OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Medical Education is 46. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Laparoscopic training workshop to assess medical students’ skill acquisition and interest in surgical careers	1535
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	245
The lecturer-tutor in undergraduate medical education; navigating complexity as “a recruiter, a timetabler, an administrator, a counsellor”	225
Self-assessment of residents in breaking bad news; skills and barriers	200
Registrars as teachers: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of Australian general practice registrars in teaching roles	128
Professional values at the beginning of medical school: a quasi-experimental study	103
E-learning—an interventional element of the PRiVENT project to improve weaning expertise	96
Evaluation of an experiential clinical learning option during pandemic teaching suspensions	84
Using simulation to introduce students and healthcare professionals to losses experienced by older adults: a pre-post analysis	81
Perceptions of a virtual education platform: how plastic surgery education has progressed during the COVID-19 pandemic at one academic institution	80
Midwifery students’ satisfaction with simulation-based education and associated factors among governmental universities in Amhara region, Ethiopia 2022	78
Simulated subacromial injection instruction improves accuracy and skill level: a model for musculoskeletal procedural training	77
Zoom Improv is accessible and enhances medical student empathy	77
MCQs in-training examination scores of the surgical residency program in Thailand: the relationship between medical school vs public health-based training institutions	77
Exploring perceptions of pre-clerkship students about workplace learning in the clinical learning environment at Gulf Medical University, UAE	75
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	75
Cognitive enhancing supplements and medications in United States Resident Physicians	75
Perceptions and barriers to the use and training of point-of-care ultrasound among Finnish emergency physicians – a nationwide survey	73
Design and practice of blended teaching of internal medicine nursing based on O-AMAS effective teaching model	72
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	68
“Smartphone as an educational tool” the perception of dental faculty members of all the dental colleges of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - Pakistan	68
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	67
Association between sociodemographic characteristics and level of knowledge about oral cancer among Mexican dental health professionals: a cross-sectional online survey	67
How does postgraduate diploma in Family Medicine impact on primary care doctors?	64
A structured curriculum supporting biomedical trainees’ transition into independent academic positions and early career success	63

GRAVEN: a database of teaching method that applies gestures to represent the neurosurgical approach’s blood vessels and nerves	63
Evaluating the impact of faculty development programs at the workplace by using reflective critique writing technique	62
Acceptance of e-learning and associated factors among postgraduate medical and health science students at first generation universities in Amhara region, 2023: using modified technology acceptance mod	62
Enhancing compassion in medical education - a comparative study of the efficacy of clinical clerkships versus simulation-based training methodologies	56
Barriers faced by undergraduate dental students when conducting research: a qualitative study	54
The impact of trauma-informed training on pediatricians’ perceived-competence in treating war-affected children: a pilot study	54
Physician associate (PA) students’ perceptions of team-based learning (TBL) for teaching in Geriatric medicine	54
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	53
Knowledge and attitudes toward [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography among non-radiologist medical staff	52
Barriers and future improvements of workplace-based learning in Korean medicine clinical clerkship: perspectives of graduates	52
Evaluating the impact of a blended interprofessional education course on students’ attitudes towards interprofessional education: a pre-post study	51
Links between medical interns’ perceived stress, workaholism and personality: a cross-sectional study	51
Experiences with telemedicine among family medicine residents at king saud university medical city during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study	50
The impact of global health outreach experiences on medical student burnout	50
The postgraduate medical educational climate assessed by the Danish Residency Educational Climate Test (DK-RECT): a validation and cross-sectional observational study	50
Reflection to enhance dental students´ awareness of and comfort with uncertainty – an experimental study	49
Validation of a didactic model evaluating the usability, usefulness and acceptability of psychological first aid teaching through simulation	49
Hybrid versus distance learning environment for a paediatric dentistry course and its influence on students’ satisfaction: a cross-sectional study	49
Challenges in the transition from resident to attending physician in general internal medicine: a multicenter qualitative study	48
Validating the effectiveness of a classroom-setting form of early clinical exposure with direct physician involvement in gastrointestinal physiology education	48
Students’ learning experiences of three-dimensional printed models and plastinated specimens: a qualitative analysis	47
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	46
Preclinical obesity curriculum: audit, implementation, and evaluation	46