Global Publications from Kineret

When high-quality data meets a multi-center platform, Israeli research gains global visibility


The Kineret platform enables researchers to transform large-scale clinical data into studies with international visibility and impact. The ability to conduct multi-center research based on high-quality, standardized, and deeply curated data creates a strong foundation for publications in leading medical journals worldwide.

Behind every publication stands a platform that connects medical centers, integrates data on a national scale, and allows researchers to focus on what truly matters: advancing medical knowledge and shaping the medicine of tomorrow.

The publications presented here are based on the data and infrastructure of the Kineret initiative:

  • A large-scale international multicenter study published in The Lancet Public Health, conducted in collaboration with the European Health Data Evidence Network (EHDEN), examining trends in drug shortages across countries over time:

Changes in use and utilisation patterns of drugs with reported shortages between 2010 and 2024 in Europe and North America: a network cohort study. Pineda-Moncusí M., Rekkas A., Pérez Á.M., et al. The Lancet Public Health. 2025. Available at: ScienceDirect

  • A multicenter study focusing on operating room utilization optimization through a predictive model, published by MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)

Optimizing Operation Room Utilization-A Prediction Model. Abbou B., Tal O., Frenkel G., Rubin R., Rappoport N. Big Data and Cognitive Computing. 2022;6(3):76. doi:10.3390/bdcc6030076

  • A multicenter study examining the association between lipomas and a higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome components, published in Frontiers in Endocrinology:

Lipomas are associated with a higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome components: a multicenter cross-sectional study. Berger O., Menashe S., Damti Geva S., Yakubov R., Ben Yehuda M., Peleg M. & Talisman R. Frontiers in Endocrinology, Volume 16, Article 1721570, 2025. doi:10.3389/fendo.2025.1721570

  • A study addressing the “Obesity Paradox,” published by MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute):

Does the “Obesity Paradox” Have an Expiration Date? A Retrospective Cohort Study. Elkan M., Kofman N., Minha S., Rappoport N., Zaidenstein R., Koren R. _Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023;12(21):6765. doi:10.3390/jcm12216765.

  • A comprehensive overview of the Kineret initiative itself, published in PLOS ONE

Kineret: Israel’s Largest Hospital Network Transformed into the OMOP common data model for collaborative research. Rappoport N., Livne G., Perry Cohen N., Makover N., Eshel-Geva H., Kapach H., Hadad T., Alon Y., Rubin R., Chai S., da Villa S. & Hochman O. PLOS ONE. 2025;20(10):e0334848. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0334848.