OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of PLoS ONE is 89. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Shifts in biodiversity and physical structure of seagrass beds across 5 decades at Carriacou, Grenadines	1139
Innovative liposomal coumarin: A promising solution for enhancing soft white cheese quality	662
Sarcopenic obesity in predialysis chronic kidney disease: Muscle strength is a predictor of mortlity and disease progression in a six-year prospective cohort	410
Perspectives of health workers on malaria case referral among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Savelugu Municipality, Ghana: A qualitative descriptive study	365
Correction: A scoping review to examine health care professionals’ experiences as family caregivers	321
Spatial network characteristics and economic effects of element flow in the Lanxi urban agglomeration	280
Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients seeking COVID-19 testing in a private centre in Malaysia: Is there a role for private healthcare in battling the outbreak?	251
Sleep disturbances in older surgical patients with and without suspected cognitive impairment: A multicenter cohort study	237
Associations between cognitive activities and all-cause mortality among older adults with cognitive impairment: A prospective cohort study	235
The role of art therapy on quality of life of women with recent pregnancy loss: A randomized clinical trial	233
Editorial Note: Tracking the Luminal Exposure and Lymphatic Drainage Pathways of Intravaginal and Intrarectal Inocula Used in Nonhuman Primate Models of HIV Transmission	230
The PRECISION study protocol: Can cervical stiffness in the second trimester predict preterm birth in high-risk singleton pregnancies? A feasibility, cohort study	211
Service quality in decentralized community-based Covid-19 antigen rapid diagnostic testing programmes in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria	196
Scenic spot path planning and journey customization based on multilayer hybrid hypernetwork optimization	195
Entropy-based dynamic ensemble classication algorithm for imbalanced data stream with concept drift	188
Correction: Engineering surface state density of monolayer CVD grown 2D MoS2 for enhanced photodetector performance	187
Correction: Advanced biomaterial agent from chitosan/poloxamer 407-based thermosensitive hydrogen containing biosynthesized silver nanoparticles using Eucalyptus camaldulensis leaf extract	167
The effect of language discordance on the experience of palliative care: A scoping review	165
Pentachlorophenol has significant adverse effects on hematopoietic and immune system development in zebrafish (Danio rerio)	165
Neural correlates of frailty in cognitively healthy adults: A multimodal imaging study	162
Genetic structure and knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations in Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae): Implications for dengue fever transmission in southeastern China	159
Backup transcription factor binding sites protect human genes from mutations in the promoter	157
Neck CT angiography in acute stroke: An open window for fast detection of COVID-19 lung involvement? Applicability in telemedicine	155
Quantitative reverse transcription PCR assay to detect a genetic marker of pyrethroid resistance in Culex mosquitoes	153
Chromosomal painting in Charadrius collaris Vieillot, 1818 and Vanellus chilensis Molina, 1782 and an analysis of chromosomal signatures in Charadriiformes	153

IMU-based classification of resistive exercises for real-time training monitoring on board the international space station with potential telemedicine spin-off	153
Analysis of the effects of isolation piles on the basal stability of foundation pits against upheaval based on continuous velocity fields	151
Skills to Enhance Positivity in adolescents at risk for suicide: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial	148
A new asymmetric extended family: Properties and estimation methods with actuarial applications	148
Pilot comparison of outcome measures across chemical and surgical experimental models of chronic osteoarthritis in the rat (Rattus norvegicus)	146
"I thought I was going to die": Experiences of COVID-19 patients managed at home in Uganda	140
The Jena Eyewitness Research Stimuli (JERS): A database of mock theft videos involving two perpetrators, presented in 2D and VR formats with corresponding 2D and 3D lineup images	140
Inadvertent QRS prolongation by an optimization device-based algorithm in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy	139
Mg, K-containing microparticle: A possible active principle of a culture extract produced by a microbial consortium	137
A model of conflict and leadership: Is there a hawkish drift in politics?	134
Development and validation of ACTE-MTB: A tool to systematically assess the maturity of molecular tumor boards	132
“I could hang up if the practitioner was a prat”: Australian men’s feedback on telemental healthcare during COVID-19	132
Using mobile audiometry (Wulira App) to assess noise induced hearing loss among industrial workers in Kampala, Uganda: A cross-sectional study	130
Pregnancy complications and cardiovascular disease risk perception: A qualitative study	126
Diagnostic performance of the AID line probe assay in the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and drug resistance in Romanian patients with presumed TB	125
Novel aerosol treatment of airway hyper-reactivity and inflammation in a murine model of asthma with a soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitor	125
Sustaining the T-cell activity in xenografted psoriasis skin	124
Prolactin at moderately increased levels confers a neuroprotective effect in non-secreting pituitary macroadenomas	123
Analytic approaches to clinical validation of results from preclinical models of glioblastoma: A systematic review	122
Proof of principle study replicating microbial clusters in connection to birth mode and diet in the early life intestine	119
Parental supervision positively impacts children’s economic prospects two decades later: A prospective longitudinal study	119
Branched flows of flexural elastic waves in non-uniform cylindrical shells	118
Correlations between behavior and hormone concentrations or gut microbiome imply that domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus) living in a group are not like ‘groupmates’	116
A deep neural network model for multi-view human activity recognition	116
How social learning shapes the efficacy of preventative health behaviors in an outbreak	115
The accuracy of diagnostic indicators for coeliac disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis	114
Associations of alkaline water with metabolic risks, sleep quality, muscle strength: A cross-sectional study among postmenopausal women	114
Bio-functionalization and in-vitro evaluation of titanium surface with recombinant fibronectin and elastin fragment in human mesenchymal stem cell	112
Treatment of tubular damage in high-fat-diet-fed obese mice using sodium-glucose co-transporter inhibitors	108
Hyper-palatable foods in elementary school lunches: Availability and contributing factors in a national sample of US public schools	107
Is intuition allied with jumping to conclusions in decision-making? An intensive longitudinal study in patients with delusions and in non-clinical individuals	107
Optimised CO2-containing medium for in vitro culture and transportation of mouse preimplantation embryos without CO2 incubator	107
Autonomic nervous system responses of dogs to human-dog interaction videos	107
A GIS workflow for the identification of corridors of geomorphic river recovery across landscapes	104
Arousal, subjective significance and the origin of valence aligned words in the processing of an emotional categorisation task	104
Uptake of COVID-19 vaccine among high-risk urban populations in Southern Thailand using the COM-B model	103
Diatoms-endoparasite association in fish from the marine pacific coast of Colombia (Buenaventura)	103
‘From women for women’: A citizen science approach engaging women in the isolation and application of the vaginal health-associated bacterium Lactobacillus crispatus	102
Accuracy of adult height predictions in patients with axial leg deviations using the Modified and the Abbreviated Modified Fels Knee System	101
Gut bacterial communities in roadkill animals: A pioneering study of two species in the Amazon region in Ecuador	101
Short communication: Binocular rivalry dynamics during locomotion	100
Phenological responses of corn to agricultural mechanization: Evidence from a wheat-corn double cropping system in China	100
Book-Sharing for Toddlers with Clefts (BOOST): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a remote intervention to promote language development in children with cleft palate	98
An insurmountable obstacle: Experiences of Chinese women undergoing in vitro fertilization	98
Additional predictors of stroke and transient ischaemic attack in BEFAST positive patients in out-of-hours emergency primary care	98
Artificial intelligence tool for the study of COVID-19 microdroplet spread across the human diameter and airborne space	97
Behaviour change communication influences on food consumption behaviours and the demand for diverse nutritious foods in the Makoni District, Zimbabwe	97
The age and growth information of a ctenoid scale fossil from the Upper Cretaceous Nenjiang Formation in Songliao Basin, China	96
Cardiovascular complications in vascular connective tissue disorders after COVID-19 infection and vaccination	96
The lived experiences of UK physiotherapists involved in Cauda Equina Syndrome litigation. A qualitative study	96

Potentiation of anti-angiogenic eNOS-siRNA transfection by ultrasound-mediated microbubble destruction in ex vivo rat aortic rings	96
Role of zeolite and palm fiber in modifying the strength of cement-treated soil	96
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among underserved pastoralist communities in Kajiado County, Kenya: 2020–2022	95
Cost analysis of IPv6 distributed mobility management protocols in comparison with TFMIPv6	95
Cosmetic patent and female invention	93
Spatial correlation between electricity generation and economic scale in Africa	92
The quantification of southern corn leaf blight disease using deep UV fluorescence spectroscopy and autoencoder anomaly detection techniques	92
Association of analgosedation with psychiatric symptoms and health-related quality of life in ARDS survivors: Post hoc analyses of the DACAPO study	92
Creating frames of reference for chert exploitation during the Late Pleistocene in Southwesternmost Iberia	92
Similarity and dissimilarity in alterations of the gene expression profile associated with inhalational anesthesia between sevoflurane and desflurane	91
Association between executive functions and COMT Val108/158Met polymorphism among healthy younger and older adults: A preliminary study	91
The feasibility of delivering cardiac brief intervention to patients following ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial	91
Cacao sustainability: The case of cacao swollen-shoot virus co-infection	90
Improving wheat seedling quality through deep ploughing and soil compaction at sowing in lime concretion black soil	89
Drug delivery from a solid formulation during breastfeeding—A feasibility study with mothers and infants	89
Investigating suicide related behaviours across sexual orientation and neighbourhood deprivation levels: A cohort study using linked health administrative data	89