OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Israel Journal of Health Policy Research is 5. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Intellectual capability and its association with severe dental caries treatment needs in young Israeli adults: a cross-sectional record-based study	45
Enablers to high vaccination uptake among a disadvantaged minority population: a qualitative study of the Arab population of Israel	39
When practice outpaces policy: Whatsapp use among nursing and medical staff in Israeli hospitals	29
Crisis management for Patient Safety Officers: lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic	27
Perceptions of home hospitalization among the public and physicians in Israel: findings from surveys conducted for the Dead Sea Health Policy Conference of 2022	27
Laboratory-confirmed respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hospitalizations: a national all ages cross-section evaluation, 2020–2024	27
Addressing the legal and health challenges of licensed medical cannabis users who want to travel abroad	22
Augmented reality- virtual reality wartime training of reserve prehospital teams: a pilot study	20
Hospitalization of injured pregnant women: a decade of data	17
The majority of opioid prescriptions in Israel between 2010 and 2020 involved a small minority of physicians and of patients: policy implications	16
Pediatricians at the forefront of child mental health? A Delphi method exploration	15
Reflecting on a decade of action: a review of select indicators for the Israel National Program for Active and Healthy Living–Efsharibari, 2011–2022	14
Risks for re-hospitalization of persons with severe mental illness living in rehabilitation care settings	13
Public conformism with health regulation is crumbling as COVID-19 becomes a chronic threat: Repeated Cross-sectional Studies	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
Association between parental smoking and child exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in Israel	11
School health services in the Southern District of Israel—between privatization and nationalization	10
Where, when, and how to close dialysis access gaps: incorporation of geographic information system into data-driven planning	10
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
Pediatric rehabilitation delivery: discussion is an antidote to disconnection and discontent	10
From exception to insight: a phenomenological study of quality managers’ perspectives on the individual appeals in the National Healthcare Quality Program	9
Key factors influencing medical residency choice among medical graduates	9
High out‑of‑pocket spending and financial hardship at the end of life among cancer survivors and their families	9

Improving contraceptive care for minors in Israel: practice, policy, and training gaps among OBGYNs	9
Emotional resilience and sense of danger among doctors in hospitals during periods of heightened tensions and warfare in Israel	8
Exploring client violence during home visits: a qualitative study of perceptions and experiences of Israeli nurses	8
Healthcare policy changes in an era of health workforce shortage	8
Trends in developmental milestone attainment among Israeli children between 2019 and 2024	8
Increased rates of unattained developmental milestones among Israeli children between 2016 and 2020: a national report	8
Timely care for age-related macular degeneration: a qualitative study among retina specialists in Israel	8
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	8
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	8
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	8
Factors associated with using disposable versus non-disposable electronic cigarettes among adults in the U.S. and Israel: a cross-sectional study with policy implications	8
Admission characteristics of patients with short term hospitalization	7
Attracting medical school graduates to residency programs in remotely located hospitals: the challenge lies beyond financial incentives	7
The effect of legal representation on clinical measures in involuntarily admitted psychiatric patients: a retrospective study	7
The role of biostatistics in the response to COVID-19: a Belgian and international perspective	7
Reasons for opposition to posthumous reproduction and prior consent: attitudes of Jewish men during the ongoing armed conflict	7
The role of models in the covid-19 pandemic	6
Perceived neighborhood disadvantage and poor chronic health in Israel	6
Managing healthcare for female BRCA carriers in the population screening era: developing a harmonized national policy for surveillance and risk-reduction	6
The framework and best practices of emergency medical teams: lessons learned from Israel’s international field hospital response	6
Exploring the role of empathy in nurses’ intention to provide disaster care: a cross-sectional study	6
The child dental care reform in Israel - age-related patterns of uptake: 2011 to 2022	6
Health insurance literacy in Israel: gaps between knowledge and use in a universal healthcare system	6
Intersecting dimensions: advanced analytical approach to school climate and injury prevention in health policy	6
It is all about location: the performance of urgent care centers by proximity to an emergency room in a general hospital	6
Privatization of ophthalmology: unveiling disparities in the surgical arena	6
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 pre-MRI imaging tests: patient survey reveals potential implications for healthcare efficiency in Israel	5
Accountability, autonomy, equity, and trust in selected healthcare systems: a comparative analysis	5
Factors affecting decisions of an HMO Drug Exemptions Committee on individual patient requests for coverage of non-formulary drugs	5
Changes in trends of visits and service utilization by mental health patients in the community: a twelve-year study in Israel	5
Physician referrals of patients with neck and low back pain for physical therapy in outpatient clinics: a cross-sectional study	5
Israeli dentists’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding smoking cessation care	5
The oath and accountability: Insights From The 2nd Annual IDF Medical Corps Bioethics Conference during wartime	5
Expert opinion survey on Israel’s food system: implications for food and health policies	5
The public’s perceptions of patient safety in healthcare	5
Premature mortality and years of life lost attributable to ambient air pollution in Israel, compared to Europe: analysis and implications	5