OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMJ Quality & Safety is 23. 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
Can virtual reality simulations improve macrocognition?	113
Prevention in adults of transmission of infection with multidrug-resistant organisms: an updated systematic review from Making Healthcare Safer IV	72
From parallel tracks to integrated practice: advancing the integration of quality improvement and implementation science	67
Effectiveness of computerised alerts to reduce drug–drug interactions (DDIs) and DDI-related harm in hospitalised patients: a quasi-experimental controlled pre–post study	50
Hip fracture in the COVID-19 era: what can we say about care and patient outcomes?	45
We will take some team resilience, please: Evidence-based recommendations for supporting diagnostic teamwork	42
It’s time for the field of geriatrics to invest in implementation science	40
Towards comprehensive fidelity evaluations: consideration of enactment measures in quality improvement interventions	40
COVID-19 hospital prevalence as a risk factor for mortality: an observational study of a multistate cohort of 62 hospitals	38
How can we finally reduce repetitive routine laboratory tests for hospitalised patients?	35
Pragmatic randomised trial assessing the impact of peer comparison and therapeutic recommendations, including repetition, on antibiotic prescribing patterns of family physicians across British Columbi	34
Practice or perfect? Coaching for a growth mindset to improve the quality of healthcare	33
Unacceptable behaviours between healthcare workers: just the tip of the patient safety iceberg	33
Nursing implications of an early warning system implemented to reduce adverse events: a qualitative study	32
Correction: The Irish National Adverse Event Study-2 (INAES-2): longitudinal trends in adverse event rates in the Irish healthcare system	31
Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity and protect health	29
Progressing patient safety in the Emergency Medical Services	28
Quality and Safety in the Literature: November 2022	27
Quality and safety in the literature: January 2023	27
Engagement and fidelity of a cardiovascular disease prevention-focused digital health intervention in cardiology outpatient waiting rooms: a mixed-methods study	24
Approach to systematically examine the usefulness of quality measures in practice: Minnesota’s nursing home quality indicators and scoring approach	24
Quality of care for secondary cardiovascular disease prevention in 2009–2017: population-wide cohort study of antiplatelet therapy use in Scotland	24
Understanding the challenges and successes of implementing ‘hybrid’ interventions in healthcare settings: findings from a process evaluation of a patient involvement trial	24
Correction: Comparing peripherally inserted central catheter-related practices across hospitals with different insertion models: a multisite qualitative study	23