OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Digital Health is 27. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Assessment of data quality and associated factors in the routine health information system among health workers in public health institutions of Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A mixed methods study	174
Effects of personalization and source expertise on users’ health beliefs and usage intention toward health chatbots: Evidence from an online experiment	95
Utility of a high-intensity interval training app as a remote exercise support strategy in children with obesity: An exploratory study of adherence, effect, and perceptions of its use	86
Identifying essential factors that influence user engagement with digital mental health tools in clinical care settings: Protocol for a Delphi study	82
A text-based conversational agent for asthma support: Mixed-methods feasibility study	67
Investigation of nurses’ general attitudes toward artificial intelligence and their perceptions of ChatGPT usage and influencing factors	62
Comparison of artificial intelligence-assisted informed consent obtained before coronary angiography with the conventional method: Medical competence and ethical assessment	61
Screening the risk of obstructive sleep apnea by utilizing supervised learning techniques based on anthropometric features and snoring events	56
Interest, uptake, and feasibility trial of a real-life digital health intervention to improve lifestyle in Brazil	50
Mask R-CNN based multiclass segmentation model for endotracheal intubation using video laryngoscope	48
Causal effects of physical activity on the risk of overall ovarian cancer: A Mendelian randomization study	47
Smartphone digital phenotyping, surveys, and cognitive assessments for global mental health: Initial data and clinical correlations from an international first episode psychosis study	47
Assessing the physiological effect of non-driving-related task performance in conditionally automated driving systems: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol	45
Digital health literacy and associated factors among health professionals during the outbreak of corona virus pandemic in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis	43
An approach to evaluation of digital data in public health campaigns	42
Investigating information needs and preferences regarding digital mental health services among medical and psychology students in Germany: A qualitative study	41
Implementation of a novel mHealth application for the management of people with diabetes and recently healed foot ulceration: A feasibility study	41
Technology acceptance of the video game-based swallowing function training system among healthcare providers and dysphagia patients: A qualitative study	40
Perception of E-health Technology Scale in Chinese Brief (PETS-C Brief): Translation, item reduction, and psychometric testing	38
Beliefs, experiences and concerns of using artificial intelligence in healthcare: A qualitative synthesis	38
Are nursing home employees ready for the technical evolution? German-wide survey on the status quo of affinity for technology and technology interaction	36
Factors affecting the acceptance of teledentistry determined using the technology acceptance model: A cross-sectional study	35
Global trends and hotspots in research on extended reality in sports: A bibliometric analysis from 2000 to 2021	35
Improving the reliability of smartphone-based urine colorimetry using a colour card calibration method	33
Feasibility, acceptability, usability and quality of life levels in post-stroke patients undergoing telerehabilitation: Results from a multicentric pilot study	31

Consumer opinion on the use of machine learning in healthcare settings: A qualitative systematic review	30
Enhancing the implementation of provider-to-provider telehealth in rural and remote areas: A mixed methods study protocol	28
Measuring efficiency of the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic	27
Sustaining telecare consultations in nurse-led clinics: Perceptions of stroke patients and advanced practice nurses: A qualitative study	27