OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Health Policy is 32. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
The analogue substitution model: Introducing competition in the absence of generic substitution in Danish hospitals	184
Editorial Board	170
Editorial Board	130
Editorial Board	117
Strategic workforce planning in health and social care – an international perspective: A scoping review	113
Exploring the reasons behind low COVID-19 vaccination coverage in ethnic minorities–A qualitative study among Arabic-speaking public in Denmark	88
Immigrants’ self-perceived barriers to healthcare: A systematic review of quantitative evidence in European countries	73
Assessing patients’ acceptable and realised distances to determine accessibility standards for the size of catchment areas in outpatient care	71
Commentary on “The learning rehabilitation system: Strengthening an intersectoral strategy to improve functioning of an ageing population” by Bickenbach et al.	66
Evaluation of a national e-booking system for medical consultation in primary care in a universal health system	61
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	60
Should we screen for lung cancer? A 10-country analysis identifying key decision-making factors	58
Follow-up regimes for sick-listed employees: A comparison of nine north-western European countries	58
Physicians’ responses to time pressure: Experimental evidence on treatment quality and documentation behaviour	56
Private provision of health services in Ukraine: A qualitative exploration of current policy challenges, and considerations for reform	52
The effect of a nighttime curfew on the spread of COVID-19	50
Does default organ donation registration compromise autonomous choice? Public responses to a new donor registration system	47
The impact of C-level positions on hospital performance: A scoping review of top management team outcomes	47
Long-term impact of unhealthy food tax on consumption and the drivers behind: A longitudinal study in Hungary	44
Which factors influence the decision of hospitals to provide procedures on an outpatient basis? –Mixed-methods evidence from Germany	43
The ethics of behaviour-based insurance models: Solidarity-based concerns in Germany's statutory health insurance	43
The launch of the EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA): Improving global pandemic preparedness?	43
Romania’s 2025 guide for health workforce attraction and retention: Bridging global strategies and local realities	39
Sources of specialist physician fee variation: Evidence from Australian health insurance claims data	38
Editorial Board	37

Progressivity of out-of-pocket costs under Australia's universal health care system: A national linked data study	37
A population-based exploration of immigrants undergoing general surgery procedures in British Columbia: Do immigrants present for emergency surgeries more than non-immigrants?	35
Policy innovation in voluntary hospital private health insurance: Combining risk adjustment and risk sharing in Australia	35
Effectiveness of pay for performance to non-physician health care providers: A systematic review	34
Decision making under deep uncertainty for pandemic policy planning	33
Impact of implementation timing on the effectiveness of stay-at-home requirement under the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from the Italian Case	32
Mental health of Australian frontline nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of a large national survey	32