OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Medical Education is 55. 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
Association between sociodemographic characteristics and level of knowledge about oral cancer among Mexican dental health professionals: a cross-sectional online survey	2541
Cognitive enhancing supplements and medications in United States Resident Physicians	287
Simulated subacromial injection instruction improves accuracy and skill level: a model for musculoskeletal procedural training	205
Perceptions of a virtual education platform: how plastic surgery education has progressed during the COVID-19 pandemic at one academic institution	142
MCQs in-training examination scores of the surgical residency program in Thailand: the relationship between medical school vs public health-based training institutions	141
Evaluation of an experiential clinical learning option during pandemic teaching suspensions	140
Assessing oral surgery residents’ competencies and training needs in tomography interfaces through a usability framework	134
“Smartphone as an educational tool” the perception of dental faculty members of all the dental colleges of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - Pakistan	134
PlayDecide teamwork: a discussion game for junior doctors to explore workplace bullying and harassment	133
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	122
Inconsistently reporting post-licensure EPA specifications in different clinical professions hampers fidelity and practice translation: a scoping review	121
Exploring perceptions of pre-clerkship students about workplace learning in the clinical learning environment at Gulf Medical University, UAE	118
Design and evaluation of a mobile application for educational purposes and facilitating scientific literature search for students and researchers	115
Impact of early, longitudinal community-based education on medical student self-efficacy: a qualitative study	114
E-learning—an interventional element of the PRiVENT project to improve weaning expertise	107
Rivalries for attention: insights from a realist evaluation of a postgraduate competency-based medical education implementation in Canada	107
Evaluating perspectives and attitudes towards the South African medical internship programme	105
Links between medical interns’ perceived stress, workaholism and personality: a cross-sectional study	102
Competency-driven hemostasis training reduces vascular complications in transradial hemodynamic monitoring: a self-controlled trial with early-career residents	102
Quantification of training in educational methodology among teachers on the degree course in medicine: a pilot study	100
Barriers faced by undergraduate dental students when conducting research: a qualitative study	100
Exploring a revised interprofessional learning curriculum in undergraduate health education programs at Linköping University	95
Examiner perceptions of the MRCGP recorded consultation assessment for general practice licensing during COVID-19: cross-sectional study	88
Core sepsis-related competencies for medical students: an international consensus by Delphi technique	88
Training academic staff for effective feedback in workplace-based assessment: a study in Bhutan	88

Medical residents’ and teachers’ perceptions of the digital format of nation-wide didactic courses for psychiatry residents in Sweden: a survey-based observational study	88
Enhancing compassion in medical education - a comparative study of the efficacy of clinical clerkships versus simulation-based training methodologies	87
Improving consistency and feedback in essay-type assessments: evaluation of an assessment-cum-feedback checklist	85
Advanced neonatal procedural skills: a simulation-based workshop: impact and skill decay	84
Knowledge and attitudes toward [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography among non-radiologist medical staff	83
Imbalanced specialty representation of USMLE and NBME test writers	81
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	81
YouTube as a source of education on piriformis injection: a content, quality, and reliability analysis	80
Evaluation of a dementia awareness game for health professions students in Northern Ireland: a pre-/post-test study	77
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	76
How theories of complexity and resilience affect interprofessional simulation-based education: a qualitative analysis of facilitators’ perspectives	75
Exploration and practice of comprehensive clinical rotation internship for undergraduate dental students	73
Medical students’ perception of AI’s role in radiology before and after an AI-focused educational panel: a paired pre-post design	73
The impact of trauma-informed training on pediatricians’ perceived-competence in treating war-affected children: a pilot study	72
Effectiveness evaluation of standardized patient training system on emergency department residents in disposing patients with acute chest pain	72
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	66
Three-year evaluation of a program teaching social determinants of health in community-based medical education: a general inductive approach for qualitative data analysis	65
Palliative care in the education of physiotherapists in Germany - an anonymized cross-sectional survey of trainees and students	65
AI-human collaborative approaches in emotional training: applying visual thinking strategies as an analytical framework for medical students’ drawings from art-based activities	64
Does learning style influence performance in objective structured clinical examinations?	63
Registrars as teachers: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of Australian general practice registrars in teaching roles	63
Cultural clashes in maternity care: midwifery students’ struggles with communication and cultural differences — a qualitative study from Turkey	63
Effects of interprofessional education on dental hygiene students: a systematic review and meta-analysis	63
A systematic review of the content and delivery of clinical knowledge in orthodontic postgraduate programs	60
Impact of a one-time formative OSCE on learning behavior and self-assessment in dental undergraduate education	57
Evaluating the impact of a blended interprofessional education course on students’ attitudes towards interprofessional education: a pre-post study	56
Micromanagement in clinical supervision: a scoping review	56
LGBTQIA health in medical education: a national survey of Australian medical students	55
Bridging a curriculum gap: a structured model for integrating head and neck ultrasound training into undergraduate dental education	55
Professional values at the beginning of medical school: a quasi-experimental study	55