OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMJ Quality & Safety is 23. 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
Towards comprehensive fidelity evaluations: consideration of enactment measures in quality improvement interventions	98
Can virtual reality simulations improve macrocognition?	69
Prevention in adults of transmission of infection with multidrug-resistant organisms: an updated systematic review from Making Healthcare Safer IV	63
COVID-19 hospital prevalence as a risk factor for mortality: an observational study of a multistate cohort of 62 hospitals	45
Hip fracture in the COVID-19 era: what can we say about care and patient outcomes?	42
Interruptive alerts: only one part of the solution for clinical decision support	42
Effectiveness of computerised alerts to reduce drug–drug interactions (DDIs) and DDI-related harm in hospitalised patients: a quasi-experimental controlled pre–post study	42
It’s time for the field of geriatrics to invest in implementation science	39
We will take some team resilience, please: Evidence-based recommendations for supporting diagnostic teamwork	38
How can we finally reduce repetitive routine laboratory tests for hospitalised patients?	37
Unacceptable behaviours between healthcare workers: just the tip of the patient safety iceberg	33
Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity and protect health	32
Correction: The Irish National Adverse Event Study-2 (INAES-2): longitudinal trends in adverse event rates in the Irish healthcare system	32
Progressing patient safety in the Emergency Medical Services	31
Pragmatic randomised trial assessing the impact of peer comparison and therapeutic recommendations, including repetition, on antibiotic prescribing patterns of family physicians across British Columbi	29
Quality and safety in the literature: January 2023	29
Quality and Safety in the Literature: November 2022	29
Practice or perfect? Coaching for a growth mindset to improve the quality of healthcare	28
Nursing implications of an early warning system implemented to reduce adverse events: a qualitative study	28
Quality of care for secondary cardiovascular disease prevention in 2009–2017: population-wide cohort study of antiplatelet therapy use in Scotland	26
Engagement and fidelity of a cardiovascular disease prevention-focused digital health intervention in cardiology outpatient waiting rooms: a mixed-methods study	25
Why hospital falls prevention remains a global healthcare priority	25
Have we forgotten the moral justification for patient-centred care?	25
To improve quality, leverage design	23
Understanding the challenges and successes of implementing ‘hybrid’ interventions in healthcare settings: findings from a process evaluation of a patient involvement trial	23