Table 4.
Top 10 cited references in mobile health app research, 2000-2019.
| Rank | Author | Journal | Title | Citations, n |
| 1 | Stoyanov SR et al (2015) | JMIR mHealth and uHealth | Mobile App Rating Scale: A New Tool for Assessing the Quality of Health Mobile Apps | 106 |
| 2 | Free C et al (2013) | Public Library of Science Medicine | The Effectiveness of Mobile-Health Technologies to Improve Health Care Service Delivery Processes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | 101 |
| 3 | Braun V and Clarke V (2006) | Qualitative Research in Psychology | Using Thematic Analysis in Psychology | 98 |
| 4 | Donker T et al (2013) | Journal of Medical Internet Research | Smartphones for Smarter Delivery of Mental Health Programs: A Systematic Review | 85 |
| 5 | Krebs P and Duncan DT(2015) | JMIR mHealth and uHealth | Health App Use Among US Mobile Phone Owners: A National Survey | 79 |
| 6 | Davis FD (1989) | Management Information Systems Quarterly | Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and User Acceptance of Information Technology | 78 |
| 7 | Dennison L et al (2013) | Journal of Medical Internet Research | Opportunities and Challenges for Smartphone Applications in Supporting Health Behavior Change: Qualitative Study | 77 |
| 8 | Mosa AM et al (2012) | BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making | A Systematic Review of Healthcare Applications for Smartphones | 71 |
| 9 | Luxton DD et al (2011) | Professional Psychology: Research and Practice | mHealth for Mental Health: Integrating Smartphone Technology in Behavioral Healthcare | 58 |
| 10 | Riley WT et al (2011) | Translational Behavioral Medicine | Health Behavior Models in the Age of Mobile Interventions | 58 |