OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Medical Education is 58. 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
Association between sociodemographic characteristics and level of knowledge about oral cancer among Mexican dental health professionals: a cross-sectional online survey	2742
Cognitive enhancing supplements and medications in United States Resident Physicians	315
Simulated subacromial injection instruction improves accuracy and skill level: a model for musculoskeletal procedural training	241
Perceptions of a virtual education platform: how plastic surgery education has progressed during the COVID-19 pandemic at one academic institution	163
“Smartphone as an educational tool” the perception of dental faculty members of all the dental colleges of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - Pakistan	159
MCQs in-training examination scores of the surgical residency program in Thailand: the relationship between medical school vs public health-based training institutions	159
PlayDecide teamwork: a discussion game for junior doctors to explore workplace bullying and harassment	159
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	153
Exploring perceptions of pre-clerkship students about workplace learning in the clinical learning environment at Gulf Medical University, UAE	152
Design and evaluation of a mobile application for educational purposes and facilitating scientific literature search for students and researchers	151
Competency-driven hemostasis training reduces vascular complications in transradial hemodynamic monitoring: a self-controlled trial with early-career residents	148
Medical residents’ and teachers’ perceptions of the digital format of nation-wide didactic courses for psychiatry residents in Sweden: a survey-based observational study	145
Barriers faced by undergraduate dental students when conducting research: a qualitative study	145
Core sepsis-related competencies for medical students: an international consensus by Delphi technique	142
Examiner perceptions of the MRCGP recorded consultation assessment for general practice licensing during COVID-19: cross-sectional study	125
Improving consistency and feedback in essay-type assessments: evaluation of an assessment-cum-feedback checklist	124
Knowledge and attitudes toward [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography among non-radiologist medical staff	123
Imbalanced specialty representation of USMLE and NBME test writers	116
Mentorship in Iran’s perioperative nursing training: a systematic scoping review and evidence appraisal based on the standards of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses	115
Evaluation of a dementia awareness game for health professions students in Northern Ireland: a pre-/post-test study	113
How theories of complexity and resilience affect interprofessional simulation-based education: a qualitative analysis of facilitators’ perspectives	111
Effectiveness evaluation of standardized patient training system on emergency department residents in disposing patients with acute chest pain	109
The impact of trauma-informed training on pediatricians’ perceived-competence in treating war-affected children: a pilot study	104
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of paediatric medical officers and registrars on the developmental origins of health and disease in a tertiary women’s and children’s hospital	102
Palliative care in the education of physiotherapists in Germany - an anonymized cross-sectional survey of trainees and students	101

Three-year evaluation of a program teaching social determinants of health in community-based medical education: a general inductive approach for qualitative data analysis	100
Effects of interprofessional education on dental hygiene students: a systematic review and meta-analysis	93
Registrars as teachers: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of Australian general practice registrars in teaching roles	93
Cultural clashes in maternity care: midwifery students’ struggles with communication and cultural differences — a qualitative study from Turkey	91
Does learning style influence performance in objective structured clinical examinations?	91
Evaluating the impact of a blended interprofessional education course on students’ attitudes towards interprofessional education: a pre-post study	90
Improving physiotherapists’ ability to recognise the presence of a serious pathology with a digital educational training: a mixed methods feasibility study	89
Rating communication skills in dental practice: the impact of different sociodemographic factors	83
The ADAPT model: integrating employer insights into a framework for practice-ready health professions graduates	83
Diversity in medicine: how do underrepresented minority medical students select their specialty? A cross-sectional survey study	82
An old approach to a novel problem: effect of combined balance therapy on virtual reality induced motion sickness: a randomized, placebo controlled, double-blinded study	81
Teaching Medical Students Rapid Ultrasound for shock and hypotension (RUSH): learning outcomes and clinical performance in a proof-of-concept study	79
Operation Remote Immunity: exploring the impact of a service-learning elective in remote Indigenous communities	78
Haptic experience to significantly motivate anatomy learning in medical students	77
Evaluation of the relationship between the psychosocial impact of dental appearance and self-perceived esthetic treatment need among dental students	76
Serial multiple mediation of psychological capital and self-directed learning ability in the relationship between perceived stress and professional identity among undergraduate nursing students in Chi	75
Validation of a didactic model evaluating the usability, usefulness and acceptability of psychological first aid teaching through simulation	73
Validating the effectiveness of a classroom-setting form of early clinical exposure with direct physician involvement in gastrointestinal physiology education	72
The academic formation challenges: what does retail expect from higher education institutions in pharmacy?	71
Communication Skills (CS) training of physicians in China and its role in actual challenges of patient-physician relationship: a cross-sectional survey	68
Perceptions and barriers to the use and training of point-of-care ultrasound among Finnish emergency physicians – a nationwide survey	68
Medical students’ attitudes, perceptions, and willingness to donate bodies for educational purposes	66
Knowledge, attitudes, and patterns of nonmedical beta-blockers use among medical students: a comparative study between Lebanon and Armenia	65
Zoom Improv is accessible and enhances medical student empathy	64
Musculoskeletal imaging authority, levels of training, attitude, competence, and utilisation among clinical physiotherapists in Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey	63
Gender bias in academic medicine: a resumé study	63
Application of narrative medicine combined with clinical thinking model in neurology teaching	63
A structured curriculum supporting biomedical trainees’ transition into independent academic positions and early career success	63
Experiences with telemedicine among family medicine residents at king saud university medical city during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study	62
Teaching undergraduates using Tracy Kidder's Rough Sleepers: students’ perceptions of homelessness as a public health issue	61
Educating physicians on strong opioids by descriptive versus simulated-experience formats: a randomized controlled trial	60
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	59
A comprehensive medical Spanish curriculum model: the Vida Medical Spanish Curriculum	58
The impact of global health outreach experiences on medical student burnout	58