OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Israel Journal of Health Policy Research is 4. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Laboratory-confirmed respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hospitalizations: a national all ages cross-section evaluation, 2020–2024	39
Medical student lifestyle counselling for non-communicable disease: impact on students’ competence and patients’ health behaviors	25
Intellectual capability and its association with severe dental caries treatment needs in young Israeli adults: a cross-sectional record-based study	23
Enablers to high vaccination uptake among a disadvantaged minority population: a qualitative study of the Arab population of Israel	21
Crisis management for Patient Safety Officers: lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic	17
Perceptions of home hospitalization among the public and physicians in Israel: findings from surveys conducted for the Dead Sea Health Policy Conference of 2022	17
Augmented reality- virtual reality wartime training of reserve prehospital teams: a pilot study	14
Hospitalization of injured pregnant women: a decade of data	14
Addressing the legal and health challenges of licensed medical cannabis users who want to travel abroad	13
Quality of care indicator performance was minimally changed in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic	13
Reflecting on a decade of action: a review of select indicators for the Israel National Program for Active and Healthy Living–Efsharibari, 2011–2022	12
Keeping our children safe: piloting a hospital-based home-visitation program in Israel	12
The median age of a city’s residents and population density influence COVID 19 mortality growth rates: policy implications	11
Pediatricians at the forefront of child mental health? A Delphi method exploration	11
Public conformism with health regulation is crumbling as COVID-19 becomes a chronic threat: Repeated Cross-sectional Studies	11
Risks for re-hospitalization of persons with severe mental illness living in rehabilitation care settings	11
The majority of opioid prescriptions in Israel between 2010 and 2020 involved a small minority of physicians and of patients: policy implications	11
Pediatric rehabilitation delivery: discussion is an antidote to disconnection and discontent	10
Association between parental smoking and child exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in Israel	10
The COVID-19 pandemic posed many dilemmas for policymakers, which sometimes resulted in unprecedented decision-making	10
A call to readjust the Israeli school feeding program	10
Where, when, and how to close dialysis access gaps: incorporation of geographic information system into data-driven planning	9
School health services in the Southern District of Israel—between privatization and nationalization	9
Similarities and differences between two well-performing healthcare systems: a comparison between the Israeli and the Danish healthcare systems	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

Improving contraceptive care for minors in Israel: practice, policy, and training gaps among OBGYNs	8
High out‑of‑pocket spending and financial hardship at the end of life among cancer survivors and their families	8
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	7
The role of biostatistics in the response to COVID-19: a Belgian and international perspective	7
Opportunities to improve the quality of inpatient consultation: one hospital’s investigation but an age old struggle	7
Increased rates of unattained developmental milestones among Israeli children between 2016 and 2020: a national report	7
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	7
Attracting medical school graduates to residency programs in remotely located hospitals: the challenge lies beyond financial incentives	7
Emotional resilience and sense of danger among doctors in hospitals during periods of heightened tensions and warfare in Israel	7
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	7
It is all about location: the performance of urgent care centers by proximity to an emergency room in a general hospital	6
Reasons for opposition to posthumous reproduction and prior consent: attitudes of Jewish men during the ongoing armed conflict	6
The effect of legal representation on clinical measures in involuntarily admitted psychiatric patients: a retrospective study	6
Timely care for age-related macular degeneration: a qualitative study among retina specialists in Israel	6
Exploring client violence during home visits: a qualitative study of perceptions and experiences of Israeli nurses	6
Healthcare policy changes in an era of health workforce shortage	6
Factors associated with using disposable versus non-disposable electronic cigarettes among adults in the U.S. and Israel: a cross-sectional study with policy implications	6
Perceived neighborhood disadvantage and poor chronic health in Israel	5
Admission characteristics of patients with short term hospitalization	5
Exploring the role of empathy in nurses’ intention to provide disaster care: a cross-sectional study	5
Party keepers: a significant community-based intervention for harm reduction	5
Factors affecting decisions of an HMO Drug Exemptions Committee on individual patient requests for coverage of non-formulary drugs	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
Changes in trends of visits and service utilization by mental health patients in the community: a twelve-year study in Israel	5
People with serious mental illness are at higher risk for acute care hospitalization in Israel, 2000–2019	5
Trust in COVID-19 policy among public health professionals in Israel during the first wave of the pandemic: a cross-sectional study	5
Intersecting dimensions: advanced analytical approach to school climate and injury prevention in health policy	5
Mortality during the first four waves of COVID-19 pandemic in Israel: March 2020–October 2021	5
Frailty and its association with long-term mortality among community-dwelling older adults aged 75 years and over	5
A prediction model of PTSD in the Israeli population in the aftermath of october 7th, 2023, terrorist attack and the Israel–Hamas war	4
Physician referrals of patients with neck and low back pain for physical therapy in outpatient clinics: a cross-sectional study	4
The public’s perceptions of patient safety in healthcare	4
Toward climate resilience in Israel’s healthcare system: decision-makers' perspectives	4
The outcomes of treatment for homebound adults with complex medical conditions in a hospital-at-home unit in the southern district of Israel	4
Plugging the drain: targeted policies for retaining Israeli doctors	4
Israeli dentists’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding smoking cessation care	4
Expert opinion survey on Israel’s food system: implications for food and health policies	4
Exploring pre-MRI imaging tests: patient survey reveals potential implications for healthcare efficiency in Israel	4
Measuring geographical disparities in waiting times for community-based specialist care - a novel statistical application	4
Resilience and coping during protracted conflict: a comparative analysis of general and evacuees populations	4
Understanding the phases of vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Effect of implementation of mental health services within primary care on GP detection and treatment of mental disorders in Israel	4
The child dental care reform in Israel – service uptake from 2011 to 2022	4
Accountability, autonomy, equity, and trust in selected healthcare systems: a comparative analysis	4
Meeting the challenges of the 21st century: the fundamental importance of trust for transformation	4
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) seroprevalence among women at childbearing age, maternal and congenital CMV infection: policy implications of a descriptive, retrospective, community-based study	4
An individual’s trust in government is a major determinant in the decision to voluntarily join a public health initiative	4
Beyond trauma: knowledge and training gaps among mental health professionals in the aftermath of October 7th 2023	4