OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Telemedicine and E-Health is 25. 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
Telemedicine in Your Pocket: An Alternative Teleconsultation Tool in a Pandemic and in Resource-Poor Settings	161
Corrigendum to: “Prospective Randomized Study on the Use of Robot-Assisted Postoperative Visits” by Pilone, et al. Telemed J E Health 2024;30(8):e2363–e2372; doi: 10.1089/tmj.2023	127
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	114
Addressing Barriers to Telemedicine Use in Rural Emergency Medicine: Leveraging In Situ Simulation	77
Pediatric Primary Care Clinicians' Perspectives on Telemedicine Use, 2020 Versus 2021	69
Investigating the Predictors of Telemedicine Service Usage Intention in China During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Extended Technology Acceptance Perspective	64
Patient and Provider Satisfaction with Asynchronous Versus Synchronous Telepsychiatry in Primary Care: A Secondary Mixed-Methods Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial	57
Female Gender Is Associated with Lower Satisfaction with Postoperative Telemedicine Visits in Sports Medicine	52
Permissive Telehealth State Licensure Policies Are Associated with Increased Telehealth Utilization	41
Can Telehealth Advance Professional Equity for Women in Medicine?	40
High Rate of Patient Satisfaction with Either Telemedicine or Traditional Office-Based Follow-Up Visit After Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery	39
Efficacy of e-Health Interventions in Patients with Chronic Low-Back Pain: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis	38
An Analysis of Medication Adherence in a Large Outpatient Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic Using a Novel Value-Based Pharmacy System	38
A Systematic Implementation of Telemedicine in Singapore's COVID-19 Community Recovery Facilities	37
The Impact of Patient Travel Distance on Outpatient Visit Satisfaction: Comparison of Telehealth and Traditional In-Person Visits	34
Adaption and Usability of Telemedicine in Orthopedic Surgery in Saudi Arabia: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study	31
Factors Associated with Online Patient Portal Utilization Experience in an Arkansas Phone Survey	31
Patient Satisfaction and Willingness to Continue with Telemental Health Care During and After the Early Period of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: A User Survey	30
Turning Digital Trails into a Telehealth Competitive Edge	29
Telehealth Role During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned from Health Care Providers in Saudi Arabia	28
Factors Associated with Follow-Up Adherence After Teleophthalmology for Diabetic Eye Screening Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic	27
Can You Hear Me Now? Patient Perceptions of Telehealth in a Rural Primary Care Population	27
Telemedicine for Preanesthesia Consultations During the First COVID-19 Lockdown	27
Implementation of Video Blood Pressure Visits in the Veterans Health Administration	26
Connected Mental Health Solutions: Global Attitudes, Preferences, and Concerns	25

Pediatric Teledermatology in the General Teledermatology Practice: Population Variances in Contrasting Health Care Scenarios	25
Telehealth Buprenorphine Initiation for Opioid Use Disorder Among American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans, April 2017–March 2023	25