OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care is 4. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Treatment of primary cancer in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer	26
Innovative and best models of palliative and end-of-life care – with focus on rural and remote communities	24
The WHO guidelines: the new and the old	22
Underlying conditions contributing to breathlessness in the population	20
Practical cancer cachexia management in palliative care – a review of current evidence	20
Assessment of the benefits of bone modifying agents in the management of advanced breast, prostate, and lung cancers	17
Digital clinics for diagnosing and treating migraine	13
Matters of care and the good death – rhetoric or reality?	11
Radiation therapy post radical prostatectomy: who, when and why?	11
Using real world data to advance the provision of supportive cancer care: mucositis as a case study	11
KLF10: a point of convergence in cancer cachexia	10
Home ventilation for patients with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	10
Cancer cachexia: learn from yesterday, live for today and hope for tomorrow	9
The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on medical assistance in dying	9
The circuit basis for chronic pain and its comorbidities	8
Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on delivery of and models for supportive and palliative care for oncology patients	8
Cough and dyspnea management in pulmonary fibrosis	8
Managing acute pain with inhaled methoxyflurane in non-cancer patients: a review of the latest evidence	7
Harnessing the power of endogenous pain control mechanisms for novel therapeutics: how might innovations in neuroimaging help?	7
Editorial introductions	7
Sexual dysfunction among adolescent and young adult cancer patients: diagnostic and therapeutic approach	7
Tackling respiratory problems – needs, education, and treatments	7
Blood-based biomarkers of frailty in older patients with cancer	7
Early integration of palliative care in haemato-oncology: latest developments	6
Editorial: Advancing the management of respiratory problems	6

Managing chronic pain after breast cancer treatments: are web-based interventions the future?	6
Metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer: a new horizon beyond the androgen receptors	6
Anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders in patients with chronic respiratory diseases	6
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on care and psychological impact on cancer patients	6
Editorial: Patient selection in urologic oncology - one size does not fit all	6
Opioid use disorder in cancer patients	6
Vitamin D is a potential treatment for the management of gastrointestinal mucositis	6
Goals of care and end-of-life communication needs of persons with chronic respiratory disease	6
Longitudinal characterisation of cachexia in patients undergoing surgical resection for cancer	5
Telemedicine in geriatric oncology – lessons learned from the COVID-19 experience	5
Impact of COVID-19 on care of older adults with cancer: a narrative synthesis of reviews, guidelines and recommendations	5
Palliative radiotherapy for the hemostasis of bleeding tumors: an overview of the most recent literature	5
The gut microbiome and the brain	5
Effectiveness of dignity therapy in the context of culturally competent care in people with palliative care needs: a systematic review of systematic reviews	5
Anamorelin in Japanese patients with cancer cachexia: an update	5
Geriatric assessment and treatment decision-making in surgical oncology	5
Role of mucositis in predicting gut microbiota composition in people with cancer	4
Immunotherapy for older patients with cancer	4
Inhaled methoxyflurane in patients with cancer: current applications and future directions	4
Symptom management for people with advanced dementia who are receiving end of life care	4
Postoperative delirium in older patients with cancer: the role of psychological distress and social support	4
Cachexia and bladder cancer: clinical impact and management	4
The evolving scenario of cancer care provision across the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe	4
Central neural mechanisms of cancer cachexia	4
How to evaluate exertional breathlessness using normative reference equations in research	4
Current practices in managing end-of-life existential suffering	4
Recent advances in artificial intelligence applications for supportive and palliative care in cancer patients	4
Comparing the EORTC QLQ-LC13, EORTC QLQ-LC29, and the FACT-L for assessment of quality of life in patients with lung cancer - an updated systematic review	4
Metastasectomy in kidney cancer: current indications and treatment approaches	4
Evaluation of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 15 Palliative Care and the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Palliative i	4
The invisibility of chronic breathlessness. Why don’t we talk about the symptom?	4
Bridging the care gap: radiation therapy in elderly and frail cancer patients	4
An integrative literature review examining the key elements of bereavement follow-up interventions in critical care	4
Palliative care delivery changes during COVID-19 and enduring implications in oncology nursing: a rapid review	4