OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Nursing is 34. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Healthcare providers’ hospital breastfeeding practices during the COVID-19 endemic and associated factors in Thailand: a cross-sectional study	537
The mediating effect of pregnancy adaptation between family support and maternal-fetal bonding: a cross-sectional study	217
Men’s perception of information and psychological distress in the diagnostic phase of prostate cancer: a comparative mixed methods study	120
Clinical supervisor’s experiences of peer group clinical supervision during COVID-19: a mixed methods study	96
Factors influencing job performance of nurses in COVID-19 care: a study in Egypt	93
Comparison of barriers to effective nurse-patient communication in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 wards	73
Jordanian nursing students’ experience of harassment in clinical care settings	65
Causes of adverse events in home mechanical ventilation: a nursing perspective	64
Are male nurses sexually harassed? A cross-sectional study in the Greek Health System	62
Level of clinical competency and associated factors of nursing students in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis	52
Factors associated with nursing and midwifery students’ satisfaction with the clinical learning environment: a cross-sectional study in Morocco	51
Establishment and validation of a prediction model for compassion fatigue in nursing students	48
Identifying factors contributing to kinesiophobia in patients post-percutaneous coronary intervention	48
Development of self-assessment scale of Public health nursing Art to enhance “Strength of Community” (PASC)	47
Deciphering the influence: academic stress and its role in shaping learning approaches among nursing students: a cross-sectional study	47
The development of a Cancer Pain Belief Modification Program for patients with oral cancer in China: a feasibility study	46
Establishment and application of information-based training and assessment platform for clinical nursing operation technology	43
Relationship between anxiety and fatigue in dementia family caregivers: hope as a mediator	42
Influential factors and willingness to advocate for HPV vaccination among male nursing interns in China	41
Translation and validation of the Chinese version of the Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care (ARTIC-C) scale in nursing inters: a psychometric analysis	41
“Discovering shine through feedback seeking”---feedback seeking among new graduate nurses: a qualitative study	40
Factors influencing critical thinking in simulation-based maternal-child nursing education among undergraduate nursing students: a mixed methods study	39
The impact of nurse-led nonpharmacological multidisciplinary holistic nursing care on fatigue patients receiving hemodialysis: a randomized, parallel-group, controlled trial	39
Prevalence and risk factors for intimate partner violence among ICU nurses	38
Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the febrile convulsion knowledge scale for parents/caregivers: translation and validation study	38

The medical futility experience of nursing professionals in Greece	37
Empowerment of nurses for integrating clients’ religion/spirituality into clinical practice: outcomes of an online training program	37
How do wound care nurses structure the subjective frame on palliative wound care? A Q-methodology approach	37
Psychometric evaluation of the Vietnamese version of nurses’ ethical behaviors for protecting patient rights scale (V-NEBPPRS): a methodological study	36
A clinical reasoning skills development plan for coronary care nurse: an action research	35
Analyzing the correlation between psychological capital in community nurses and their stress management and job satisfaction	35
The cultural competence of nurses and its relationship to socio-demographic factors: a cross-sectional survey	35
The relationship between transformational leadership and work engagement among intensive care unit nurses: the mediating function of organizational climate	34
Effects of a nurse-led multicomponent intervention for frail older adults living alone in a community: a quasi-experimental study	34
A national cross-sectional study on the knowledge and attitude of nurses towards prevention of pressure injury and their relationship with its prevalence	34
Work schedule characteristics associated with sleep disturbance among healthcare professionals in Europe and South Korea: a report from two cross-sectional surveys	34