OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Health Information and Libraries Journal 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Understanding clinical library services as knowledge mobilisation activities: Mixed method evaluation of an Evidence Access service in a mental health trust	42
In this issue…	31
Development and validation of search filters to retrieve medication discontinuation articles in Medline and Embase	27
Criteria for the selection, evaluation and application of traditional knowledge in contemporary health practice, education, research and policy: A systematic review	21
Using infographics in disseminating healthy lifestyle information on social media is likely to increase uptake and sharing	17
UK survey demonstrates a wide range of impacts attributable to clinical librarian services	14
Global trends health science libraries: Part 1	13
Collaborative updating of an organizational health literacy tool confirms medical librarians’ leadership roles	12
Information‐seeking behaviour of primary care clinicians in Singapore at the point‐of‐care: A qualitative study	11
Health information seeking behaviour and decision making by patients undergoing breast cancer surgery: A qualitative study	10
An analysis of ALA‐accredited MLS curricula indicates deficiencies in the initial training provided for public librarians	9
Mental health‐related internet use by people with a diagnosis of chronic psychiatric disorder, attending community mental health centres	9
Search Club: Using peer support to develop search skills and share knowledge in a specialist NHS team	9
Embedded librarians: An innovative experience in health and wellness communication	8
Erratum	7
Training needs of medical librarians in Nigeria: A survey	7
Role of Pakistani e‐libraries in promoting health awareness for the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal‐3	7
‘Connecting’ with the Health Libraries Group conference	7
Key topics in social science research on COVID‐19: An automated literature analysis	7
Forthcoming Papers	7
Visual abstracts do not increase some impact scores more than conventional abstracts of clinical research: A retrospective cohort study	7
Issue Information Covers	6
Interest in dentistry in early months of the COVID‐19 global pandemic: A Google Trends approach	6
Omani citizens relied more on international sources of information to inform themselves during the COVID‐19 pandemic	6
Health literacy and consumer health information	6

Few changes shown in cancer information‐seeking behaviour among young adults in China between 2012 and 2017	5
Finding and evaluating randomised controlled trials in nursing conducted by Spanish research teams: A scoping review	5
Landscape of health sciences librarian‐mediated search services	5
Information specialists and researchers working together for health promotion: Benefits from school‐work educational programmes at the National Institute of Health in Italy	5
Caregivers of children feel confident about using the Internet for health information	5
Delivering eye health education to deprived communities in India through a social media‐based innovation	5
ChatGPT in medical libraries, possibilities and future directions: An integrative review	5
Using an artificial intelligence tool can be as accurate as human assessors in level one screening for a systematic review	4
Google is goodish: An information literacy course designed to teach users why Google may not always be the best place to search for evidence	4
Misinformation and perception of COVID‐19 and risk assessment among people in Pakistan: A pilot study	4
Evaluation of the usefulness and understandability of information leaflets on fall prevention from the perspective of hospital patients and their relatives	4
Transforming and extending library services by embracing technology and collaborations: A case study	4
Forthcoming Papers	4
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Health literacy predicts Covid‐19 awareness and protective behaviours of university students	4
Library research support services in China’s universities of traditional medicine: Understanding user requirements	4
Facilitating knowledge transfer to policy makers and front‐line workers during a pandemic: Implementation, impact and lessons learned	4
Algorithmic literacy in medical students – results of a knowledge test conducted in Germany	4
Celebrating 75 years of the Health Libraries Group	3
Making research and evaluation more useful and more interesting for information services and their users: A guide for students and practitioners	3
ChatGPT: Game‐changer or wildcard for systematic searching?	3
The popularisation of self‐care: Tracing the dissemination of Orem's Self‐Care Deficiency Nursing Theory into the scientific disciplines	3
Academic integrity among medical students and postgraduate trainees in the teaching hospitals of South Punjab Pakistan	3
Issue Information	3
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A systematic review case study of urgent and emergency care configuration found citation searching of Web of Science and Google Scholar of similar value	3
A survey of medical researchers indicates poor awareness of research data management processes and a role for data librarians	2
Health Libraries Group at 75	2
10,000 steps a day? Activity trackers, health information literacy and the potential role of Information Science & Health Libraries	2
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence information specialist development pathway: Developing the skills, knowledge and confidence to quality assure search strategies	2
New nurses apply only basic source evaluation criteria but realize their skills are lacking: More sophisticated approaches to teaching evaluation skills are required	2
Internet and social media preferences of orthopaedic patients vary according to factors such as age and education levels	2
Infodemiology for oral health and disease: A scoping review	2
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New to health information, library or knowledge work …	2
You can go your own way: Conducting a signage audit in a health library	2
Parents of children with cancer require health literacy support to meet their information needs	2
Vaccination uptake is influenced by many cues during health information seeking online	2
Drug information‐seeking behaviours of physicians, nurses and pharmacists: A systematic literature review	2
Health information and resources in hospital outpatient waiting areas may not meet the needs of older adults from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds: A cross‐cultural qualitative study	2
Forthcoming papers	2
Acknowledgement	2
Dog and cat owners’ use of online Facebook groups for pet health information	2
Bibliometric analysis of COVID‐19 publications shows the importance of telemedicine and equitable access to the internet during the pandemic and beyond	2
Wanted! Health information students & early career health information workers new to writing for publication	2
Evaluating the usability of public health data dashboards as information sources for professionals and the public: Findings from a case study with domain experts	2
Patient education information material assessment criteria: A scoping review	2
Developing a governance process for apps can help enhance and change the skills base and visibility of health librarians	2
Transforming health science libraries around the globe: The impact of technology	2
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Characterizing the research data management practices of NIH biomedical researchers indicates the need for better support at laboratory level	2
Information retrieval at the point of care of community family physicians in Arab countries	2
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