OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Health Information and Libraries Journal is 2. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
In this issue…	44
Global trends health science libraries: Part 1	35
Criteria for the selection, evaluation and application of traditional knowledge in contemporary health practice, education, research and policy: A systematic review	29
Development and validation of search filters to retrieve medication discontinuation articles in Medline and Embase	24
Using infographics in disseminating healthy lifestyle information on social media is likely to increase uptake and sharing	21
Understanding clinical library services as knowledge mobilisation activities: Mixed method evaluation of an Evidence Access service in a mental health trust	16
Information‐seeking behaviour of primary care clinicians in Singapore at the point‐of‐care: A qualitative study	12
Embedded librarians: An innovative experience in health and wellness communication	10
Health information seeking behaviour and decision making by patients undergoing breast cancer surgery: A qualitative study	9
Search Club: Using peer support to develop search skills and share knowledge in a specialist NHS team	9
Mental health‐related internet use by people with a diagnosis of chronic psychiatric disorder, attending community mental health centres	9
An analysis of ALA‐accredited MLS curricula indicates deficiencies in the initial training provided for public librarians	9
Role of Pakistani e‐libraries in promoting health awareness for the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal‐3	8
‘Connecting’ with the Health Libraries Group conference	8
Key topics in social science research on COVID‐19: An automated literature analysis	7
Issue Information Covers	7
Forthcoming Papers	7
Erratum	7
Developing the knowledge and library services researcher: A pilot project	7
Caregivers of children feel confident about using the Internet for health information	6
Finding and evaluating randomised controlled trials in nursing conducted by Spanish research teams: A scoping review	6
Interest in dentistry in early months of the COVID‐19 global pandemic: A Google Trends approach	6
Omani citizens relied more on international sources of information to inform themselves during the COVID‐19 pandemic	6
Health literacy and consumer health information	6
Landscape of health sciences librarian‐mediated search services	6

Misinformation and perception of COVID‐19 and risk assessment among people in Pakistan: A pilot study	5
ChatGPT in medical libraries, possibilities and future directions: An integrative review	5
Algorithmic literacy in medical students – results of a knowledge test conducted in Germany	5
Applying user experience strategies to enhance an NHS library space	5
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Facilitating knowledge transfer to policy makers and front‐line workers during a pandemic: Implementation, impact and lessons learned	4
Impact of librarian‐led case learning sessions on third‐year medical students' clinical skills	4
Issue Information	4
Transforming and extending library services by embracing technology and collaborations: A case study	4
Google is goodish: An information literacy course designed to teach users why Google may not always be the best place to search for evidence	4
Using an artificial intelligence tool can be as accurate as human assessors in level one screening for a systematic review	4
Evaluation of the usefulness and understandability of information leaflets on fall prevention from the perspective of hospital patients and their relatives	4
Library research support services in China’s universities of traditional medicine: Understanding user requirements	4
Health literacy predicts Covid‐19 awareness and protective behaviours of university students	3
Celebrating 75 years of the Health Libraries Group	3
Academic integrity among medical students and postgraduate trainees in the teaching hospitals of South Punjab Pakistan	3
Making research and evaluation more useful and more interesting for information services and their users: A guide for students and practitioners	3
ChatGPT: Game‐changer or wildcard for systematic searching?	3
The popularisation of self‐care: Tracing the dissemination of Orem's Self‐Care Deficiency Nursing Theory into the scientific disciplines	3
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Health Libraries Group at 75	2
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence information specialist development pathway: Developing the skills, knowledge and confidence to quality assure search strategies	2
Developing a governance process for apps can help enhance and change the skills base and visibility of health librarians	2
Parents of children with cancer require health literacy support to meet their information needs	2
Evaluating the usability of public health data dashboards as information sources for professionals and the public: Findings from a case study with domain experts	2
Information retrieval at the point of care of community family physicians in Arab countries	2
Collaborative partnerships to improve E‐Learning design: Enhancing information skills training for the healthcare workforce	2
Characterizing the research data management practices of NIH biomedical researchers indicates the need for better support at laboratory level	2
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Drug information‐seeking behaviours of physicians, nurses and pharmacists: A systematic literature review	2
10,000 steps a day? Activity trackers, health information literacy and the potential role of Information Science & Health Libraries	2
A systematic review case study of urgent and emergency care configuration found citation searching of Web of Science and Google Scholar of similar value	2
Vaccination uptake is influenced by many cues during health information seeking online	2
Acknowledgement	2
Infodemiology for oral health and disease: A scoping review	2
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Transforming health science libraries around the globe: The impact of technology	2
Health information and resources in hospital outpatient waiting areas may not meet the needs of older adults from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds: A cross‐cultural qualitative study	2
Forthcoming papers	2
Patient education information material assessment criteria: A scoping review	2
You can go your own way: Conducting a signage audit in a health library	2
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Bibliometric analysis of COVID‐19 publications shows the importance of telemedicine and equitable access to the internet during the pandemic and beyond	2
Barriers to health literacy of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: A qualitative approach	2