults: a single-centre experience	59
Impact of physical exercise on memory and learning in healthy older women: a quasi-experimental study	59
Correction: Risk of dementia in older patients with different anesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies	59
The risk factors for deep venous thrombosis in critically ill older adult patients: a subgroup analysis of a prospective, multicenter, observational study	58
Socioeconomic variation in the prevalence of pain by anatomical sites among middle-aged and older adults in India: a cross-sectional study	58
‘After mealtime is before mealtime’ – an ethnographic exploration of nursing home residents’ practices of dealing with meal requirements	56
Effects of real-time remote cardiac rehabilitation on exercise capacity and quality of life: a quasi-randomised controlled trial	56
Validation of World Guideline gait speed and TUG cut-offs for fall risk stratification in ambulatory nursing home residents aged ≥ 80 years: a multicenter cross-sectional diagnostic study	55
Assessment of bidirectional relationships between frailty and acute respiratory distress syndrome: a bidirectional Mendelian Randomization study	54
Adherence to commercial food thickener in patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia	54
Associations of physical activity intensity, frequency, duration, and volume with the incidence of sarcopenia in middle-aged and older adults: a 4-year longitudinal study in China	53
High prevalence and predictive modeling of compassion fatigue in geriatric nursing practice	53
Prevalence of oral anticoagulant use among people with and without Alzheimer’s disease	53
Prevalence of the QT interval prolongation and its risk factors in hospitalized geriatric patients: findings of a single center cross-sectional study in Pakistan	53
The association between executive function and eye–hand coordination in older adults: the partial mediation of attention, global cognition, and muscle strength	53
Frailty and risks of all-cause and cause-specific death in community-dwelling adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	53
Factors that indicate performance on the MoCA 7.3 in healthy adults over 50 years old	52
Multidimensional stress among rural older adults in China: status, typology, and mental health associations	52
Which factors preceding dementia identification impact future healthcare use trajectories: multilevel analyses in administrative data	51
Environmental quality, functional control, and social design as determinants of perceived comfort and psychological well-being among older residents in Chinese continuing care retirement communities	50
Dietary behavioural support in Dutch nursing homes: a cross-sectional study	50
Cognitive function trajectories and influencing factors in Chinese older adults with self-reported hearing impairment: findings from CHARLS 2013–2020	49
Development and validation of frailty risk prediction model for elderly patients with coronary heart disease	49