| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Acceptability of healthcare interventions: an overview of reviews and development of a theoretical framework | BMC Health Services Research | 2017 | 1,648 |
| 2 | The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire: psychometric properties, benchmarking data, and emerging research | BMC Health Services Research | 2006 | 1,245 |
| 3 | PICO, PICOS and SPIDER: a comparison study of specificity and sensitivity in three search tools for qualitative systematic reviews | BMC Health Services Research | 2014 | 1,163 |
| 4 | Patient engagement in research: a systematic review | BMC Health Services Research | 2014 | 1,124 |
| 5 | Systems for grading the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations I: Critical appraisal of existing approaches The GRADE Working Group | BMC Health Services Research | 2004 | 883 |
| 6 | A systematic review of barriers to and facilitators of the use of evidence by policymakers | BMC Health Services Research | 2014 | 766 |
| 7 | Understanding the barriers to setting up a healthcare quality improvement process in resource-limited settings: a situational analysis at the Medical Department of Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi | BMC Health Services Research | 2014 | 599 |
| 8 | A systematic review of the impact of routine collection of patient reported outcome measures on patients, providers and health organisations in an oncologic setting | BMC Health Services Research | 2013 | 588 |
| 9 | Motivation and retention of health workers in developing countries: a systematic review | BMC Health Services Research | 2008 | 572 |
| 10 | Barriers to the acceptance of electronic medical records by physicians from systematic review to taxonomy and interventions | BMC Health Services Research | 2010 | 558 |
| 11 | It’s hard to play ball: A qualitative study of knowledge exchange and silo effects in public health | BMC Health Services Research | 2018 | 520 |
| 12 | A mediation approach to understanding socio-economic inequalities in maternal health-seeking behaviours in Egypt | BMC Health Services Research | 2015 | 512 |
| 13 | Understanding the implementation of complex interventions in health care: the normalization process model | BMC Health Services Research | 2007 | 495 |
| 14 | Group based diabetes self-management education compared to routine treatment for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. A systematic review with meta-analysis | BMC Health Services Research | 2012 | 488 |
| 15 | Social media use in healthcare: A systematic review of effects on patients and on their relationship with healthcare professionals | BMC Health Services Research | 2016 | 478 |
| 16 | Official statistics and claims data records indicate non-response and recall bias within survey-based estimates of health care utilization in the older population | BMC Health Services Research | 2013 | 472 |
| 17 | Patient adherence to medical treatment: a review of reviews | BMC Health Services Research | 2007 | 465 |
| 18 | Reliability of the interRAI suite of assessment instruments: a 12-country study of an integrated health information system | BMC Health Services Research | 2008 | 464 |
| 19 | Mandatory TB notification in Mysore city, India: Have we heard the private practitioner’s plea? | BMC Health Services Research | 2017 | 453 |
| 20 | Staffing remote rural areas in middle- and low-income countries: A literature review of attraction and retention | BMC Health Services Research | 2008 | 443 |
| 21 | Unwanted incidents during transition of geriatric patients from hospital to home: a prospective observational study | BMC Health Services Research | 2010 | 442 |
| 22 | Rethinking the patient: using Burden of Treatment Theory to understand the changing dynamics of illness | BMC Health Services Research | 2014 | 435 |
| 23 | Predictors of opioid misuse in patients with chronic pain: a prospective cohort study | BMC Health Services Research | 2006 | 425 |
| 24 | Implementation and evaluation of a rural community-based pediatric hearing screening program integrating in-person and tele-diagnostic auditory brainstem response (ABR) | BMC Health Services Research | 2019 | 422 |
| 25 | Outcomes associated with matching patients' treatment preferences to physicians' recommendations: study methodology | BMC Health Services Research | 2012 | 421 |
| 26 | Mental illness and well-being: the central importance of positive psychology and recovery approaches | BMC Health Services Research | 2010 | 419 |
| 27 | Persistent symptoms after Covid-19: qualitative study of 114 “long Covid” patients and draft quality principles for services | BMC Health Services Research | 2020 | 415 |
| 28 | Identification of ambiguities in the 1994 chronic fatigue syndrome research case definition and recommendations for resolution | BMC Health Services Research | 2003 | 413 |
| 29 | How does burnout affect physician productivity? A systematic literature review | BMC Health Services Research | 2014 | 413 |
| 30 | Context matters in implementation science: a scoping review of determinant frameworks that describe contextual determinants for implementation outcomes | BMC Health Services Research | 2019 | 410 |
| 31 | The SAIL Databank: building a national architecture for e-health research and evaluation | BMC Health Services Research | 2009 | 406 |
| 32 | The breadth of primary care: a systematic literature review of its core dimensions | BMC Health Services Research | 2010 | 396 |
| 33 | Systematic review: Effects, design choices, and context of pay-for-performance in health care | BMC Health Services Research | 2010 | 384 |
| 34 | Interventions to improve cultural competency in healthcare: a systematic review of reviews | BMC Health Services Research | 2014 | 377 |
| 35 | Response rates in postal surveys of healthcare professionals between 1996 and 2005: An observational study | BMC Health Services Research | 2009 | 362 |
| 36 | Exploring barriers to participation and adoption of telehealth and telecare within the Whole System Demonstrator trial: a qualitative study | BMC Health Services Research | 2012 | 358 |
| 37 | The effects of integrated care: a systematic review of UK and international evidence | BMC Health Services Research | 2018 | 352 |
| 38 | Determinants of patient choice of healthcare providers: a scoping review | BMC Health Services Research | 2012 | 340 |
| 39 | Home care in Europe: a systematic literature review | BMC Health Services Research | 2011 | 332 |
| 40 | Scoping review of patient-centered care approaches in healthcare | BMC Health Services Research | 2014 | 329 |
| 41 | Experiences of mental illness stigma, prejudice and discrimination: a review of measures | BMC Health Services Research | 2010 | 320 |
| 42 | A model and typology of collaboration between professionals in healthcare organizations | BMC Health Services Research | 2008 | 313 |
| 43 | Multilevel psychometric properties of the AHRQ hospital survey on patient safety culture | BMC Health Services Research | 2010 | 313 |
| 44 | Cultural competence in mental health care: a review of model evaluations | BMC Health Services Research | 2007 | 311 |
| 45 | The quality of care for adults with epilepsy: an initial glimpse using the QUIET measure | BMC Health Services Research | 2011 | 306 |
| 46 | Bridges, brokers and boundary spanners in collaborative networks: a systematic review | BMC Health Services Research | 2013 | 306 |
| 47 | A rational model for assessing and evaluating complex interventions in health care | BMC Health Services Research | 2006 | 305 |
| 48 | Multimorbidity, health care utilization and costs in an elderly community-dwelling population: a claims data based observational study | BMC Health Services Research | 2015 | 304 |
| 49 | Speaking up for patient safety by hospital-based health care professionals: a literature review | BMC Health Services Research | 2014 | 303 |
| 50 | Dental service patterns among private and public adult patients in Australia | BMC Health Services Research | 2008 | 302 |
