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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Impact of Expanding Telephonic Codes in a State Medicaid Program During COVID-19	140
Abstract Author Index	127
Turning Digital Trails into a Telehealth Competitive Edge	116
Patients' Satisfaction with Remote Asthma Medical Follow-Up Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic	95
The Effect of Pharmacist-Led Telemedicine on A1c Reduction During the COVID-19 Pandemic	83
Development and Validation of an Instrument in Spanish to Evaluate Patient Satisfaction in Telemedicine Consultation During COVID-19 Pandemic	69
Can Telehealth Advance Professional Equity for Women in Medicine?	68
In Memoriam: Anatoly Ivanovich Grigoriev, MD, PhD	66
Patient Experiences with and Preferences for Telemedicine Relative to In-Person Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic	61
Technology-Facilitated Depression Self-Management Linked with Lay Supporters and Primary Care Clinics: Randomized Controlled Trial in a Low-Income Sample	60
Improving Access to Eye Care in Rural Communities: PocDoc's Web-Based Visual Acuity Screening Tool	55
Patient and Provider Satisfaction with Asynchronous Versus Synchronous Telepsychiatry in Primary Care: A Secondary Mixed-Methods Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial	53
The Effectiveness of Telehealth Interventions on Medication Adherence Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis	53
Effect of Telemedicine on Quality of Care in Patients with Coexisting Hypertension and Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	52
Use of Telemedicine Among People with Multiple Sclerosis Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic	49
Effectiveness of Evidence-Based Telecoaching Delivered Through an Employer-Sponsored Mental Health Benefits Platform	48
Evaluation of Patients' Satisfaction with the Transition of Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinics to Teleconsultation During COVID-19 Pandemic	46
Factors Associated with Online Patient Portal Utilization Experience in an Arkansas Phone Survey	43
Pediatric Teledermatology in the General Teledermatology Practice: Population Variances in Contrasting Health Care Scenarios	42
Examining Utilization of an Outpatient Telenutrition Service Across Primary Care Clinics in South Carolina	42
The Use of Remote Presence Robotic Tele-Presentation in Rural and Remote Canada: A Systematic Review	40
Are Virtual Complementary and Integrative Therapies as Effective as In-Person Therapies? Examining Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Veterans with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain	40
Same as It Ever Was	38
Telemedicine-Related Opioid Use Disorder Services in Underserved Populations: A Qualitative Evaluation of the Waiver Era	36
Combined Treatment of Face-to-Face Physical Therapy and Telerehabilitation in Workers with Whiplash Syndrome	35

Current Use, Challenges, Barriers, and Chances of Telemedicine in the Ambulatory Sector in Germany—A Survey Study Among Practicing Cardiologists, Internists, and General Practitioners	33
Transitioning Clinical Care for People Who Use Drugs to Telemedicine: Lessons Learned One Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic	31
Telemedicine for Cranial Radiosurgery Patients in a Rural U.S. Population: Patterns and Predictors of Patient Utilization	31
Explainable Image Quality Assessments in Teledermatological Photography	29
End-to-End Sepsis Solution Incorporating Expert Telemedicine Consultation	29