OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Telemedicine and E-Health is 29. 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
High Rate of Patient Satisfaction with Either Telemedicine or Traditional Office-Based Follow-Up Visit After Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery	150
Telemedicine for Preanesthesia Consultations During the First COVID-19 Lockdown	119
Telemedicine in Your Pocket: An Alternative Teleconsultation Tool in a Pandemic and in Resource-Poor Settings	100
Increased Virtual Visits to Physicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Estimated Impact on Physician Compensation: The Case of Lung and Colorectal Cancers, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases, and	88
An Analysis of Medication Adherence in a Large Outpatient Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic Using a Novel Value-Based Pharmacy System	73
Telemedicine and Vulnerable Populations	72
Telemedicine and Teamwork Among Health Care Professionals: State of the Science	69
Telehealth Role During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned from Health Care Providers in Saudi Arabia	62
Effect of Telemedicine on Quality of Care in Patients with Coexisting Hypertension and Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	56
Pediatric Teledermatology in the General Teledermatology Practice: Population Variances in Contrasting Health Care Scenarios	55
Can Telehealth Advance Professional Equity for Women in Medicine?	54
Permissive Telehealth State Licensure Policies Are Associated with Increased Telehealth Utilization	53
Clinical and Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Telemedicine Engagement in an Urban Community Health Center Cohort During the COVID-19 Pandemic	49
Factors Associated with Follow-Up Adherence After Teleophthalmology for Diabetic Eye Screening Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic	48
The Impact of Patient Travel Distance on Outpatient Visit Satisfaction: Comparison of Telehealth and Traditional In-Person Visits	47
Addressing Barriers to Telemedicine Use in Rural Emergency Medicine: Leveraging In Situ Simulation	45
The Moderating Role of Working Alliance in the Association Between Depression and Suicide Ideation in Messaging Therapy	45
A Systematic Implementation of Telemedicine in Singapore's COVID-19 Community Recovery Facilities	42
Ophthalmic Virtual Visit Utilization and Patient Satisfaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic	40
Connected Mental Health Solutions: Global Attitudes, Preferences, and Concerns	39
Pediatric Primary Care Clinicians' Perspectives on Telemedicine Use, 2020 Versus 2021	38
Investigating the Predictors of Telemedicine Service Usage Intention in China During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Extended Technology Acceptance Perspective	38
Adaption and Usability of Telemedicine in Orthopedic Surgery in Saudi Arabia: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study	37
Implementation of Video Blood Pressure Visits in the Veterans Health Administration	37
Patient Satisfaction and Willingness to Continue with Telemental Health Care During and After the Early Period of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: A User Survey	35

Factors Associated with Online Patient Portal Utilization Experience in an Arkansas Phone Survey	35
Tele-Oncology Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Patient Experiences and Communication Behaviors with Clinicians	33
Turning Digital Trails into a Telehealth Competitive Edge	31
Patient and Provider Satisfaction with Asynchronous Versus Synchronous Telepsychiatry in Primary Care: A Secondary Mixed-Methods Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial	29
Can You Hear Me Now? Patient Perceptions of Telehealth in a Rural Primary Care Population	29