OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Medical Education is 50. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
GRAVEN: a database of teaching method that applies gestures to represent the neurosurgical approach’s blood vessels and nerves	1780
Association between sociodemographic characteristics and level of knowledge about oral cancer among Mexican dental health professionals: a cross-sectional online survey	270
How does postgraduate diploma in Family Medicine impact on primary care doctors?	251
Cognitive enhancing supplements and medications in United States Resident Physicians	217
Perceptions and barriers to the use and training of point-of-care ultrasound among Finnish emergency physicians – a nationwide survey	114
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	100
The lecturer-tutor in undergraduate medical education; navigating complexity as “a recruiter, a timetabler, an administrator, a counsellor”	97
Simulated subacromial injection instruction improves accuracy and skill level: a model for musculoskeletal procedural training	91
Using simulation to introduce students and healthcare professionals to losses experienced by older adults: a pre-post analysis	89
Perceptions of a virtual education platform: how plastic surgery education has progressed during the COVID-19 pandemic at one academic institution	89
Midwifery students’ satisfaction with simulation-based education and associated factors among governmental universities in Amhara region, Ethiopia 2022	88
MCQs in-training examination scores of the surgical residency program in Thailand: the relationship between medical school vs public health-based training institutions	85
Zoom Improv is accessible and enhances medical student empathy	83
Registrars as teachers: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of Australian general practice registrars in teaching roles	81
Professional values at the beginning of medical school: a quasi-experimental study	81
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	77
Evaluation of an experiential clinical learning option during pandemic teaching suspensions	77
“Smartphone as an educational tool” the perception of dental faculty members of all the dental colleges of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - Pakistan	75
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	74
The impact of trauma-informed training on pediatricians’ perceived-competence in treating war-affected children: a pilot study	74
Evaluating the impact of a blended interprofessional education course on students’ attitudes towards interprofessional education: a pre-post study	71
The postgraduate medical educational climate assessed by the Danish Residency Educational Climate Test (DK-RECT): a validation and cross-sectional observational study	71
Experiences with telemedicine among family medicine residents at king saud university medical city during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study	71
Enhancing compassion in medical education - a comparative study of the efficacy of clinical clerkships versus simulation-based training methodologies	69
Physician associate (PA) students’ perceptions of team-based learning (TBL) for teaching in Geriatric medicine	67

An old approach to a novel problem: effect of combined balance therapy on virtual reality induced motion sickness: a randomized, placebo controlled, double-blinded study	64
Barriers faced by undergraduate dental students when conducting research: a qualitative study	64
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	63
Barriers and future improvements of workplace-based learning in Korean medicine clinical clerkship: perspectives of graduates	63
Educating physicians on strong opioids by descriptive versus simulated-experience formats: a randomized controlled trial	61
Knowledge and attitudes toward [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography among non-radiologist medical staff	61
Three-year evaluation of a program teaching social determinants of health in community-based medical education: a general inductive approach for qualitative data analysis	60
Haptic experience to significantly motivate anatomy learning in medical students	58
A structured curriculum supporting biomedical trainees’ transition into independent academic positions and early career success	58
Working intentions of medical students in response to healthcare workplace violence and descending resources reform in China	57
Team-, case-, lecture- and evidence-based learning in medical postgraduates training	56
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	55
The Western Australian medical schools mindfulness project: a randomised controlled trial	55
Hybrid versus distance learning environment for a paediatric dentistry course and its influence on students’ satisfaction: a cross-sectional study	55
Design and practice of blended teaching of internal medicine nursing based on O-AMAS effective teaching model	54
Transforming simulation in healthcare to enhance interprofessional collaboration leveraging big data analytics and artificial intelligence	54
Validating the effectiveness of a classroom-setting form of early clinical exposure with direct physician involvement in gastrointestinal physiology education	53
A comparison of rapid cycle deliberate practice and traditional reflective debriefing on interprofessional team performance	52
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	51
Enhancing pharmacology education through role-play: impact on student attitudes	51
Rating communication skills in dental practice: the impact of different sociodemographic factors	51
Evaluation of a progressive laparoscopic training program for clinical professional master’s degree residents in china: skill improvement and educational implications	51
Communication Skills (CS) training of physicians in China and its role in actual challenges of patient-physician relationship: a cross-sectional survey	51
Laparoscopic training workshop to assess medical students’ skill acquisition and interest in surgical careers	50
Training in communication skills for healthcare providers in chronic care: a systematic review	50