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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Device Attitude and Real-Time 3D Visualization: An Interface for Elderly Care	415
Ultrasound Applications in Ophthalmology: A Review	75
Current and Future Role of HIFU in Obstetric Gynaecology	64
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	63
Simplified Muscle-Recruitment Strategy During Walking in Parkinson's Disease People: A Time-Frequency Analysis of EMG Signal	62
Overdistention Accelerates Electrophysiological Changes in Uterine Muscle Towards Labour in Multiple Gestations	61
Enhancing P300 Detection Using a Band-Selective Filter Bank for a Visual P300 Speller	59
Contents	53
cLDM-ODE: A Multimodal Generative Framework for Uncertainty-Aware Forecasting of Alzheimer's Disease Progression	53
Facial Palsy Characterization Using Dual Regression Trees	48
Catheter Tracking Using a Convolutional Neural Network for Decreasing Interventional Radiology X-Ray Exposure	41
Early Detection of Pressure Ulcers: Considering the Reperfusion	33
Contrast-Free High Frame Rate Ultrasound Imaging for Assessment of Vascular Remodeling During Wound Healing	28
New Design to Provide Absolute Protection Within a Certain Period for Biodegradable Magnesium Alloys	28
Evaluation of a Wireless Home Sleep Monitoring System Compared to Polysomnography	27
Uterine Synchronization Analysis During Pregnancy and Labor Using Graph Theory, Classification Based on Neural Network and Deep Learning	26
Optimal Sensor Placement in Smart Home Using Building Information Modeling: A Home Support Application	24
Arrhythmic Heartbeat Classification Using 2D Convolutional Neural Networks	24
Editorial Board	23
Editorial Board	23
Stroke Treatment Prediction Using Features Selection Methods and Machine Learning Classifiers	23
A Fast and Accurate Method for Glaucoma Screening from Smartphone-Captured Fundus Images	23
Deep Learning-Based Metaheuristic Weighted K-Nearest Neighbor Algorithm for the Severity Classification of Breast Cancer	22
Effect of Botulinum Toxin on Spasticity Level Assessed by Tonic Stretch Reflex Threshold: A Feasibility Pilot Study	22
Body Water Volume Estimation Using Bio Impedance Analysis: Where Are We?	22

A Physician's Perspective on the Incorporation of Pictograms as a Supplement to Medical Instructions in Chile: A Pilot Study	22
Fast Evaluation of Unhealthy and Healthy Neonates Using Hyperspectral Features on 700-850 Nm Wavelengths, ROI Extraction, and 3D-CNN	22
Implication of the Nature and Texturation of Silicone Surfaces on the Grafting of PolyNaSS, a Bioactive Polymer	19
Gaussianity Evaluation of HD-sEMG Signals with Aging and Sex During Low and Moderate Isometric Contractions of the Biceps Brachii	19
Combining Cultural Probes and Interviews with Caregivers to Co-Design a Social Mobile Robotic Solution	15
sEMG Signal-Based Lower Limb Movements Recognition Using Tunable Q-Factor Wavelet Transform and Kraskov Entropy	15
Contents	15
Optimizing Uterine Synchronization Analysis in Pregnancy and Labor Through Window Selection and Node Optimization	14
Assessment of Stress Distributions in a Skeletal Muscle Affected by Post-Stroke Spastic Myopathy	14
SNOROSALAB: A Method Facilitating the Diagnosis of Sleep Breathing Disorders Before Polysomnography	13
An Image Recognition Method for Urine Sediment Based on Semi-supervised Learning	11
Contents	11
Detection of Social Isolation Based on Meal-Taking Activity and Mobility of Elderly People Living Alone	11
Editorial Board	10
Biomechanical Effects of Osteoporosis on the Sacroiliac Joint After Lumbosacral Fusion Surgery	10
Comparison of Different Sensor Locations on Freezing-of-Gait Ratio Results	10
A CNN–Transformer Fusion Approach Integrating Texture Encoding and Cross-Patch Attention for Efficient Histopathological Breast Cancer Classification	10
Analysis of Wrist Pulse Signal: Emotions and Physical Pain	10
A Control Strategy for Pneumatically Powered Below-Hip Orthosis	10
Review of Phantoms for Mimicking the Electrical Properties and Mechanical Strength of Living Tissue	9
A Review on Convolutional Neural Networks for Brain Tumor Segmentation: Methods, Datasets, Libraries, and Future Directions	9
Contents	9
Influence of Image Factors on the Performance of Ophthalmic Ultrasound Deep Learning Model	9
IMU Calibration Effect on Lower Limbs Kinematics Against Optical Motion Capture in Post-Stroke Gait	9
Biomechanical Response of Four Roussouly's Sagittal Alignment Lumbar to Degeneration of Different Parts of Intervertebral Disc: Finite Element Model Analysis	9
Complete 3D Kinematics Parameters of the Temporo-Mandibular Joints Using in Vivo Data Fusion	9
Ankle Exoskeletons in Walking and Load-Carrying Tasks: Insights into Biomechanics and Human-Robot Interaction	8
Acknowledging our reviewers	8
Editorial Board	8
BCDNet: An Optimized Deep Network for Ultrasound Breast Cancer Detection	8
Normative Data of the External Work of Individual Limbs and of the Distribution of Joint Work During Stair Crossing	8
Contents	8
Brain-Computer Interface Speller System for Alternative Communication: A Review	8
A Nonlinear Analysis of Nociceptive Flexion Reflex Changes Before and After Acute Inflammation	8
Time Domain Analysis of Heart Rate Variability Signals in Valence Recognition for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)	7
Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation from Sinus-Rhythm Electrocardiograms Based on Deep Neural Networks: Analysis of Time Intervals and Longitudinal Study	7
On the Utility of Parents' Historical Data to Investigate the Causes of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Data Mining-Based Framework	7
A Multi-Branch Convolutional Neural Network for Screening and Staging of Diabetic Retinopathy Based on Wide-Field Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography	7
Electrocardiogram Signal Compression Using Deep Convolutional Autoencoder with Constant Error and Flexible Compression Rate	7
Editorial Board	7
Fatigue Loading Effect in Custom-Made All-on-4 Implants System: A 3D Finite Elements Analysis	7
Acknowledging our reviewers	6
Intervertebral Kinematics of the Cervical Spine in Flexion and Extension Considering the Neutral Neck Posture	6
Automatic Detection of Severely and Mildly Infected COVID-19 Patients with Supervised Machine Learning Models	6
Potential of Near-Infrared Optical Techniques for Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Measurement: A Pilot Study	6
Contents	6
Editorial Board	6
Age-Related Changes in Longitudinal and Transversal Elastic Properties of Murine Skeletal Muscle Fibers	6
Corrigendum to “Transition Network-Based Analysis of Electrodermal Activity Signals for Emotion Recognition” [IRBM 45 (2024) 100849]	6
Surgeon Pose Estimation for the Ergonomics and Expertise Level Prediction	6

High-Order Temporal Convolutional Network for Improving Classification Performance of SSVEP-EEG	6
MWAM-CNN: A Multimodal Convolutional Neural Network Integrating Wavelet Transform and Attention Mechanism for Neonatal Seizures Detection	5
Exploring Autonomic Modulation Through Deep Breathing: Immediate and Long-Term Effects on Heart Rate Variability in Visually Impaired Individuals	5
Patchwise Trabecular Bone Reconstruction of a 2D Proximal Femur Using Deep Learning and Seamless Quilting Algorithm	5
Comparing Two Bootstrapped Regions in Images: The D-Test	5
Contents	5
Gaussian Dropout Based Stacked Ensemble CNN for Classification of Breast Tumor in Ultrasound Images	5
MISA-Net: A Multi-Scale Feature Interaction Network for Brain Tumor Segmentation	5
Leveraging Action Unit Derivatives for Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease Detection	5
Corrigendum to “Automatic Detection of Severely and Mildly Infected COVID-19 Patients with Supervised Machine Learning Models” [IRBM 44 (2023) 100725]	5
A Novel Biopsy Needle with Double Concave-Curved Cutting Edges	5
Stratified Domain Generalized Motor Imagery Electroencephalogram Classification via Deep Mixture Distribution Representation Learning	5
Automated Detection of B Cell and T Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Using Deep Learning	4
The Effect of Mesh Orientation, Defect Location and Size on the Biomechanical Compatibility of Hernia Mesh	4
Editorial Board	4
Editorial Board	4
ECG Data Compression Using Modified Run Length Encoding of Wavelet Coefficients for Holter Monitoring	4
IDEALI: Intuitively Localising Connected Devices in Order to Support Autonomy	4
Computer-Assisted Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: A Narrative Review	4
User Centered Design May Apply to Public Health Issues: A Case Study on Arrhythmia Detection Service in Rural General Practice	4
Contents	4
Editorial Board	4
Case-Based Simulation to Support Complex Active Catheterization: Preliminary Results	4
An EHR Data Quality Evaluation Approach Based on Medical Knowledge and Text Matching	4
Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment Using Kernel Density Estimation Based Texture Analysis of the Corpus Callosum in Brain MR Images	4
Attention-Based DenseNet for Pneumonia Classification	3
Editorial Board	3
The R-Vessel-X Project	3
ADNP-15: An Open-Source Histopathological Dataset for Neuritic Plaque Segmentation in Human Brain Whole Slide Images with Frequency Domain Image Enhancement for Stain Normalization	3
Evaluation of a Multimodal Confocal Therapeutic Focused Ultrasound Apparatus: Bridging Cavitation, Thermal Ablation, and Histotripsy in Preclinical Treatments	3
Editorial Board	3
A Comparative Approach for MI-Based EEG Signals Classification Using Energy, Power and Entropy	3
Acknowledging our reviewers	3
CRISPR-OTE: Prediction of CRISPR On-Target Efficiency Based on Multi-Dimensional Feature Fusion	3
Development of a Wearable Framework for the Assessment of a Mechanical-Based Indicator of Falling Risk in the Field	3
Attention-Based Neural Network for Cardiac MRI Segmentation: Application to Strain and Volume Computation	3
Contents	3
Development of a Sensory Integration Test for Locomotion: A Study Protocol	3
Contents	3
Biomechanical Evaluation of an Exoskeleton for Rehabilitation of Individuals with Parkinson's Disease	3
Contents	3
The Impact of Missing Data on Heart Rate Variability Features: A Comparative Study of Interpolation Methods for Ambulatory Health Monitoring	3
Evaluation of Diagnostic Value of Mediastinum for Differentiation of Drug Sensitive, Multi and Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Using Chest X-Rays	3
Surface Modification of Biodegradable Mg-4Zn Alloy Using PMEDM: An Experimental Investigation, Optimization and Corrosion Analysis	2
The Impact of Scalp's Temperature on the Choice of the Best Layout for TTFields Treatment	2
A Decision-Making System with Reject Option for Atrial Fibrillation Prediction Without ECG Signals	2
Study of an Optimization Tool Avoided Bias for Brain-Computer Interfaces Using a Hybrid Deep Learning Model	2
AI for COVID-19 Detection from Radiographs: Incisive Analysis of State of the Art Techniques, Key Challenges and Future Directions	2
AI-Enabled Clinical Decision Support System Modeling for the Prediction of Cirrhosis Complications	2
The Effects of Surgical Parameters on Meniscal Mechanics Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: An Exploratory In-Silico Study	2
Objective Assessment of Pull Test Scores in Parkinson's Disease Under Dynamic Conditions	2
Application of the Coupling Angle to Investigate Upper Limb Interjoint Coordination After Stroke	2
A Priori Acceptability of a Multimodal System for the Early Detection of Frailty in Older Adults	2
Predicting the Shape of Corneas from Clinical Data with Machine Learning Models	2
Contents	2
Evaluation of Chemotherapy Response in Osteosarcoma Using Quantitative Ultrasound: A Pilot Study Relating Ultrasound Parameters to Molecular Response	2
Virtual Surgical Planning/3D Printing for the Management of Severely Comminuted Mandibular Fractures	2
Stylohyoid and Posterior Digastric Recruitment Pattern Evaluation in Swallowing and Non-swallowing Tasks	2
Editorial Board	2
Biological Image Segmentation Using Region-Scalable Fitting Energy with B-Spline Level Set Implementation and Watershed	2