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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Vaccine injury compensation: the Israeli case	109
Enablers to high vaccination uptake among a disadvantaged minority population: a qualitative study of the Arab population of Israel	34
Perceptions of home hospitalization among the public and physicians in Israel: findings from surveys conducted for the Dead Sea Health Policy Conference of 2022	28
Medical student lifestyle counselling for non-communicable disease: impact on students’ competence and patients’ health behaviors	27
Crisis management for Patient Safety Officers: lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic	21
Augmented reality- virtual reality wartime training of reserve prehospital teams: a pilot study	21
Quality of care indicator performance was minimally changed in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic	18
Pediatricians at the forefront of child mental health? A Delphi method exploration	18
Risks for re-hospitalization of persons with severe mental illness living in rehabilitation care settings	18
Public conformism with health regulation is crumbling as COVID-19 becomes a chronic threat: Repeated Cross-sectional Studies	17
Keeping our children safe: piloting a hospital-based home-visitation program in Israel	14
Similarities and differences between two well-performing healthcare systems: a comparison between the Israeli and the Danish healthcare systems	13
The median age of a city’s residents and population density influence COVID 19 mortality growth rates: policy implications	13
A call to readjust the Israeli school feeding program	12
The COVID-19 pandemic posed many dilemmas for policymakers, which sometimes resulted in unprecedented decision-making	12
School health services in the Southern District of Israel—between privatization and nationalization	12
The involvement of community pediatricians in the treatment of developmental-behavioral difficulties as perceived by directors of child development centers	11
Using the Elixhauser risk adjustment model to predict outcomes among patients hospitalized in internal medicine at a large, tertiary-care hospital in Israel	11
Association between parental smoking and child exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in Israel	10
Improving contraceptive care for minors in Israel: practice, policy, and training gaps among OBGYNs	9
Pediatric rehabilitation delivery: discussion is an antidote to disconnection and discontent	9
Emotional resilience and sense of danger among doctors in hospitals during periods of heightened tensions and warfare in Israel	9
Opportunities to improve the quality of inpatient consultation: one hospital’s investigation but an age old struggle	8
Increased rates of unattained developmental milestones among Israeli children between 2016 and 2020: a national report	8
Exploring client violence during home visits: a qualitative study of perceptions and experiences of Israeli nurses	8

High out‑of‑pocket spending and financial hardship at the end of life among cancer survivors and their families	8
Oral health of the 65+ age group in Israel-2020	8
Attracting medical school graduates to residency programs in remotely located hospitals: the challenge lies beyond financial incentives	7
The role of biostatistics in the response to COVID-19: a Belgian and international perspective	7
A management model for admission and treatment of pediatric trauma cases	7
Timely care for age-related macular degeneration: a qualitative study among retina specialists in Israel	7
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	7
Healthcare policy changes in an era of health workforce shortage	7
National and regional trends in MRI utilization in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic	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
The role of models in the covid-19 pandemic	6
Trust in COVID-19 policy among public health professionals in Israel during the first wave of the pandemic: a cross-sectional study	6
Clinical pharmacy in Israel versus the US, can we "compare apples to apples"?—commentary	6
Admission characteristics of patients with short term hospitalization	6
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	6
Reduction in self-reported influenza-like-illness in school children and household members following influenza vaccine administration – a cohort study, Israel, 2016–7	6
Party keepers: a significant community-based intervention for harm reduction	5
Factors affecting decisions of an HMO Drug Exemptions Committee on individual patient requests for coverage of non-formulary drugs	5
Dental health of preschool children after two-years of a supervised tooth brushing program in Southern Israel	5
People with serious mental illness are at higher risk for acute care hospitalization in Israel, 2000–2019	5
Frailty and its association with long-term mortality among community-dwelling older adults aged 75 years and over	5
Intersecting dimensions: advanced analytical approach to school climate and injury prevention in health policy	5
The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on patient visits to the emergency department and hospitalizations in medical wards in an Israeli medical center	5
The impact of Israel’s Front-of-Package labeling reform on consumers' behavior and intentions to change dietary habits	5
Expert opinion survey on Israel’s food system: implications for food and health policies	5
Mortality during the first four waves of COVID-19 pandemic in Israel: March 2020–October 2021	5
Factors associated with medical complications after body art among Israeli adults: a retrospective study	5
A prediction model of PTSD in the Israeli population in the aftermath of october 7th, 2023, terrorist attack and the Israel–Hamas war	4
Israeli dentists’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding smoking cessation care	4
Game-related injuries in schools: a retrospective nationwide 6-year evaluation and implications for prevention policy	4
Understanding the phases of vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Effect of implementation of mental health services within primary care on GP detection and treatment of mental disorders in Israel	4
Physician referrals of patients with neck and low back pain for physical therapy in outpatient clinics: a cross-sectional study	4
Exploring pre-MRI imaging tests: patient survey reveals potential implications for healthcare efficiency in Israel	4
The child dental care reform in Israel – service uptake from 2011 to 2022	4
An individual’s trust in government is a major determinant in the decision to voluntarily join a public health initiative	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
Knowledge of and willingness to take pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men in Israel	4
How, when, and for whom: decisions regarding remote neuropsychological assessment during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic	4
The surfacing portion of the Iceberg of the Domestic Violence Phenomenon—data from the Israeli National Trauma Registry	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
Correction: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) seroprevalence among women at childbearing age, maternal and congenital CMV infection: policy implications of a descriptive, retrospective, community-based study	3
Delirium screening in the emergency department: evaluation and intervention	3
Strategic changes and challenges of private dental clinics and practitioners in Israel: adapting to a competitive environment	3
Experiences of weight stigmatization in the Israeli healthcare system among overweight and obese individuals	3
Implications of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures among patients with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes	3
Resilience and coping during protracted conflict: a comparative analysis of general and evacuees populations	3
Academic activism on behalf of children during the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel; beyond public health advocacy	3

A platform for the international exchange of ideas: the Israel Journal of Health Policy Research celebrates its first decade	3
The race to disasters - is the international relief community ready for future disasters?	3
Scheduling an appointment for MRI: patient perception of wait time and difficulty	3
Frailty; Time for Global Action	3
Association of health behaviors with function and health-related quality of life among patients with Parkinson’s disease	3
Seven key parameters that facilitate clinical pharmacy practice: a comparison between Israel and the United States	3
Caring for the health and well-being of our learners in medicine as critical actions toward high-quality care	3
Physicians’ views and knowledge on the antibiotic treatment of pneumonia in advanced dementia	3
Correction to: Physical activity, resilience, emotions, moods, and weight control, during the COVID-19 global crisis	3
The COVID-19 Israeli tapestry: the intersectionality health equity challenge	3
Assessing the quality of studies funded by the Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research, 2010–2020	2
Trends and correlated outcomes in population-level prescription opioid and transdermal fentanyl use in Israel	2
Trust in public health policy in the time of the COVID-19 epidemic in Israel	2
Addressing vaccine hesitancy and access barriers to achieve persistent progress in Israel’s COVID-19 vaccination program	2
Heat stroke: knowledge and practices of medical professionals in pediatric emergency medicine departments – a survey study	2
The impact of electronic health records on the ordering of medical tests	2
Motivations of Israeli physicians to return, or not, to Israel after their fellowship abroad	2
Bridging language barriers in developing valid health policy research tools: insights from the translation and validation process of the SHEMESH questionnaire	2
Severity of gambling behaviors: exploring associations with venues, legality, and substance use	2
Factors affecting the use of dental services among Arab children in Israel: a qualitative study	2
Willingness to pay for an mRNA-based anti-cancer treatment: results from a contingent valuation study in Israel	2
Results of the national biomonitoring program show persistent iodine deficiency in Israel	2
Does a policy that requires adherence to a regular primary care physician improve the actual adherence of patients?	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
Breastfeeding challenges and support in a high initiation population	2
Correction: Association of quality of nursing care with violence load, burnout, and listening climate	2
Israel should build capacity in implementation science	2
“A picture is worth a thousand words”: smoking in multi-unit housing in Israel	1
“A day in the life” – telemedicine in family medicine and its relationship with practicing physicians’ satisfaction: a cross-sectional study	1
Navigating crisis: exploring the links between threat perceptions, well-being, individual and workplace resilience among general hospital staff	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
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
Exploring the role of virtual reality in preparing emergency responders for mass casualty incidents	1
Changes and trends in medication-assisted treatment in Israel	1
Politics of reproduction: a view from Israel on the Dobbs decision	1
Use and barriers to the use of telehealth services in the Arab population in Israel: a cross sectional survey	1
Involvement and skepticism towards the JCI Accreditation process among hospital’s four sectors employees: suggestions for cultural change	1
Transgender men's preferences when choosing obstetricians and gynecologists	1
Emergency department impaired adherence to personal protective equipment donning and doffing protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic	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
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
Housing and health in Israel: the need for local policy-oriented interdisciplinary research	1
Understanding and addressing populations whose prior experience has led to mistrust in healthcare	1
Did the events following the COVID-19 outbreak influence the incidents of violence against hospital staff?	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
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
Manganese exposure assessment in formula-fed infants in Israel	1
“I’m 'just' a community pediatrician” views and challenges of pediatricians working in the community in Israel	1
Trends in Israel's Medical Administration subspecialty, 1987–2022	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
The landscape of medical care consumption in Israel: a nationwide population cross-sectional study	1
Emergency medicine physician burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	1