OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of IRBM is 2. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	275
Evaluation of the Performance of Blueback Physio®	260
Modified Fuzzy Q Learning Based Classifier for Pneumonia and Tuberculosis	188
Editorial Board	145
Enhancing P300 Detection Using a Band-Selective Filter Bank for a Visual P300 Speller	130
Editorial Board	101
Acknowledging our reviewers	80
Effects of Variations in Hemiparetic Gait Patterns on Improvements in Walking Speed	70
Contents	61
Impact of Hepatic Iron Overload in the Evaluation of Steatosis and Fibrosis in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Using Vibration-Controlled Transient Elastography (VCTE) and MR Imaging Te	57
Detection of Breast Cancer Based on Fuzzy Frequent Itemsets Mining	54
Fast and Accurate Registration of the Proximal Femurs in Bilateral Hip Joint Images by Using the Random Sub-Sample Points	51
Contents	47
Classification of Moderate and Advanced Alzheimer's Patients Using Radial Basis Function Based Neural Networks Initialized with Fuzzy Logic	45
Predicting the Shape of Corneas from Clinical Data with Machine Learning Models	43
A Nonlinear Analysis of Nociceptive Flexion Reflex Changes Before and After Acute Inflammation	43
Artificial Immune Systems-Based Classification Model for Code-Mixed Social Media Data	39
Contents	39
Development of Direct Grafting on Cyclic Olefin Copolymers to Improve Hydrophilicity by Using Bioactive Polymers	39
Detailed Investigation of Three-Dimensional Modeling and Printing Technologies from Medical Images to Analyze Femoral Head Fractures Using Finite Element Analysis	37
Biological Image Segmentation Using Region-Scalable Fitting Energy with B-Spline Level Set Implementation and Watershed	31
Efficient Heart Disease Prediction Using Hybrid Deep Learning Classification Models	30
Overdistention Accelerates Electrophysiological Changes in Uterine Muscle Towards Labour in Multiple Gestations	29
A Robust Feature Descriptor for Biomedical Image Retrieval	28
Influence of Image Factors on the Performance of Ophthalmic Ultrasound Deep Learning Model	27

Editorial Board	25
Simplified Muscle-Recruitment Strategy During Walking in Parkinson's Disease People: A Time-Frequency Analysis of EMG Signal	24
Ultrasound Applications in Ophthalmology: A Review	23
Time Domain Analysis of Heart Rate Variability Signals in Valence Recognition for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)	23
Surface Modification of Biodegradable Mg-4Zn Alloy Using PMEDM: An Experimental Investigation, Optimization and Corrosion Analysis	23
BCDNet: An Optimized Deep Network for Ultrasound Breast Cancer Detection	23
Automated Digitization of the Cardiotocography Signals from Real Scene Image of Binary Clinic Report	21
Secure Similar Image Search and Copyright Protection over Encrypted Medical Image Databases	20
Attention-Based DenseNet for Pneumonia Classification	19
Device Attitude and Real-Time 3D Visualization: An Interface for Elderly Care	19
A Priori Acceptability of a Multimodal System for the Early Detection of Frailty in Older Adults	18
Biomechanical Comparison of the Influence of Osteoporosis on the Lumbar Spine After Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery or Non-fusion Dynamic Stabilization Surgery Under Whole Body Vibration	17
Normative Data of the External Work of Individual Limbs and of the Distribution of Joint Work During Stair Crossing	17
WITHDRAWN: IRBM: Goals and Trends in Biomedical Engineering	16
Electrocardiogram Signal Compression Using Deep Convolutional Autoencoder with Constant Error and Flexible Compression Rate	15
Contents	15
A Computationally Efficient Correlational Neural Network for Automated Prediction of Chronic Kidney Disease	13
MMANet: A Multi-Task Residual Network for Alzheimer's Disease Classification and Brain Age Prediction	13
Editorial Board	13
Current and Future Role of HIFU in Obstetric Gynaecology	13
Deep Transfer Learning Based Classification Model for COVID-19 Disease	13
A Comparative Approach for MI-Based EEG Signals Classification Using Energy, Power and Entropy	12
Brain-Computer Interface Speller System for Alternative Communication: A Review	12
AI for COVID-19 Detection from Radiographs: Incisive Analysis of State of the Art Techniques, Key Challenges and Future Directions	12
Editorial Board	11
Distributed Biomedical Scheme for Controlled Recovery of Medical Encrypted Images	11
Automatic Classification Framework for Neonatal Seizure Using Wavelet Scattering Transform and Nearest Component Analysis	11
Contents	11
Fatigue Loading Effect in Custom-Made All-on-4 Implants System: A 3D Finite Elements Analysis	10
Acknowledgements to our reviewers	10
Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation from Sinus-Rhythm Electrocardiograms Based on Deep Neural Networks: Analysis of Time Intervals and Longitudinal Study	10
On the Utility of Parents' Historical Data to Investigate the Causes of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Data Mining-Based Framework	10
Focused Ultrasound for Brain Diseases: A Review of Current Applications and Future Perspectives	9
Biomechanical Evaluation of an Exoskeleton for Rehabilitation of Individuals with Parkinson's Disease	9
Catheter Tracking Using a Convolutional Neural Network for Decreasing Interventional Radiology X-Ray Exposure	9
Opioid Overdose Detection in a Murine Model Using a Custom-Designed Photoplethysmography Device	8
Bioactivation of New Harmonic Titanium Alloy to Improve and Control Cellular Response and Differentiation	8
The R-Vessel-X Project	8
Deep Learning-Based Multi-Label Tissue Segmentation and Density Assessment from Mammograms	8
Intracranial Compliance, Resistance to CSF-Outflow, and Pressure-Volume Index in Hydrocephalus Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	8
Backpropagation Neural Network for Processing of Missing Data in Breast Cancer Detection	7
A Novel QCT-Based Deep Transfer Learning Approach for Predicting Stiffness Tensor of Trabecular Bone Cubes	7
Contents	7
A Taxonomic Review of the Use of IoT and Blockchain in Healthcare Applications	7
Early Detection of Pressure Ulcers: Considering the Reperfusion	7
Fundus Retinal Vessels Image Segmentation Method Based on Improved U-Net	7
Radiomic Features Based Severity Prediction in Dementia MR Images Using Hybrid SSA-PSO Optimizer and Multi-class SVM Classifier	7
New Design to Provide Absolute Protection Within a Certain Period for Biodegradable Magnesium Alloys	7
Contents	6
One-Dimensional Convolutional Multi-branch Fusion Network for EEG-Based Motor Imagery Classification	6

Uterine Synchronization Analysis During Pregnancy and Labor Using Graph Theory, Classification Based on Neural Network and Deep Learning	6
Optimized Tunable Q Wavelet Transform Based Drowsiness Detection from Electroencephalogram Signals	6
Design of Novel Artificial Anal Sphincter	6
Evaluation of a Wireless Home Sleep Monitoring System Compared to Polysomnography	6
Blockchain-Based Trusted Tracking Smart Sensing Network to Prevent the Spread of Infectious Diseases	6
Ultrasound Imaging for Wall Shear Stress Measurements	6
Contrast-Free High Frame Rate Ultrasound Imaging for Assessment of Vascular Remodeling During Wound Healing	6
Automatic Detection and Classification of Mammograms Using Improved Extreme Learning Machine with Deep Learning	5
Recovery Delay with Visual Feedback to Reduce Errors in Single-Switch Scanning Keyboards	5
CRISPR-OTE: Prediction of CRISPR On-Target Efficiency Based on Multi-Dimensional Feature Fusion	5
Arrhythmic Heartbeat Classification Using 2D Convolutional Neural Networks	5
A Multi-Branch Convolutional Neural Network for Screening and Staging of Diabetic Retinopathy Based on Wide-Field Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography	5
Deep Convolution Neural Network Based System for Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease	5
Development of a Wearable Framework for the Assessment of a Mechanical-Based Indicator of Falling Risk in the Field	5
A Review of the Deep Learning Methods for Medical Images Super Resolution Problems	5
Facial Palsy Characterization Using Dual Regression Trees	5
COVID-19 Detection System Using Chest CT Images and Multiple Kernels-Extreme Learning Machine Based on Deep Neural Network	5
Acknowledging our reviewers	5
New Intraclass Helitrons Classification Using DNA-Image Sequences and Machine Learning Approaches	5
Evaluation of Biomechanical and Stress Distribution of Different Dental Implant Designs: Primary Stability and Photoelastic Analysis	4
Acknowledging our reviewers	4
Porogen Effect on Structural and Physical Properties of β-TCP Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Regeneration	4
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) in Digestive Diseases: An Overview of Clinical Applications for Liver and Pancreatic Tumors	4
Editorial Board	4
Editorial Board	4
Contents	4
Real Time Intraoperative Functional Brain Mapping Based on RGB Imaging	3
Attention-Based Neural Network for Cardiac MRI Segmentation: Application to Strain and Volume Computation	3
Estimating Fluid Intake Volume Using a Novel Vision-Based Approach	3
Editorial Board	3
Effect of Botulinum Toxin on Spasticity Level Assessed by Tonic Stretch Reflex Threshold: A Feasibility Pilot Study	3
Potential of Near-Infrared Optical Techniques for Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Measurement: A Pilot Study	3
Editorial Board	3
EEG Based Evaluation of Examination Stress and Test Anxiety Among College Students	3
Gait Variability and IEMG Variation in Gastrocnemius and Medial Hamstring Muscles on Inclined Even and Uneven Planes	3
A Physician's Perspective on the Incorporation of Pictograms as a Supplement to Medical Instructions in Chile: A Pilot Study	3
Decision Tree in Working Memory Task Effectively Characterizes EEG Signals in Healthy Aging Adults	3
Contents	3
High-Order Temporal Convolutional Network for Improving Classification Performance of SSVEP-EEG	3
Corrigendum to “Transition Network-Based Analysis of Electrodermal Activity Signals for Emotion Recognition” [IRBM 45 (2024) 100849]	2
Stroke Treatment Prediction Using Features Selection Methods and Machine Learning Classifiers	2
Body Water Volume Estimation Using Bio Impedance Analysis: Where Are We?	2
Exploring Radiologic Criteria for Glioma Grade Classification on the BraTS Dataset	2
Unlocking Cognitive Potential: Exploring a Virtual Environment for Cognitive Training in Healthy Aging and Mild Cognitive Impairment	2
Editorial Board	2
Towards an Explainable Model for Sepsis Detection Based on Sensitivity Analysis	2
A Fast and Accurate Method for Glaucoma Screening from Smartphone-Captured Fundus Images	2
Optimal Sensor Placement in Smart Home Using Building Information Modeling: A Home Support Application	2
Feature Extraction and Classification of Heart Murmurs Based on Acoustic Qualities	2
Gaussianity Evaluation of HD-sEMG Signals with Aging and Sex During Low and Moderate Isometric Contractions of the Biceps Brachii	2
Machine Learning Based Computer Aided Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Utilizing Anthropometric and Clinical Features	2
A Hybrid Deep Learning Model for Predicting Molecular Subtypes of Human Breast Cancer Using Multimodal Data	2
Classification of Motor Imagery EEG Based on Time-Domain and Frequency-Domain Dual-Stream Convolutional Neural Network	2
Deep Learning-Based Metaheuristic Weighted K-Nearest Neighbor Algorithm for the Severity Classification of Breast Cancer	2
Construction of Dynamic Lead Fields from Vectorcardiography to Solve the Forward and the Inverse Problems in Magnetocardiography	2
Fast Evaluation of Unhealthy and Healthy Neonates Using Hyperspectral Features on 700-850 Nm Wavelengths, ROI Extraction, and 3D-CNN	2
Editorial Board	2
Automatic Detection of Severely and Mildly Infected COVID-19 Patients with Supervised Machine Learning Models	2
Multi-Feature Fusion Method for Identifying Carotid Artery Vulnerable Plaque	2
Five-Year Prognosis Model of Esophageal Cancer Based on Genetic Algorithm Improved Deep Neural Network	2
Classification of Early Stages of Esophageal Cancer Using Transfer Learning	2