OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Israel Journal of Health Policy Research is 1. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Vaccine injury compensation: the Israeli case	38
Laboratory-confirmed respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hospitalizations: a national all ages cross-section evaluation, 2020–2024	22
Medical student lifestyle counselling for non-communicable disease: impact on students’ competence and patients’ health behaviors	20
Perceptions of home hospitalization among the public and physicians in Israel: findings from surveys conducted for the Dead Sea Health Policy Conference of 2022	19
Intellectual capability and its association with severe dental caries treatment needs in young Israeli adults: a cross-sectional record-based study	19
Enablers to high vaccination uptake among a disadvantaged minority population: a qualitative study of the Arab population of Israel	14
Augmented reality- virtual reality wartime training of reserve prehospital teams: a pilot study	13
Quality of care indicator performance was minimally changed in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic	13
Crisis management for Patient Safety Officers: lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic	13
Risks for re-hospitalization of persons with severe mental illness living in rehabilitation care settings	12
Public conformism with health regulation is crumbling as COVID-19 becomes a chronic threat: Repeated Cross-sectional Studies	11
Pediatricians at the forefront of child mental health? A Delphi method exploration	11
The median age of a city’s residents and population density influence COVID 19 mortality growth rates: policy implications	10
Keeping our children safe: piloting a hospital-based home-visitation program in Israel	10
Association between parental smoking and child exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in Israel	9
A call to readjust the Israeli school feeding program	9
Pediatric rehabilitation delivery: discussion is an antidote to disconnection and discontent	9
The involvement of community pediatricians in the treatment of developmental-behavioral difficulties as perceived by directors of child development centers	9
Using the Elixhauser risk adjustment model to predict outcomes among patients hospitalized in internal medicine at a large, tertiary-care hospital in Israel	9
Similarities and differences between two well-performing healthcare systems: a comparison between the Israeli and the Danish healthcare systems	9
School health services in the Southern District of Israel—between privatization and nationalization	9
Mediating role of social support in relations between psychological capital and subjective well-being among IDF soldiers during conflict: insights from the 2023 Gaza war	8
Improving contraceptive care for minors in Israel: practice, policy, and training gaps among OBGYNs	8
Oral health of the 65+ age group in Israel-2020	8
The COVID-19 pandemic posed many dilemmas for policymakers, which sometimes resulted in unprecedented decision-making	8

Emotional resilience and sense of danger among doctors in hospitals during periods of heightened tensions and warfare in Israel	8
High out‑of‑pocket spending and financial hardship at the end of life among cancer survivors and their families	8
Exploring client violence during home visits: a qualitative study of perceptions and experiences of Israeli nurses	7
Attracting medical school graduates to residency programs in remotely located hospitals: the challenge lies beyond financial incentives	7
Increased rates of unattained developmental milestones among Israeli children between 2016 and 2020: a national report	7
The effect of legal representation on clinical measures in involuntarily admitted psychiatric patients: a retrospective study	6
Reasons for opposition to posthumous reproduction and prior consent: attitudes of Jewish men during the ongoing armed conflict	6
Training medical educators to teach: bridging the gap between perception and reality	6
Timely care for age-related macular degeneration: a qualitative study among retina specialists in Israel	6
Wake-up call for recovery: a paradigm shift to address the deep crisis in Israel’s public mental health services in the shadow of October 7, 2023	6
Healthcare policy changes in an era of health workforce shortage	6
A management model for admission and treatment of pediatric trauma cases	6
Trust in COVID-19 policy among public health professionals in Israel during the first wave of the pandemic: a cross-sectional study	6
The role of biostatistics in the response to COVID-19: a Belgian and international perspective	6
Timing, extent and outcomes of public health measures in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel and a comparative analysis by socioeconomic indices	6
Opportunities to improve the quality of inpatient consultation: one hospital’s investigation but an age old struggle	6
Clinical pharmacy in Israel versus the US, can we "compare apples to apples"?—commentary	6
Intersecting dimensions: advanced analytical approach to school climate and injury prevention in health policy	5
Frailty and its association with long-term mortality among community-dwelling older adults aged 75 years and over	5
The child dental care reform in Israel - age-related patterns of uptake: 2011 to 2022	5
The role of models in the covid-19 pandemic	5
Factors associated with medical complications after body art among Israeli adults: a retrospective study	5
Factors affecting decisions of an HMO Drug Exemptions Committee on individual patient requests for coverage of non-formulary drugs	5
Perceived neighborhood disadvantage and poor chronic health in Israel	5
Admission characteristics of patients with short term hospitalization	5
Mortality during the first four waves of COVID-19 pandemic in Israel: March 2020–October 2021	4
The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on patient visits to the emergency department and hospitalizations in medical wards in an Israeli medical center	4
Knowledge of and willingness to take pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men in Israel	4
A prediction model of PTSD in the Israeli population in the aftermath of october 7th, 2023, terrorist attack and the Israel–Hamas war	4
Measuring geographical disparities in waiting times for community-based specialist care - a novel statistical application	4
Effect of implementation of mental health services within primary care on GP detection and treatment of mental disorders in Israel	4
Expert opinion survey on Israel’s food system: implications for food and health policies	4
People with serious mental illness are at higher risk for acute care hospitalization in Israel, 2000–2019	4
Physician referrals of patients with neck and low back pain for physical therapy in outpatient clinics: a cross-sectional study	4
The child dental care reform in Israel – service uptake from 2011 to 2022	4
The surfacing portion of the Iceberg of the Domestic Violence Phenomenon—data from the Israeli National Trauma Registry	4
Meeting the challenges of the 21st century: the fundamental importance of trust for transformation	4
The public’s perceptions of patient safety in healthcare	4
Party keepers: a significant community-based intervention for harm reduction	4
Israeli dentists’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding smoking cessation care	4
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) seroprevalence among women at childbearing age, maternal and congenital CMV infection: policy implications of a descriptive, retrospective, community-based study	4
Exploring pre-MRI imaging tests: patient survey reveals potential implications for healthcare efficiency in Israel	4
The COVID-19 Israeli tapestry: the intersectionality health equity challenge	3
Correction to: Physical activity, resilience, emotions, moods, and weight control, during the COVID-19 global crisis	3
Experiences of weight stigmatization in the Israeli healthcare system among overweight and obese individuals	3
Diversifying the health workforce in Israel and the United States: a comparison	3
The outcomes of treatment for homebound adults with complex medical conditions in a hospital-at-home unit in the southern district of Israel	3
Resilience and coping during protracted conflict: a comparative analysis of general and evacuees populations	3
Association of health behaviors with function and health-related quality of life among patients with Parkinson’s disease	3
Correction: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) seroprevalence among women at childbearing age, maternal and congenital CMV infection: policy implications of a descriptive, retrospective, community-based study	3

Physicians’ views and knowledge on the antibiotic treatment of pneumonia in advanced dementia	3
Delirium screening in the emergency department: evaluation and intervention	3
Understanding the phases of vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Scheduling an appointment for MRI: patient perception of wait time and difficulty	3
Implications of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures among patients with recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes	3
Comparison of WHO and CDC growth charts for defining weight status in the young population in Israel: a population-based cross-sectional study	3
A platform for the international exchange of ideas: the Israel Journal of Health Policy Research celebrates its first decade	3
Frailty; Time for Global Action	3
An individual’s trust in government is a major determinant in the decision to voluntarily join a public health initiative	3
Results of the national biomonitoring program show persistent iodine deficiency in Israel	2
Severity of gambling behaviors: exploring associations with venues, legality, and substance use	2
Factors affecting the use of dental services among Arab children in Israel: a qualitative study	2
Strategic changes and challenges of private dental clinics and practitioners in Israel: adapting to a competitive environment	2
Use of prescription opioids in Israel and socio-economic correlations between 2010 and 2020	2
Dental lessons learned from large-scale military dental records in the Israel defense forces: military dentistry as a window into national oral health trends	2
Paternal smoking and maternal secondhand smoke exposure and the effects on the offspring: results from the EHF (Environmental Health Fund) birth cohort	2
Trust in public health policy in the time of the COVID-19 epidemic in Israel	2
Assessing the quality of studies funded by the Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research, 2010–2020	2
Correction: Association of quality of nursing care with violence load, burnout, and listening climate	2
Breastfeeding challenges and support in a high initiation population	2
The importance of vision care for displaced populations: lessons from Israeli evacuees	2
Israel should build capacity in implementation science	2
The impact of electronic health records on the ordering of medical tests	2
Caring for the health and well-being of our learners in medicine as critical actions toward high-quality care	2
Willingness to pay for an mRNA-based anti-cancer treatment: results from a contingent valuation study in Israel	2
The race to disasters - is the international relief community ready for future disasters?	2
Beyond the pandemic: rising administrative demands and changing disease profiles in primary care	2
Changes and trends in medication-assisted treatment in Israel	1
Manganese exposure assessment in formula-fed infants in Israel	1
Understanding out-of-pocket spending and financial hardship among patients who succumb to cancer and their caregivers	1
“I’m 'just' a community pediatrician” views and challenges of pediatricians working in the community in Israel	1
Where internal medical patients receive intensive interventions: results from a tertiary-care hospital in Israel	1
Child food insecurity in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: urgent need for policy evaluation and reform in Israel’s school feeding programs	1
Prescription opioid use in Israel – the tide has risen, but it’s not a tidal wave	1
Professional and service-user perspectives regarding the future of mental healthcare in Israel	1
Navigating crisis: exploring the links between threat perceptions, well-being, individual and workplace resilience among general hospital staff	1
Predictors of short stature in Israeli children aged 6–7 years: a retrospective cohort study	1
Use and barriers to the use of telehealth services in the Arab population in Israel: a cross sectional survey	1
Family involvement in geriatric hospitalization: a qualitative analysis of state regulations in Israel	1
Motivations of Israeli physicians to return, or not, to Israel after their fellowship abroad	1
Tailoring care, advancing justice: predictors of forensic and legal engagement in survivors of sexual violence	1
Adapting to change: Clalit's response to the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Demographic and injury trends for car crash casualties hospitalized in Level I Trauma centers over two decades: data from the National Trauma Registry	1
Trends in Israel's Medical Administration subspecialty, 1987–2022	1
Rethinking the path from evidence to decision-making	1
“A day in the life” – telemedicine in family medicine and its relationship with practicing physicians’ satisfaction: a cross-sectional study	1
The landscape of medical care consumption in Israel: a nationwide population cross-sectional study	1
Politics of reproduction: a view from Israel on the Dobbs decision	1
Reducing infantile anemia: insight on patterns of process and outcome indicators by ethnicity and socioeconomic class during a 10-year intervention program and 5 years after	1
The effect of cessation of drinking water fluoridation on dental restorations and crowns in children aged 3–5 years in Israel – a retrospective study	1
The Effect of Telemedicine on Preventive Medicine– A Case from Israel	1
Trends and correlated outcomes in population-level prescription opioid and transdermal fentanyl use in Israel	1
Exploring the role of virtual reality in preparing emergency responders for mass casualty incidents	1
Emergency medicine physician burnout before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
A 10-year comparison of short versus long-term court-ordered psychiatric hospitalization: a follow-up study	1
Environmental responsibility in the Israeli health system in the era of climate change: a required paradigm shift	1
Arab male physicians’ perceptions about their own smoking behaviors: a qualitative study	1
Housing and health in Israel: the need for local policy-oriented interdisciplinary research	1
Perspective: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic concerning the resilience of the population	1
The Israeli anesthesiology workforce crisis: a reassessment survey	1
Understanding and addressing populations whose prior experience has led to mistrust in healthcare	1
Prehospital emergency nurses’ response: using the socioecological framework to guide health policy recommendations	1
Transgender men's preferences when choosing obstetricians and gynecologists	1
“A picture is worth a thousand words”: smoking in multi-unit housing in Israel	1
Bridging language barriers in developing valid health policy research tools: insights from the translation and validation process of the SHEMESH questionnaire	1
Involvement and skepticism towards the JCI Accreditation process among hospital’s four sectors employees: suggestions for cultural change	1