OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Medical Education is 45. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Laparoscopic training workshop to assess medical students’ skill acquisition and interest in surgical careers	1164
Preclinical obesity curriculum: audit, implementation, and evaluation	217
The predictive validity of admission criteria for the results of clinical competency assessment with an emphasis on family medicine in the fifth year of medical education: an observational study	190
The lecturer-tutor in undergraduate medical education; navigating complexity as “a recruiter, a timetabler, an administrator, a counsellor”	167
Self-assessment of residents in breaking bad news; skills and barriers	122
Professional values at the beginning of medical school: a quasi-experimental study	90
Registrars as teachers: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of Australian general practice registrars in teaching roles	90
E-learning—an interventional element of the PRiVENT project to improve weaning expertise	84
Evaluation of an experiential clinical learning option during pandemic teaching suspensions	81
Application of the process-based teaching based on SPARK case database in the practice teaching of radiology in the musculoskeletal system for undergraduate medical students	78
Using simulation to introduce students and healthcare professionals to losses experienced by older adults: a pre-post analysis	75
Perceptions of a virtual education platform: how plastic surgery education has progressed during the COVID-19 pandemic at one academic institution	75
Midwifery students’ satisfaction with simulation-based education and associated factors among governmental universities in Amhara region, Ethiopia 2022	74
MCQs in-training examination scores of the surgical residency program in Thailand: the relationship between medical school vs public health-based training institutions	74
Simulated subacromial injection instruction improves accuracy and skill level: a model for musculoskeletal procedural training	73
Zoom Improv is accessible and enhances medical student empathy	73
Educating physicians on strong opioids by descriptive versus simulated-experience formats: a randomized controlled trial	72
Haptic experience to significantly motivate anatomy learning in medical students	68
Effect of holistic reflective learning program on development of nursing students’ professional competency in geriatric clinical practice: a quasi-experimental study	64
Exploring perceptions of pre-clerkship students about workplace learning in the clinical learning environment at Gulf Medical University, UAE	64
The effect of computer-based Stress Inoculation Training (SIT) approach on the pelvic pain, depression, and anxiety in students with primary dysmenorrhea: a clinical trial study	63
Cognitive enhancing supplements and medications in United States Resident Physicians	62
The academic formation challenges: what does retail expect from higher education institutions in pharmacy?	62
Perceptions and barriers to the use and training of point-of-care ultrasound among Finnish emergency physicians – a nationwide survey	60
Working intentions of medical students in response to healthcare workplace violence and descending resources reform in China	60

Design and practice of blended teaching of internal medicine nursing based on O-AMAS effective teaching model	59
Students engagement using polls in virtual sessions of physiology, pathology, and pharmacology at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional stu	56
The impact of simulation-based mastery learning, booster session timing and clinical exposure on confidence in intercostal drain insertion: a survey of internal medicine trainees in Scotland	56
“Smartphone as an educational tool” the perception of dental faculty members of all the dental colleges of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - Pakistan	55
Association between sociodemographic characteristics and level of knowledge about oral cancer among Mexican dental health professionals: a cross-sectional online survey	54
Gender bias in academic medicine: a resumé study	54
A Canadian survey of medical students and undergraduate deans on the management of patients living with obesity	53
Influence of pretesting and a near peer sharing real life experiences on CPR training outcomes in first year medical students: a non-randomized quasi-experimental study	53
Effect of peer videorecording feedback CPR training on students’ practical CPR skills: a randomized controlled manikin study	52
Rating communication skills in dental practice: the impact of different sociodemographic factors	51
How does postgraduate diploma in Family Medicine impact on primary care doctors?	50
Perceptions of professional social media interaction with patients and faculty members – a comparative survey among dental students from Malaysia and Finland	47
GRAVEN: a database of teaching method that applies gestures to represent the neurosurgical approach’s blood vessels and nerves	47
Advancing medical laboratory practice in Pakistan: insights from a focus group study on technologists’ training needs	46
Application of problem-based learning and case-based learning in teaching ectopic pregnancy to fifth-year medical students	46
A structured curriculum supporting biomedical trainees’ transition into independent academic positions and early career success	46
Acceptance of e-learning and associated factors among postgraduate medical and health science students at first generation universities in Amhara region, 2023: using modified technology acceptance mod	45
Investigating factors that influence residency program selection among medical students	45
Assessment and evaluation of online education and virtual simulation technology in dental education: a cross-sectional survey	45
Evaluating the impact of faculty development programs at the workplace by using reflective critique writing technique	45