OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMJ Quality & Safety is 25. 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
Can virtual reality simulations improve macrocognition?	179
Effectiveness of computerised alerts to reduce drug–drug interactions (DDIs) and DDI-related harm in hospitalised patients: a quasi-experimental controlled pre–post study	74
We will take some team resilience, please: Evidence-based recommendations for supporting diagnostic teamwork	67
From parallel tracks to integrated practice: advancing the integration of quality improvement and implementation science	64
Hip fracture in the COVID-19 era: what can we say about care and patient outcomes?	61
Standard Elements in Studies of Adverse Events and Medical Error: the SESAME statement	55
Evidence of availability bias in diagnostic reasoning following real clinical encounters: a cross-sectional survey of physicians	51
It’s time for the field of geriatrics to invest in implementation science	47
Towards comprehensive fidelity evaluations: consideration of enactment measures in quality improvement interventions	46
Thinking and organising in systems: reframing the long problem of learning from incidents	39
Prevention in adults of transmission of infection with multidrug-resistant organisms: an updated systematic review from Making Healthcare Safer IV	34
Quality and Safety in the Literature: November 2022	33
Learning from complaints about surgical care: a large language model-assisted sequential methods analysis	30
Engagement and fidelity of a cardiovascular disease prevention-focused digital health intervention in cardiology outpatient waiting rooms: a mixed-methods study	30
Quality and safety in the literature: January 2023	30
How can we finally reduce repetitive routine laboratory tests for hospitalised patients?	30
Pragmatic randomised trial assessing the impact of peer comparison and therapeutic recommendations, including repetition, on antibiotic prescribing patterns of family physicians across British Columbi	29
Progressing patient safety in the Emergency Medical Services	29
An anthropologist’s insight into healthcare data – multiple and rich of contradictions	27
Quality of care for secondary cardiovascular disease prevention in 2009–2017: population-wide cohort study of antiplatelet therapy use in Scotland	27
Practice or perfect? Coaching for a growth mindset to improve the quality of healthcare	27
Delayed diagnosis of serious paediatric conditions in 13 regional emergency departments	26
How to scale and spread catheter avoidance nationwide	26
Role of communicating diagnostic uncertainty in the safety-netting process: insights from a vignette study	25
Approach to systematically examine the usefulness of quality measures in practice: Minnesota’s nursing home quality indicators and scoring approach	25

Why hospital falls prevention remains a global healthcare priority	25
Understanding the challenges and successes of implementing ‘hybrid’ interventions in healthcare settings: findings from a process evaluation of a patient involvement trial	25