OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMJ-British Medical Journal is 92. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
It makes no sense for Thérèse Coffey to continue to vote against measures to prevent climate change	1049
Prostate cancer screening and the golden rule of humanity	620
GP clinic closures are linked to lower patient satisfaction at remaining practices, study finds	554
Tackling rare conditions: the consultant dermatologist	472
Review that questioned serotonin theory of depression was flawed, say researchers	438
Seven days in medicine: 14-20 June 2023	430
Covid-19: Show us evidence for lifting restrictions, doctors tell Johnson	409
Helen Salisbury: The weight of emotions	388
Antiracism must confront failings have become the new norm	349
Partha Kar: Antiracism starts with an apology	348
Gerald Keen: pioneering cardiothoracic surgeon	332
Don’t shift the burden on to me	329
Guidelines also need to consider what patients and families must—and can—contribute	307
Tom Nolan’s research reviews—16 February 2023	302
The inefficiency of NHS surgery: beds aren’t “stolen” by the medical team	302
The covid-19 pandemic three years on	295
The commercial determinants of health: The mini-budget is a consequence of foundational forces medicine must bear witness to	288
NewJAMAeditor says she will focus on communication, diversity, and health equity	285
Healthcare for asylum seekers: recognise suffering and improve responses	281
How the US can have guns but fewer gun problems	271
Hazel Stibbe	270
Examining our failings	264
Choices that fail health and wellbeing	258
Communication around the social determinants of health: use the “devil’s music” for emotional appeal	258
Clinical research: What will be the effect of closing down “unviable” trials?	218

Asylum seekers’ health suffers from “unsafe” UK accommodation, report claims	210
Seven days in medicine: 23 February to 1 March	197
Authors’ reply to Chiolero, Bannon, and Dickinson	195
Seven days in medicine: 26 Jan to 1 Feb 2022	192
Ukraine invasion: Hope of new life in the tragedy of war	191
The workforce crisis: don’t leave overseas doctors in limbo	190
John Alexander Glennie	184
Primary care led triage in emergency departments decreases waiting times, study finds	180
Are we lioness enough to question the Brexit elephant?	172
Maternal health: “white” medical curriculum needs overhaul to tackle racial inequalities, campaigners say	167
Awani Kumar Choudhary: orthopaedic surgeon and medical activist	165
Every pregnancy associated violent death should be considered preventable, say researchers	163
Seven days in medicine: 20-26 April 2022	161
Learning to live in a body at war with itself	160
Narindar Nath Sood	159
Godfrey Fowler	159
Robert Kenneth Jackson	158
Why I . . . embroider	156
Covid-19: Case rises in the Americas driven by increases in North and Central America	155
Covid-19: Hospital admissions continue to climb amid record infection rates	150
Alexander Knapton	147
Without junior doctors, there is no NHS	147
Nitin Shripad Pradhan	145
Labour’s primary care reforms cannot happen without an appropriately funded NHS	139
Ahmad Fahim Ismail	139
Doctors can’t fix the alcohol problem by themselves	137
Seven days in medicine: 17-23 May 2023	135
Coaching: a personal touch	134
Academics protest at UK research body’s “failure” to stand up for free speech	131
Challenging NHS hierarchy can save patients’ lives—I’ve seen how it saved my son	131
Junior doctors pay dispute: What’s happening across the UK?	130
Time to improve the clarity of clinical trial reports by including estimands	129
Covid inquiry: Tears and tensions as Sturgeon takes the stand	128
Covid-19 vaccination and postmenopausal bleeding	126
American women’s health “is in a perilous place,” study finds	123
NHS workforce plan aims to train thousands more doctors and open up apprenticeship schemes	120
No water by 2040: The crisis engulfing Iraq and its historic river flow	117
One-off physiotherapy and at-home exercise are effective in treating shoulder pain	115
Preterm birth and airway disease . . . and other stories	114
Record breaking floods hit Brazil	112
Adopting new technology is crucial to surgeons’ training, says report	111
Ken Stein	108
Death toll rises after two earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria in 12 hours	107
Global leaders call for negotiators to push through pandemic accord ahead of May deadline	107
Health department will help boost UK economy by getting people back to work, says Streeting	106
Centralising human resources paperwork would improve rotational training	106
Gambling: call to end industry funded education materials that “stigmatise” people with addictions	105
Halving gap in healthy life expectancy must be priority for next government, says NHS leader	104
Why I . . . make podcasts	103
Ian Crerar Menzies	101

Stuart Graeme Parker	100
Brexit three years on: Health and the NHS are still suffering	100
NHS makes urgent appeal for blood donations after cyberattack on London hospitals	100
Methenamine is as effective as antibiotics at preventing urinary tract infections	100
UK healthcare provision: the new normal is not good enough	100
GP who faked phone consultations in patients’ notes is suspended for nine months	99
Judge stops attempt to sue companies over harms of pregnancy test in the absence of evidence	98
Halt patient access to medical records if there are safety concerns, BMA tells GPs	97
Sixty seconds on . . . excellence awards	97
Doctor’s voluntary erasure to avoid fitness to practise hearing can’t be challenged legally, judge rules	96
Cryptic Christmas crossword	95
Doctors should ask patients about gambling, draft guidance recommends	95
Children lack access to routine dental care	94
CQC is reviewing GP service provider’s use of less qualified staff after BBC investigation	94
The NHS at 75: the current crisis is not unintended	94
Government’s “neglect” of GP workforce has made services unsafe, conference hears	92
BMA calls for investigation into debacle over covid and flu vaccinations	92
Patient safety: Access to critical patient information must improve, says report	92