OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMJ-British Medical Journal is 91. 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
It makes no sense for Thérèse Coffey to continue to vote against measures to prevent climate change	1797
Prostate cancer screening and the golden rule of humanity	738
GP clinic closures are linked to lower patient satisfaction at remaining practices, study finds	649
Tackling rare conditions: the consultant dermatologist	581
Review that questioned serotonin theory of depression was flawed, say researchers	544
Seven days in medicine: 14-20 June 2023	512
Helen Salisbury: The weight of emotions	441
Antiracism must confront failings have become the new norm	439
Gerald Keen: pioneering cardiothoracic surgeon	435
Don’t shift the burden on to me	427
Guidelines also need to consider what patients and families must—and can—contribute	409
Tom Nolan’s research reviews—16 February 2023	401
The inefficiency of NHS surgery: beds aren’t “stolen” by the medical team	379
The covid-19 pandemic three years on	368
The commercial determinants of health: The mini-budget is a consequence of foundational forces medicine must bear witness to	348
NewJAMAeditor says she will focus on communication, diversity, and health equity	308
How the US can have guns but fewer gun problems	300
Hazel Stibbe	299
Examining our failings	285
Choices that fail health and wellbeing	278
Communication around the social determinants of health: use the “devil’s music” for emotional appeal	265
Clinical research: What will be the effect of closing down “unviable” trials?	246
Are we lioness enough to question the Brexit elephant?	244
Maternal health: “white” medical curriculum needs overhaul to tackle racial inequalities, campaigners say	228
Awani Kumar Choudhary: orthopaedic surgeon and medical activist	225

Every pregnancy associated violent death should be considered preventable, say researchers	223
Learning to live in a body at war with itself	219
Godfrey Fowler	218
Narindar Nath Sood	217
Robert Kenneth Jackson	215
Why I . . . embroider	212
Covid-19: Case rises in the Americas driven by increases in North and Central America	205
Without junior doctors, there is no NHS	201
Nitin Shripad Pradhan	198
Labour’s primary care reforms cannot happen without an appropriately funded NHS	193
Ahmad Fahim Ismail	190
Doctors can’t fix the alcohol problem by themselves	188
Seven days in medicine: 17-23 May 2023	182
Coaching: a personal touch	173
Junior doctors pay dispute: What’s happening across the UK?	171
Covid inquiry: Tears and tensions as Sturgeon takes the stand	168
Covid-19 vaccination and postmenopausal bleeding	167
One-off physiotherapy and at-home exercise are effective in treating shoulder pain	167
American women’s health “is in a perilous place,” study finds	167
Preterm birth and airway disease . . . and other stories	160
Record breaking floods hit Brazil	153
Ken Stein	150
Global leaders call for negotiators to push through pandemic accord ahead of May deadline	150
Death toll rises after two earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria in 12 hours	146
Health department will help boost UK economy by getting people back to work, says Streeting	145
Centralising human resources paperwork would improve rotational training	142
Gambling: call to end industry funded education materials that “stigmatise” people with addictions	140
Halving gap in healthy life expectancy must be priority for next government, says NHS leader	139
Why I . . . make podcasts	132
Ian Crerar Menzies	125
UK healthcare provision: the new normal is not good enough	124
NHS makes urgent appeal for blood donations after cyberattack on London hospitals	123
Methenamine is as effective as antibiotics at preventing urinary tract infections	120
Stuart Graeme Parker	120
GP who faked phone consultations in patients’ notes is suspended for nine months	118
Brexit three years on: Health and the NHS are still suffering	118
Judge stops attempt to sue companies over harms of pregnancy test in the absence of evidence	117
Halt patient access to medical records if there are safety concerns, BMA tells GPs	116
Sixty seconds on . . . excellence awards	116
Doctor’s voluntary erasure to avoid fitness to practise hearing can’t be challenged legally, judge rules	113
Doctors should ask patients about gambling, draft guidance recommends	113
Cryptic Christmas crossword	111
The NHS at 75: the current crisis is not unintended	110
Children lack access to routine dental care	110
CQC is reviewing GP service provider’s use of less qualified staff after BBC investigation	110
Government’s “neglect” of GP workforce has made services unsafe, conference hears	108
Patient safety: Access to critical patient information must improve, says report	106
BMA calls for investigation into debacle over covid and flu vaccinations	104
Helen Salisbury: Risk and responsibility when working with physician associates	102
Junior doctors’ pay dispute in England: Government and BMA agree to look at mediation	102

Ask the consultant: old age psychiatry	100
Sixty seconds on . . . xylazine	100
Roundup from the BMA’s annual representative meeting 2023	100
Charles Martin-Bates	99
UK’s Rwanda bill is widely condemned for putting vulnerable people’s health at risk	97
Pension changes won’t stem doctor exodus, warns BMA	97
February top picks: new beginnings	97
Helen Salisbury: Where have our GPs gone?	97
Judge rebukes expert witness in injured baby case for series of failings	97
At the heart of communities: the consultant geriatrician	97
Three ways genomics is already helping NHS patients—and three ways it will soon	97
Formula milk companies are exploiting legal loopholes, say campaigners	95
How Botswana discovered the omicron variant	95
Author’s reply to Dawson	94
Former deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam joins Moderna as clinical adviser	92
Labour’s child health action plan: a multifaceted positive health approach is needed	92
NHS must fix training for UK doctors before encouraging applicants from abroad, says BMA chair	91
Sexual harassment: New legislation should be tightened to protect doctors, says union	91
Anthony John Webb	91
Doctors back GPs who refuse to follow “ludicrous and unsafe” hospital prescribing practices	91
How can a portfolio career boost my wellbeing?	91
Navigating surgery with ADHD and autism	91