OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Health Policy is 30. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Exploring the reasons behind low COVID-19 vaccination coverage in ethnic minorities–A qualitative study among Arabic-speaking public in Denmark	114
The analogue substitution model: Introducing competition in the absence of generic substitution in Danish hospitals	109
The effect of a nighttime curfew on the spread of COVID-19	109
Private provision of health services in Ukraine: A qualitative exploration of current policy challenges, and considerations for reform	108
Editorial Board	92
Follow-up regimes for sick-listed employees: A comparison of nine north-western European countries	71
Editorial Board	66
Evaluation of a national e-booking system for medical consultation in primary care in a universal health system	63
Editorial Board	61
Was priority setting included in the Canadian COVID-19 pandemic planning and preparedness? A comparative analysis of COVID-19 pandemic plans from eight provinces and three territories	56
The ethics of behaviour-based insurance models: Solidarity-based concerns in Germany's statutory health insurance	53
Physicians’ responses to time pressure: Experimental evidence on treatment quality and documentation behaviour	48
Long-term impact of unhealthy food tax on consumption and the drivers behind: A longitudinal study in Hungary	47
Progressivity of out-of-pocket costs under Australia's universal health care system: A national linked data study	46
Commentary on “The learning rehabilitation system: Strengthening an intersectoral strategy to improve functioning of an ageing population” by Bickenbach et al.	45
The impact of C-level positions on hospital performance: A scoping review of top management team outcomes	44
Does default organ donation registration compromise autonomous choice? Public responses to a new donor registration system	41
Sources of specialist physician fee variation: Evidence from Australian health insurance claims data	39
Incremental net benefit of whole genome sequencing for newborns and children with suspected genetic disorders: Systematic review and meta-analysis of cost-effectiveness evidence	39
Assessing patients’ acceptable and realised distances to determine accessibility standards for the size of catchment areas in outpatient care	38
Strategic workforce planning in health and social care – an international perspective: A scoping review	37
Immigrants’ self-perceived barriers to healthcare: A systematic review of quantitative evidence in European countries	36
Which factors influence the decision of hospitals to provide procedures on an outpatient basis? –Mixed-methods evidence from Germany	36
The launch of the EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA): Improving global pandemic preparedness?	35
Should we screen for lung cancer? A 10-country analysis identifying key decision-making factors	34

The impact of changing the reference countries on the list prices for patented medicines in Canada: A policy analysis	32
Editorial Board	32
Gendered employment trajectories and later life health in liberal regime countries: A quantitative study in the United States, England, Switzerland and Chile	32
Could hospitals operating through a value-based healthcare policy overcome potential management drawbacks in European healthcare?	32
The case for individualised public health interventions: Smoking prevalence and inequalities in Northern Ireland 1985-2015	31
Service-, needs-, and quality-based hospital capacity planning – The evolution of a revolution in Switzerland	30
Impact of implementation timing on the effectiveness of stay-at-home requirement under the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from the Italian Case	30