OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Nursing is 33. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Healthcare providers’ hospital breastfeeding practices during the COVID-19 endemic and associated factors in Thailand: a cross-sectional study	492
The mediating effect of pregnancy adaptation between family support and maternal-fetal bonding: a cross-sectional study	208
Men’s perception of information and psychological distress in the diagnostic phase of prostate cancer: a comparative mixed methods study	109
Clinical supervisor’s experiences of peer group clinical supervision during COVID-19: a mixed methods study	93
Factors influencing job performance of nurses in COVID-19 care: a study in Egypt	87
Comparison of barriers to effective nurse-patient communication in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 wards	67
Jordanian nursing students’ experience of harassment in clinical care settings	65
Causes of adverse events in home mechanical ventilation: a nursing perspective	63
Effects of nurse-led telephone interventions on HbA1c levels in patients with type 2 diabetes: a Meta-analysis-based evaluation of follow-up protocols	53
Patient safety when receiving telephone advice in primary care – a Swedish qualitative interview study	49
Are male nurses sexually harassed? A cross-sectional study in the Greek Health System	49
Exploring nursing assistants’ competencies in pressure injury prevention and management in nursing homes: a qualitative study using the iceberg model	48
Factors associated with nursing and midwifery students’ satisfaction with the clinical learning environment: a cross-sectional study in Morocco	47
Level of clinical competency and associated factors of nursing students in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis	47
Identifying factors contributing to kinesiophobia in patients post-percutaneous coronary intervention	46
Establishment and validation of a prediction model for compassion fatigue in nursing students	46
Evaluation of primary health care nurses’ knowledge and neonatal screening performance for phenylketonuria in Alexandria	42
Development of self-assessment scale of Public health nursing Art to enhance “Strength of Community” (PASC)	42
The impact of nurse-led nonpharmacological multidisciplinary holistic nursing care on fatigue patients receiving hemodialysis: a randomized, parallel-group, controlled trial	39
The relationship between transformational leadership and work engagement among intensive care unit nurses: the mediating function of organizational climate	39
Effect of gamified flipped classroom on improving nursing students’ skills competency and learning motivation: a randomized controlled trial	38
A nurse versus a chatbot ‒ the effect of an empowerment program on chemotherapy-related side effects and the self-care behaviors of women living with breast Cancer: a randomized controlled trial	38
The development of a Cancer Pain Belief Modification Program for patients with oral cancer in China: a feasibility study	37
Leading with AI in critical care nursing: challenges, opportunities, and the human factor	37
Establishment and application of information-based training and assessment platform for clinical nursing operation technology	37

Influential factors and willingness to advocate for HPV vaccination among male nursing interns in China	36
Relationship between anxiety and fatigue in dementia family caregivers: hope as a mediator	36
Translation and validation of the Chinese version of the Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care (ARTIC-C) scale in nursing inters: a psychometric analysis	35
Prevalence and risk factors for intimate partner violence among ICU nurses	34
Correlation of academic emotion and hardiness personality of undergraduate nursing students	34
Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the febrile convulsion knowledge scale for parents/caregivers: translation and validation study	34
How do wound care nurses structure the subjective frame on palliative wound care? A Q-methodology approach	34
Meaning in life among nursing students: a latent profile analysis	33
The medical futility experience of nursing professionals in Greece	33
Empowerment of nurses for integrating clients’ religion/spirituality into clinical practice: outcomes of an online training program	33