OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Israel Journal of Health Policy Research is 1. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Medical student lifestyle counselling for non-communicable disease: impact on students’ competence and patients’ health behaviors	38
Intellectual capability and its association with severe dental caries treatment needs in young Israeli adults: a cross-sectional record-based study	22
Perceptions of home hospitalization among the public and physicians in Israel: findings from surveys conducted for the Dead Sea Health Policy Conference of 2022	21
Laboratory-confirmed respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hospitalizations: a national all ages cross-section evaluation, 2020–2024	21
Enablers to high vaccination uptake among a disadvantaged minority population: a qualitative study of the Arab population of Israel	21
Crisis management for Patient Safety Officers: lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic	16
Addressing the legal and health challenges of licensed medical cannabis users who want to travel abroad	14
Augmented reality- virtual reality wartime training of reserve prehospital teams: a pilot study	13
Hospitalization of injured pregnant women: a decade of data	13
Keeping our children safe: piloting a hospital-based home-visitation program in Israel	12
Public conformism with health regulation is crumbling as COVID-19 becomes a chronic threat: Repeated Cross-sectional Studies	12
Quality of care indicator performance was minimally changed in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic	12
The median age of a city’s residents and population density influence COVID 19 mortality growth rates: policy implications	11
A call to readjust the Israeli school feeding program	11
Reflecting on a decade of action: a review of select indicators for the Israel National Program for Active and Healthy Living–Efsharibari, 2011–2022	11
Association between parental smoking and child exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in Israel	11
Risks for re-hospitalization of persons with severe mental illness living in rehabilitation care settings	11
Pediatricians at the forefront of child mental health? A Delphi method exploration	11
Using the Elixhauser risk adjustment model to predict outcomes among patients hospitalized in internal medicine at a large, tertiary-care hospital in Israel	10
The COVID-19 pandemic posed many dilemmas for policymakers, which sometimes resulted in unprecedented decision-making	10
School health services in the Southern District of Israel—between privatization and nationalization	10
Pediatric rehabilitation delivery: discussion is an antidote to disconnection and discontent	10
Similarities and differences between two well-performing healthcare systems: a comparison between the Israeli and the Danish healthcare systems	9
Increased rates of unattained developmental milestones among Israeli children between 2016 and 2020: a national report	9
Improving contraceptive care for minors in Israel: practice, policy, and training gaps among OBGYNs	9

Mediating role of social support in relations between psychological capital and subjective well-being among IDF soldiers during conflict: insights from the 2023 Gaza war	9
Where, when, and how to close dialysis access gaps: incorporation of geographic information system into data-driven planning	9
A management model for admission and treatment of pediatric trauma cases	8
High out‑of‑pocket spending and financial hardship at the end of life among cancer survivors and their families	8
Emotional resilience and sense of danger among doctors in hospitals during periods of heightened tensions and warfare in Israel	8
Timely care for age-related macular degeneration: a qualitative study among retina specialists in Israel	7
The role of biostatistics in the response to COVID-19: a Belgian and international perspective	7
Wake-up call for recovery: a paradigm shift to address the deep crisis in Israel’s public mental health services in the shadow of October 7, 2023	7
Clinical pharmacy in Israel versus the US, can we "compare apples to apples"?—commentary	7
Attracting medical school graduates to residency programs in remotely located hospitals: the challenge lies beyond financial incentives	7
The role of models in the covid-19 pandemic	6
Healthcare policy changes in an era of health workforce shortage	6
Exploring client violence during home visits: a qualitative study of perceptions and experiences of Israeli nurses	6
Trust in COVID-19 policy among public health professionals in Israel during the first wave of the pandemic: a cross-sectional study	6
Reasons for opposition to posthumous reproduction and prior consent: attitudes of Jewish men during the ongoing armed conflict	6
Opportunities to improve the quality of inpatient consultation: one hospital’s investigation but an age old struggle	6
The effect of legal representation on clinical measures in involuntarily admitted psychiatric patients: a retrospective study	6
Training medical educators to teach: bridging the gap between perception and reality	6
Timing, extent and outcomes of public health measures in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel and a comparative analysis by socioeconomic indices	6
It is all about location: the performance of urgent care centers by proximity to an emergency room in a general hospital	5
Intersecting dimensions: advanced analytical approach to school climate and injury prevention in health policy	5
Perceived neighborhood disadvantage and poor chronic health in Israel	5
Physician referrals of patients with neck and low back pain for physical therapy in outpatient clinics: a cross-sectional study	5
Admission characteristics of patients with short term hospitalization	5
Mortality during the first four waves of COVID-19 pandemic in Israel: March 2020–October 2021	5
Factors affecting decisions of an HMO Drug Exemptions Committee on individual patient requests for coverage of non-formulary drugs	5
Party keepers: a significant community-based intervention for harm reduction	5
The child dental care reform in Israel - age-related patterns of uptake: 2011 to 2022	5
Frailty and its association with long-term mortality among community-dwelling older adults aged 75 years and over	5
People with serious mental illness are at higher risk for acute care hospitalization in Israel, 2000–2019	5
Exploring the role of empathy in nurses’ intention to provide disaster care: a cross-sectional study	5
Effect of implementation of mental health services within primary care on GP detection and treatment of mental disorders in Israel	4
Beyond trauma: knowledge and training gaps among mental health professionals in the aftermath of October 7th 2023	4
Measuring geographical disparities in waiting times for community-based specialist care - a novel statistical application	4
Exploring pre-MRI imaging tests: patient survey reveals potential implications for healthcare efficiency in Israel	4
The public’s perceptions of patient safety in healthcare	4
The surfacing portion of the Iceberg of the Domestic Violence Phenomenon—data from the Israeli National Trauma Registry	4
The outcomes of treatment for homebound adults with complex medical conditions in a hospital-at-home unit in the southern district of Israel	4
An individual’s trust in government is a major determinant in the decision to voluntarily join a public health initiative	4
A prediction model of PTSD in the Israeli population in the aftermath of october 7th, 2023, terrorist attack and the Israel–Hamas war	4
The child dental care reform in Israel – service uptake from 2011 to 2022	4
Knowledge of and willingness to take pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men in Israel	4
Toward climate resilience in Israel’s healthcare system: decision-makers' perspectives	4
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) seroprevalence among women at childbearing age, maternal and congenital CMV infection: policy implications of a descriptive, retrospective, community-based study	4
Meeting the challenges of the 21st century: the fundamental importance of trust for transformation	4
Expert opinion survey on Israel’s food system: implications for food and health policies	4
Israeli dentists’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding smoking cessation care	4
Plugging the drain: targeted policies for retaining Israeli doctors	3
Frailty; Time for Global Action	3
Resilience and coping during protracted conflict: a comparative analysis of general and evacuees populations	3

A platform for the international exchange of ideas: the Israel Journal of Health Policy Research celebrates its first decade	3
Delirium screening in the emergency department: evaluation and intervention	3
Comparison of WHO and CDC growth charts for defining weight status in the young population in Israel: a population-based cross-sectional study	3
Scheduling an appointment for MRI: patient perception of wait time and difficulty	3
Understanding the phases of vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Association of health behaviors with function and health-related quality of life among patients with Parkinson’s disease	3
Correction: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) seroprevalence among women at childbearing age, maternal and congenital CMV infection: policy implications of a descriptive, retrospective, community-based study	3
Diversifying the health workforce in Israel and the United States: a comparison	3
Physicians’ views and knowledge on the antibiotic treatment of pneumonia in advanced dementia	3
The COVID-19 Israeli tapestry: the intersectionality health equity challenge	3
Implications of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures among patients with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes	3
Experiences of weight stigmatization in the Israeli healthcare system among overweight and obese individuals	3
When the hospital becomes the battlefield: patients as stakeholders in mass casualty incidents	3
Strategic changes and challenges of private dental clinics and practitioners in Israel: adapting to a competitive environment	3
Transgender men's preferences when choosing obstetricians and gynecologists	2
Motivations of Israeli physicians to return, or not, to Israel after their fellowship abroad	2
Trends and correlated outcomes in population-level prescription opioid and transdermal fentanyl use in Israel	2
Family involvement in geriatric hospitalization: a qualitative analysis of state regulations in Israel	2
Correction: Association of quality of nursing care with violence load, burnout, and listening climate	2
Paternal smoking and maternal secondhand smoke exposure and the effects on the offspring: results from the EHF (Environmental Health Fund) birth cohort	2
Severity of gambling behaviors: exploring associations with venues, legality, and substance use	2
Breastfeeding challenges and support in a high initiation population	2
Dental lessons learned from large-scale military dental records in the Israel defense forces: military dentistry as a window into national oral health trends	2
Involvement and skepticism towards the JCI Accreditation process among hospital’s four sectors employees: suggestions for cultural change	2
Bridging language barriers in developing valid health policy research tools: insights from the translation and validation process of the SHEMESH questionnaire	2
Assessing the quality of studies funded by the Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research, 2010–2020	2
Willingness to pay for an mRNA-based anti-cancer treatment: results from a contingent valuation study in Israel	2
Trust in public health policy in the time of the COVID-19 epidemic in Israel	2
The race to disasters - is the international relief community ready for future disasters?	2
Use of prescription opioids in Israel and socio-economic correlations between 2010 and 2020	2
The importance of vision care for displaced populations: lessons from Israeli evacuees	2
The Effect of Telemedicine on Preventive Medicine– A Case from Israel	2
“A picture is worth a thousand words”: smoking in multi-unit housing in Israel	2
The impact of electronic health records on the ordering of medical tests	2
Beyond the pandemic: rising administrative demands and changing disease profiles in primary care	2
Caring for the health and well-being of our learners in medicine as critical actions toward high-quality care	2
Israel should build capacity in implementation science	2
Factors affecting the use of dental services among Arab children in Israel: a qualitative study	2
Results of the national biomonitoring program show persistent iodine deficiency in Israel	2
Prehospital emergency nurses’ response: using the socioecological framework to guide health policy recommendations	1
Optimizing nation-wide locations of dialysis centers: a geographic information system-based approach to improve healthcare accessibility and availability	1
Demographic and injury trends for car crash casualties hospitalized in Level I Trauma centers over two decades: data from the National Trauma Registry	1
Tailoring care, advancing justice: predictors of forensic and legal engagement in survivors of sexual violence	1
Rethinking the path from evidence to decision-making	1
Reducing infantile anemia: insight on patterns of process and outcome indicators by ethnicity and socioeconomic class during a 10-year intervention program and 5 years after	1
Trends in Israel's Medical Administration subspecialty, 1987–2022	1
The landscape of medical care consumption in Israel: a nationwide population cross-sectional study	1
Environmental responsibility in the Israeli health system in the era of climate change: a required paradigm shift	1
Child food insecurity in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: urgent need for policy evaluation and reform in Israel’s school feeding programs	1
Emergency medicine physician burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Where internal medical patients receive intensive interventions: results from a tertiary-care hospital in Israel	1
The Israeli anesthesiology workforce crisis: a reassessment survey	1
Travelling the Last Mile – Bringing Evidence to Individuals in Israel	1
Rational and irrational vaccine hesitancy	1
Machine-learning based routing of callers in an Israeli mental health hotline	1
October 7th 2023 mass casualty incident in southern Israel: lessons for emergency preparedness and management	1
Trends in compassionate use of medicinal products: Israel 2020–2024	1
Manganese exposure assessment in formula-fed infants in Israel	1
Politics of reproduction: a view from Israel on the Dobbs decision	1
Arab male physicians’ perceptions about their own smoking behaviors: a qualitative study	1
Prescription opioid use in Israel – the tide has risen, but it’s not a tidal wave	1
Predictors of short stature in Israeli children aged 6–7 years: a retrospective cohort study	1
Perspective: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic concerning the resilience of the population	1
Assessing admitted patients’ preparedness during mass casualty incidents at the hospital – a prospective study	1
Exploring the role of virtual reality in preparing emergency responders for mass casualty incidents	1
Use and barriers to the use of telehealth services in the Arab population in Israel: a cross sectional survey	1
How to boost the boosters? A survey-experiment on the effectiveness of different policies aimed at enhancing acceptance of a “Seasonal” vaccination against COVID-19	1
It probably worked: a Bayesian approach to evaluating the introduction of activity-based hospital payment in Israel	1
A 10-year comparison of short versus long-term court-ordered psychiatric hospitalization: a follow-up study	1
Changes and trends in medication-assisted treatment in Israel	1
Implementation of the Robson classification for caesarean sections in Israel: a 10-year cross-sectional study	1
“A day in the life” – telemedicine in family medicine and its relationship with practicing physicians’ satisfaction: a cross-sectional study	1
Understanding out-of-pocket spending and financial hardship among patients who succumb to cancer and their caregivers	1
Professional and service-user perspectives regarding the future of mental healthcare in Israel	1
“I’m 'just' a community pediatrician” views and challenges of pediatricians working in the community in Israel	1
The effect of cessation of drinking water fluoridation on dental restorations and crowns in children aged 3–5 years in Israel – a retrospective study	1
“Brain drain” amongst Israeli physicians who graduated abroad	1
Navigating crisis: exploring the links between threat perceptions, well-being, individual and workplace resilience among general hospital staff	1
Understanding and addressing populations whose prior experience has led to mistrust in healthcare	1
Housing and health in Israel: the need for local policy-oriented interdisciplinary research	1