OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMJ Quality & Safety is 24. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
It’s time for the field of geriatrics to invest in implementation science	119
Hip fracture in the COVID-19 era: what can we say about care and patient outcomes?	72
Towards comprehensive fidelity evaluations: consideration of enactment measures in quality improvement interventions	71
Effectiveness of computerised alerts to reduce drug–drug interactions (DDIs) and DDI-related harm in hospitalised patients: a quasi-experimental controlled pre–post study	52
We will take some team resilience, please: Evidence-based recommendations for supporting diagnostic teamwork	48
Can virtual reality simulations improve macrocognition?	44
Prevention in adults of transmission of infection with multidrug-resistant organisms: an updated systematic review from Making Healthcare Safer IV	43
COVID-19 hospital prevalence as a risk factor for mortality: an observational study of a multistate cohort of 62 hospitals	42
From parallel tracks to integrated practice: advancing the integration of quality improvement and implementation science	39
Practice or perfect? Coaching for a growth mindset to improve the quality of healthcare	38
Quality of care for secondary cardiovascular disease prevention in 2009–2017: population-wide cohort study of antiplatelet therapy use in Scotland	34
Nursing implications of an early warning system implemented to reduce adverse events: a qualitative study	34
Quality and Safety in the Literature: November 2022	33
How can we finally reduce repetitive routine laboratory tests for hospitalised patients?	32
Quality and safety in the literature: January 2023	32
Correction: The Irish National Adverse Event Study-2 (INAES-2): longitudinal trends in adverse event rates in the Irish healthcare system	31
Engagement and fidelity of a cardiovascular disease prevention-focused digital health intervention in cardiology outpatient waiting rooms: a mixed-methods study	30
Pragmatic randomised trial assessing the impact of peer comparison and therapeutic recommendations, including repetition, on antibiotic prescribing patterns of family physicians across British Columbi	28
Progressing patient safety in the Emergency Medical Services	27
Unacceptable behaviours between healthcare workers: just the tip of the patient safety iceberg	27
Approach to systematically examine the usefulness of quality measures in practice: Minnesota’s nursing home quality indicators and scoring approach	26
Correction: Comparing peripherally inserted central catheter-related practices across hospitals with different insertion models: a multisite qualitative study	25
Service users’ experiences of maternity care in England informed by the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle Version 2: A reflexive thematic analysis	24
Delayed diagnosis of serious paediatric conditions in 13 regional emergency departments	24