OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy is 30. 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
Intracellular glutathione levels affect the outcomes of verteporfin-mediated photodynamic therapy in esophageal cancer cells	141
Application of optical coherence tomography angiography in the assessment of diabetic macular edema staging and laser photocoagulation efficacy	111
Photodynamic Inactivation of microorganisms for agricultural applications	103
Impact of photodynamic therapy as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal treatment on clinical and biochemical parameters among patients having mild rheumatoid arthritis with periodontitis	87
Influence of violet LED associated or not with peroxide gel on inflammation, mineralization, and collagen fiber maturation in dentin and pulp tissue	72
Comparison of choroidal structural changes between term and preterm children with and without retinopathy of prematurity	67
In vitro evaluation of the intensifying photodynamic effect due to the presence of plasmonic hollow gold nanoshells loaded with methylene blue on breast and melanoma cancer cells	66
Association of cigarette smoking with retinal thickness and vascular structure in an elderly Chinese population	56
Interpretating retinal microvascular changes in patients recovered from COVID-19 compared to healthy controls: A meta-analysis	54
Photodynamic therapy during second surgery for recurrent gliomas improves survival	46
Photodynamic therapy for cutaneous inflammatory pseudotumour: A case report	44
Effect of photodynamic therapy on the healing of periapical lesions after root canal retreatment: 1-year follow up randomized clinical trial	44
Influence of agitation methods of irrigants after methylene blue-mediated PDT on the bonding interface of a fiber post cementation system	41
Imaging and detection of cell apoptosis by photodynamic therapy applications of zinc (II) phthalocyanine on human melanoma cancer	40
In vitro evaluation of EDTA combined with photodynamic therapy to reduce Streptococcus mutans in carious dentin	40
Application of photodynamic therapy in gastrointestinal disorders	39
Infrared spectroscopy for fast screening of diabetes and periodontitis	38
Short-term effect of macular edema on the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema: A comparative study	37
Topical 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy for cervical high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions	36
Effect of canal medicaments triple antibiotic paste, Bio-C Temp, and Nano-silver gel activated by visible blue light on canal dentin microhardness and extrusion bond strength of AH plus sealer: A SEM	35
Quantification of macular perfusion following panretinal photocoagulation for diabetic retinopathy: An optical coherence tomography angiography study	35
In vitro porphyrin-based photodynamic therapy against mono and polyculture of multidrug-resistant bacteria isolated from integumentary infections in animals	35
Intranasal photobiomodulation therapy for COVID-19-related olfactory dysfunction: A Brazilian multicenter case series	34
Photodynamic disruption of a polymicrobial biofilm of two periodontal species using indocyanine green-loaded nanospheres	32
Successful treatment by a chlorin e6 derivative mediated photodynamic therapy combined holmium laser for cervical and vaginal giant condyloma acuminata and low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia:A case r	32

Photodynamic therapy, a promising treatment approach for cutaneous infectious granulomas	32
Laser activated irrigation with SWEEPS modality reduces concentration of sodium hypochlorite in root canal irrigation	31
Retinal structural changes and aging in Parkinson’s disease: Evidence from the Persian cohort study	31
Comparison of corneal curvature and astigmatism measured in myopic eyes by Pentacam, Sirius and IOLMaster 700	31
Evaluation of 5-aminolevulinic acid-mediated photodynamic therapy on cervical low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions with high-risk HPV infection	30