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Table 4 Most cited policy-related publications on medical tourism

From: Where is the policy? A bibliometric analysis of the state of policy research on medical tourism

Article

Issues discussed

Total citations

Hopkins, Labonté et al. [36]

Benefits and risks of medical tourism

116

Pennings [37]

Legislative harmonization and regulation of reproductive tourism in Europe

114

Pocock and Phua [38]

Implications of medical tourism for health systems in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia

104

Johnston, Crooks et al. [8]

Regulatory challenges from poor understanding of the effects of medical tourism

97

Ryan, Sanders et al. [39]

Characteristics of patients undergoing stem cell therapies and policy considerations

81

Heung, Kucukusta et al. [40]

Barriers to medical tourism development in Hong Kong and essential policy interventions

72

Blyth and Farrand [41]

Regulation of assisted conception

66

Hudson, Culley et al. [42]

Policy responses to cross-border reproductive care

59

Hall [43]

Effect of regulation on cross-border trade in health services and implications for global public health

58

Chee [44]

Healthcare reforms in Malaysia and Singapore and the role of the state in developing medical tourism

52