OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Medical Education is 44. 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
Laparoscopic training workshop to assess medical students’ skill acquisition and interest in surgical careers	1048
Preclinical obesity curriculum: audit, implementation, and evaluation	206
The predictive validity of admission criteria for the results of clinical competency assessment with an emphasis on family medicine in the fifth year of medical education: an observational study	183
The lecturer-tutor in undergraduate medical education; navigating complexity as “a recruiter, a timetabler, an administrator, a counsellor”	156
Self-assessment of residents in breaking bad news; skills and barriers	121
Registrars as teachers: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of Australian general practice registrars in teaching roles	88
Professional values at the beginning of medical school: a quasi-experimental study	87
E-learning—an interventional element of the PRiVENT project to improve weaning expertise	83
Evaluation of an experiential clinical learning option during pandemic teaching suspensions	77
Evaluation of a dementia awareness game for health professions students in Northern Ireland: a pre-/post-test study	76
Application of the process-based teaching based on SPARK case database in the practice teaching of radiology in the musculoskeletal system for undergraduate medical students	73
Perceptions of a virtual education platform: how plastic surgery education has progressed during the COVID-19 pandemic at one academic institution	72
Using simulation to introduce students and healthcare professionals to losses experienced by older adults: a pre-post analysis	72
Midwifery students’ satisfaction with simulation-based education and associated factors among governmental universities in Amhara region, Ethiopia 2022	72
MCQs in-training examination scores of the surgical residency program in Thailand: the relationship between medical school vs public health-based training institutions	71
Zoom Improv is accessible and enhances medical student empathy	70
Simulated subacromial injection instruction improves accuracy and skill level: a model for musculoskeletal procedural training	69
Educating physicians on strong opioids by descriptive versus simulated-experience formats: a randomized controlled trial	64
Haptic experience to significantly motivate anatomy learning in medical students	63
Effect of holistic reflective learning program on development of nursing students’ professional competency in geriatric clinical practice: a quasi-experimental study	63
Exploring perceptions of pre-clerkship students about workplace learning in the clinical learning environment at Gulf Medical University, UAE	62
Rivalries for attention: insights from a realist evaluation of a postgraduate competency-based medical education implementation in Canada	61
The Western Australian medical schools mindfulness project: a randomised controlled trial	60
The academic formation challenges: what does retail expect from higher education institutions in pharmacy?	59
The effect of computer-based Stress Inoculation Training (SIT) approach on the pelvic pain, depression, and anxiety in students with primary dysmenorrhea: a clinical trial study	59

Cognitive enhancing supplements and medications in United States Resident Physicians	58
Working intentions of medical students in response to healthcare workplace violence and descending resources reform in China	56
Perceptions and barriers to the use and training of point-of-care ultrasound among Finnish emergency physicians – a nationwide survey	55
The impact of simulation-based mastery learning, booster session timing and clinical exposure on confidence in intercostal drain insertion: a survey of internal medicine trainees in Scotland	53
Factors associated with knowledge about pharmacological management of pregnant women in Peruvian dental students: a logistic regression analysis	53
Design and practice of blended teaching of internal medicine nursing based on O-AMAS effective teaching model	53
Students engagement using polls in virtual sessions of physiology, pathology, and pharmacology at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional stu	52
“Smartphone as an educational tool” the perception of dental faculty members of all the dental colleges of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - Pakistan	51
Gender bias in academic medicine: a resumé study	50
Association between sociodemographic characteristics and level of knowledge about oral cancer among Mexican dental health professionals: a cross-sectional online survey	50
A Canadian survey of medical students and undergraduate deans on the management of patients living with obesity	49
Influence of pretesting and a near peer sharing real life experiences on CPR training outcomes in first year medical students: a non-randomized quasi-experimental study	48
How does postgraduate diploma in Family Medicine impact on primary care doctors?	46
Rating communication skills in dental practice: the impact of different sociodemographic factors	46
Effect of peer videorecording feedback CPR training on students’ practical CPR skills: a randomized controlled manikin study	46
GRAVEN: a database of teaching method that applies gestures to represent the neurosurgical approach’s blood vessels and nerves	45
Advancing medical laboratory practice in Pakistan: insights from a focus group study on technologists’ training needs	44
Perceptions of professional social media interaction with patients and faculty members – a comparative survey among dental students from Malaysia and Finland	44
A structured curriculum supporting biomedical trainees’ transition into independent academic positions and early career success	44
Developing a reliable and valid competency model for assistant dentists in China	44