OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Digital Health is 38. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Information security and confidentiality in health chatbots: A scoping review and development of a conceptual model	312
DepGLM: Depression degree recognition on social media based on large language models	197
Impact of digital health interventions on medication adherence: A systematic review and meta-analysis	160
The utility of mHealth applications in pressure ulcer management: A scoping review	138
Understanding the associations between eHealth activities and support for alcohol restrictions among drinkers—the roles of alcohol-related health risk awareness and self-efficacy	110
Trialling the Hailie® smart inhaler with children and young people for asthma management in the United Kingdom: A nested qualitative evaluation	109
A gamified metaverse platform (Mammoverse) for breast health education: A mixed-methods study	108
Effectiveness of an mHealth intervention in HIV/AIDS risk reduction among long-distance truckers in Kenya: A quasi-experimental study	93
Citizen science in public health: Social Media insights into bedbug infestations, control methods and psychosocial effects in Lusaka, Zambia	80
The role of AI in the diagnosis of speech and language disorders: A systematic mapping study	73
Co-creating DigiPer mobile application: A digital peer support tool for managing mental, physical, and social health in serious mental illness	72
Digital mental health intervention for schizophrenia spectrum and psychotic disorders: Protocol for a pragmatic feasibility study of Horyzons-Canada	71
The impact of limited access to digital health records on doctors and their willingness to adopt electronic health record systems	68
Wearables are a viable digital health tool for older Indigenous adults living remotely in Australia (research)	63
Feasibility and acceptability of a dengue self-monitoring system to reduce treatment delay in Malaysia: A single-centre pilot randomised controlled trial	59
Feasibility of a noninvasive heart failure telemonitoring system: A mixed methods study	53
Comparative evaluation of ChatGPT-5.0, DeepSeek-R1, and Gemini-2.5 pro in real-world outpatient prescription counseling: A multidimensional analysis	52
Screen time, phone usage, and social media usage: Before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	50
A scoping review of trauma-informed care principles applied in design and technology	50
Interactive decision aid on therapy decision making for patients with chronic kidney disease: A prospective exploratory pilot study	49
How digital therapeutic alliances influence the perceived helpfulness of online mental health Q&A: An explainable machine learning approach	48
Knowledge and awareness of dental trauma and the ToothSOS mobile application among medical, nursing, and pharmacy students in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study	47
The perceived impacts of using dementia-friendly videos to support the psychosocial needs of people with moderate to severe dementia in care settings: A qualitative exploratory study	46
Unveiling 30 years of research on speech biomarker of dementia using text mining	45
Comparison of artificial intelligence-assisted informed consent obtained before coronary angiography with the conventional method: Medical competence and ethical assessment	43

Feasibility of using the Automated Self-Administered 24-hour (ASA-24) dietary assessment tool in older adults	43
Indecision on the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare—A qualitative study of patient perspectives on trust, responsibility and self-determination using AI-CDSS	43
Perceptions of a machine learning-based lower-limb exercise training system among older adults with knee pain	41
Bibliometric analysis of medical and health research collaboration between China and ASEAN countries	41
‘My words become my hands’: Yoga instructors’ experiences of adapting teleyoga in the SAGE fall prevention trial—A qualitative analysis	41
We asked Chat GPT to describe brain fog in chronic pain: What did we learn?	40
Changes in patient perceptions regarding ChatGPT-written explanations on lifestyle modifications for preventing urolithiasis recurrence	40
Feasibility and acceptability of a novel digital therapeutic combining behavioral and pharmacological treatment for opioid use disorder	40
Revolutionising healthcare with artificial intelligence: A bibliometric analysis of 40 years of progress in health systems	39
A double-edged sword?: Digitalization, health disparities, and the paradoxical case of e-pharmacy in Ghana	39
Assessing patient confidence in telehealth: Comparing across 17 medical specialties	38
Automated facial recognition system using deep learning for pain assessment in adults with cerebral palsy	38
Machine learning for clustering and classification of early knee osteoarthritis using single-leg standing kinematics	38