OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMJ Open is 62. 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
Acupuncture as a therapeutic intervention for post-COVID-19 vaccination urticaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol	306
Development of an international core outcome set for treatment trials in paediatric inguinal hernia: protocol for a three-phase study including a systematic review and Delphi survey	211
Studying both patient and staff experience to investigate their perceptions and to target key interactions to improve: a scoping review	182
plaTform fOr Urinary tract infection diagnostiC evAluatioN (TOUCAN): a protocol for a prospective diagnostic accuracy study of point-of-care testing in patients suspected of acute uncomplicated urinar	153
Randomised controlled trial on the effect of social support on disease control, mental health and health-related quality of life in people with diabetes from Côte d’Ivoire: the SoDDiCo study protocol	150
Prevalence of sudden unexpected death of infants and its subcategories in low- or middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol	147
Cohort profile: Swedish families of the 1990s (SWIFT90)	146
Factors associated with cervical cancer screening among women of reproductive age in Moshi municipality, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study	144
Loose cigarette purchase and adolescent smoking in Indonesia: a mixed-methods study	130
Causes and determinants of infant mortality using verbal autopsy and social autopsy methods in a rural population of Odisha: a community-based matched case-control study	124
Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among garment workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis	123
Anaesthetic and perioperative considerations for extrapleural pneumonectomy and extended pleurectomy/decortication: a scoping review protocol	121
Sexual and reproductive health issues and associated factors among female night school students in Amhara Region, Ethiopia: an institution-based cross-sectional study	104
The Australian and New Zealand brain injury lifespan cohort protocol: Leveraging common data elements to characterise longitudinal outcome and recovery	103
Prevalence of vitamin D and calcium deficiencies and their health impacts on women of childbearing age: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis	102
Identifying factors explaining practice variation in secondary stroke prevention in primary care: a cohort study based on all patients with ischaemic stroke in the Stockholm region	94
Association between chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	93
Post-traumatic stress disorder psychological interventions in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a systematic review of the literature	93
Impact of COPD and asthma on in-hospital mortality and management of patients with heart failure in England and Wales: an observational analysis	92
Magnitude of birth trauma and its associated factors in South Wollo public hospitals, northeast Ethiopia, August 2021: Institutional-Based Cross-Sectional Study	91
Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in Northern Sri Lanka: a study protocol for a cross-sectional household survey	90
Experience-based codesign approach to improve care in Australian emergency departments for complex consumer cohorts: the MyED project protocol, Stages 1.1–1.3	89
Relationship of prostate cancer topography and tumour conspicuity on multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis	88
Cortisol dynamics in undergraduate nursing students during clinical practice: protocol for an exploratory cross-sectional study	87
Protocol for a scoping review of patient–clinician digital health interventions for the population with hip fracture	87

Parents’ experience of children with acquired brain injury undergoing neuro-rehabilitation: thematic synthesis protocol	87
Digital NHS Wales: a coding reliability analysis based on the voices of 22 978 patients and clinicians on the benefits, challenges and sustainability of video consulting	85
Relationship between health practices with attitudes towards pregnancy and motherhood and pregnancy symptoms in Iranian pregnant women: a cross-sectional study	84
Virtual reality and speech analysis for the assessment of impulsivity and decision-making: protocol for a comparison with neuropsychological tasks and self-administered questionnaires	84
Examining students’ perception of rural practice following an educational strategy aimed at preparing postsecondary students for rural careers: a systematic review protocol for qualitative studies	84
Regional variations in short stay urgent paediatric hospital admissions: a sequential mixed-methods approach exploring differences through data linkage and qualitative interviews	83
Ventilation management and outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a protocol for a preplanned secondary analysis of the TTM2 trial	83
Observational and prospective study: evaluation of beliefs and representations of chronic treatments of polymedicated patients hospitalised in a vascular medicine and surgery department	82
Addressing gaps in our understanding of the drowning patient: a protocol for the retrospective development of an Utstein style database and multicentre collaboration	80
First-line treatment with durvalumab plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone for metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer in the USA: a cost-effectiveness analysis	80
Study protocol for data to suppression (D2S): a cluster-randomised, stepped-wedge effectiveness trial of a reporting and capacity-building intervention to improve HIV viral suppression in housing and	79
Cost–benefit analysis of partnership working between fire and rescue and health services across England and Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic	79
Correlation of drug exposure and bacterial susceptibility with treatment response forMycobacterium avium complexlung disease: protocol for a prospective observational cohort study	79
Randomised controlled trial of preconception lifestyle intervention on maternal and offspring health in people with increased risk of gestational diabetes: study protocol for the BEFORE THE BEGINNING	78
Maternal and neonatal peripartum factors associated with late initiation of breast feeding in Bangladesh: a secondary analysis	78
Melatonin for the prevention of postoperative delirium in older adults: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis	78
Identifying, synthesising and appraising existing evidence relating to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and pregnancy: a mixed-methods systematic review	78
Active case detection and treatment of malaria in pregnancy using LAMP technology (LAMPREG): a pragmatic randomised diagnostic outcomes trial—study protocol	77
Prehospital care for ovarian cancer in Catalonia: could we do better in primary care? Retrospective cohort study	77
Comparative efficacy of different acupuncture therapies on cancer-related insomnia: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis	75
Study protocol for a feasibility study of microinterventions in smartphone-based assessments to reduce depressive rumination	74
Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of variations of anthropometric measures of obesity with age in the Jackson Heart Study	73
Province-level distribution and drivers of infant mortality in mainland China: a Geodetector-based analysis of data from 2020	72
Use of the Vitiligo Extent Score: a protocol for a scoping review	72
Effectiveness of analgesic ear drops as add-on treatment to oral analgesics in children with acute otitis media: study protocol of the OPTIMA pragmatic randomised controlled trial	72
Cross-sectional analyses of online appointment booking and repeat prescription ordering user characteristics in general practices of England in the years 2018–2020	70
Derivation and validation of clinical prediction rules for diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis: a prospective cohort study	70
Clinical characteristics and mortality of patients with heart failure in Southern Sweden from 2013 to 2019: a population-based cohort study	67
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on characteristics, extent and trends in child maltreatment in 34 Euro-CAN COST Action countries: a scoping review protocol	67
Impact of a peer-support programme to improve loneliness and social isolation due to COVID-19: does adding a secure, user friendly video-conference solution work better than telephone support alone? P	66
Facilitators and barriers to codesigning social robots with older adults with dementia: a scoping review protocol	66
Assessing safe chemotherapy needs and practices in Ile-Ife, Nigeria: a multi-disciplinary quality improvement project	65
Biopsychosocial factors associated with physical activity among Resettlers of the former Soviet Union in Germany: a cross-sectional analysis	65
Empowering communities to use healthy lifestyle centres: an implementation research from Sri Lanka	64
Efficacy of perioperative pain management in paediatric cardiac surgery: a protocol for a network meta-analysis	63
Clinical outcomes of non-COVID-19 orthopaedic patients admitted during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-centre interrupted time series analysis across hospitals in six different countries	63
Exploring decision-makers’ challenges and strategies when selecting multiple systematic reviews: insights for AI decision support tools in healthcare	62
Evaluation of ALBA device for upper extremity motor function in adults with subacute and chronic acquired brain injury: a randomised controlled trial protocol in a tertiary clinic of the metropolitan	62
Efficacy of soothing cream gel in the range of motion and chronic pain at the shoulder and elbow: protocol of a double-blinded, randomised, placebo-controlled trial	62