OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Medical Education is 43. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
The sudden transition to synchronized online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study exploring medical students’ perspectives	402
Distance learning in clinical medical education amid COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan: current situation, challenges, and perspectives	310
A systematic review of the factors – enablers and barriers – affecting e-learning in health sciences education	307
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on final year medical students in the United Kingdom: a national survey	241
Student perspective of classroom and distance learning during COVID-19 pandemic in the undergraduate dental study program Universitas Indonesia	230
The effectiveness of virtual reality-based technology on anatomy teaching: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies	174
Relationships between academic self-efficacy, learning-related emotions, and metacognitive learning strategies with academic performance in medical students: a structural equation model	156
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical students: a multicenter quantitative study	152
Students’ and lecturers’ perspective on the implementation of online learning in dental education due to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): a cross-sectional study	150
Student satisfaction with videoconferencing teaching quality during the COVID-19 pandemic	117
Pre-graduation medical training including virtual reality during COVID-19 pandemic: a report on students’ perception	112
Pre-clinical remote undergraduate medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey study	109
Interprofessional education: tips for design and implementation	93
Attitudes and concerns of undergraduate university health sciences students in Croatia regarding complete switch to e-learning during COVID-19 pandemic: a survey	93
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on dental education: online experience and practice expectations among dental students at the University of Jordan	87
Effectiveness of problem-based learning methodology in undergraduate medical education: a scoping review	82
A comparative study regarding distance learning and the conventional face-to-face approach conducted problem-based learning tutorial during the COVID-19 pandemic	78
The role of 3D printed models in the teaching of human anatomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis	76
Is YouTube a reliable source of health-related information? A systematic review	75
Online learning during COVID-19 produced equivalent or better student course performance as compared with pre-pandemic: empirical evidence from a school-wide comparative study	73
The effectiveness of the combined problem-based learning (PBL) and case-based learning (CBL) teaching method in the clinical practical teaching of thyroid disease	72
Team-based learning: design, facilitation and participation	61
Distance education during COVID 19: an Italian survey on the university teachers’ perspectives and their emotional conditions	61
Online versus classroom teaching for medical students during COVID-19: measuring effectiveness and satisfaction	60
Challenges and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic in medical education: a qualitative study	59

Mapping clinical reasoning literature across the health professions: a scoping review	56
Revolutionizing healthcare: the role of artificial intelligence in clinical practice	53
Academic experiences, physical and mental health impact of COVID-19 pandemic on students and lecturers in health care education	52
Digital learning designs in physiotherapy education: a systematic review and meta-analysis	49
Can virtual reality improve traditional anatomy education programmes? A mixed-methods study on the use of a 3D skull model	49
What is the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on residency training: a systematic review and analysis	48
Feedback in the clinical setting	48
Model for utilizing distance learning post COVID-19 using (PACT)™ a cross sectional qualitative study	46
Impact of blended learning on learning outcomes in the public healthcare education course: a review of flipped classroom with team-based learning	46
Anxiety, perceived stress and coping strategies in nursing students: a cross-sectional, correlational, descriptive study	46
Medical students’ perception towards E-learning during COVID 19 pandemic in a high burden developing country	46
Artificial intelligence in medical education: a cross-sectional needs assessment	45
Willingness to volunteer and readiness to practice of undergraduate medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey in Indonesia	45
Online teaching in physiotherapy education during COVID-19 pandemic in Italy: a retrospective case-control study on students’ satisfaction and performance	44
How much is needed? Patient exposure and curricular education on medical students’ LGBT cultural competency	44
Factors affecting the acceptance of blended learning in medical education: application of UTAUT2 model	43
Enhancing the effectiveness of flipped classroom in health science education: a state-of-the-art review	43
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on teaching and learning in health professional education: a mixed methods study protocol	43
Self-regulated learning: the effect on medical student learning outcomes in a flipped classroom environment	43
Medical artificial intelligence readiness scale for medical students (MAIRS-MS) – development, validity and reliability study	43