OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Palliative Care is 26. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
A specific role of village doctors in reducing disparities: a quantile regression analysis of end-of-life medical care	70
A short form tool for clinical assessment of caregivers’ reaction	61
Geographic variations in place of death and palliative care utilisation in the last three months of life in high-income countries: a systematic review	47
Do surrogates predict patient preferences more accurately after a physician-led discussion about advance directives? A randomized controlled trial	47
Comparison of actigraphy with a sleep protocol maintained by professional caregivers and questionnaire-based parental judgment in children and adolescents with life-limiting conditions	46
Differences in end-of-life care patterns between types of hospice used for cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study	45
Communication about incurable illness and remaining life between spouses and patients with incurable illness receiving specialized home care: effects of a family caregiver-targeted web-based psycho-ed	43
The variation of coverage and access to palliative care for cancer patients in eight European countries: an exploratory vignette approach	43
Palliative care training in medical undergraduate education: a survey among the faculty	43
Correction: Oncologists’ palliative care referral behaviour: testing utility of social exchange theory as an explanatory framework	41
Correction: Improving Palliative Care Knowledge of nurses caring for heart failure patients	39
Family perspectives on high-quality MAiD service and delivery: a cross-Canada qualitative descriptive study	37
Improving patient reported experience in inpatients with palliative care needs: a pre-post quality improvement study	35
Palliative care needs of Jordanian women’s experience of living with stroke: a descriptive phenomenological study	34
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on processes, resource use and cost in palliative care	33
The impacts of visitor restrictions for palliative patients during the COVID-19 pandemic on family members and healthcare providers: a Canadian qualitative study	32
Implementation of a hospital-based end-of-life and bereavement care program in a latin American middle-income country. A source of light and compassion in the midst of cloudy times	31
"Nebulized lidocaine for intractable cough in hospice care: a comprehensive review of efficacy, safety, and future perspectives"	30
Causes of early hospital readmission in hospice patients at a comprehensive oncology center in Jordan: a retrospective descriptive study	29
Factors related to advance directives completion among cancer patients: a systematic review	28
General palliative hospital care – a Danish nationwide survey of organization and clinical practice	28
Caregiving needs of patients with terminal cancer and their families: a field study of family meetings	27
Priorities for research in perinatal palliative care: an international Delphi study	27
Bereaved parents’ perceptions of memory making: a qualitative meta-synthesis	27
Experiences and perceptions of palliative care patients receiving virtual reality therapy: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies	26

Associations between hospital characteristics and the delivery of non-cancer palliative care: a nationwide retrospective study in Taiwan	26
Exploring spirituality, religion and life philosophy among parents of children receiving palliative care: a qualitative study	26