OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Health Policy is 30. 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
Editorial Board	242
Editorial Board	215
Physicians’ responses to time pressure: Experimental evidence on treatment quality and documentation behaviour	138
Long-term impact of unhealthy food tax on consumption and the drivers behind: A longitudinal study in Hungary	112
Romania’s 2025 guide for health workforce attraction and retention: Bridging global strategies and local realities	73
Was priority setting included in the Canadian COVID-19 pandemic planning and preparedness? A comparative analysis of COVID-19 pandemic plans from eight provinces and three territories	71
The effect of a nighttime curfew on the spread of COVID-19	70
Are gaps in the time of submissions and approvals of new drugs between Health Canada and the Food and Drug Administration related to therapeutic value? A cross-sectional study	58
Exploring the reasons behind low COVID-19 vaccination coverage in ethnic minorities–A qualitative study among Arabic-speaking public in Denmark	54
Progressivity of out-of-pocket costs under Australia's universal health care system: A national linked data study	52
Sources of specialist physician fee variation: Evidence from Australian health insurance claims data	52
Which factors influence the decision of hospitals to provide procedures on an outpatient basis? –Mixed-methods evidence from Germany	50
The ethics of behaviour-based insurance models: Solidarity-based concerns in Germany's statutory health insurance	49
Does default organ donation registration compromise autonomous choice? Public responses to a new donor registration system	47
Private provision of health services in Ukraine: A qualitative exploration of current policy challenges, and considerations for reform	45
Assessing patients’ acceptable and realised distances to determine accessibility standards for the size of catchment areas in outpatient care	43
Strategic workforce planning in health and social care – an international perspective: A scoping review	43
Evaluation of a national e-booking system for medical consultation in primary care in a universal health system	41
The launch of the EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA): Improving global pandemic preparedness?	40
Commentary on “The learning rehabilitation system: Strengthening an intersectoral strategy to improve functioning of an ageing population” by Bickenbach et al.	40
The analogue substitution model: Introducing competition in the absence of generic substitution in Danish hospitals	40
The impact of C-level positions on hospital performance: A scoping review of top management team outcomes	37
Immigrants’ self-perceived barriers to healthcare: A systematic review of quantitative evidence in European countries	36
Should we screen for lung cancer? A 10-country analysis identifying key decision-making factors	34
Editorial Board	33

The case for individualised public health interventions: Smoking prevalence and inequalities in Northern Ireland 1985-2015	32
Could hospitals operating through a value-based healthcare policy overcome potential management drawbacks in European healthcare?	32
A population-based exploration of immigrants undergoing general surgery procedures in British Columbia: Do immigrants present for emergency surgeries more than non-immigrants?	31
Regarding caregivers’ willingness to pay for digital support services: Comparative survey	31
Policy innovation in voluntary hospital private health insurance: Combining risk adjustment and risk sharing in Australia	30
Inter- and intranational variation of vaccine hesitancy: a survey in Denmark and Saudi Arabia	30
Service-, needs-, and quality-based hospital capacity planning – The evolution of a revolution in Switzerland	30