OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Canadian Journal of Public Health-Revue Canadienne de Sante Publique is 6. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Sleep and circadian rhythm in response to the COVID-19 pandemic	152
Changes in health behaviours during early COVID-19 and socio-demographic disparities: a cross-sectional analysis	78
Consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with obesity, diabetes and hypertension in Canadian adults	74
Facebook, Instagram, Reddit and TikTok: a proposal for health authorities to integrate popular social media platforms in contingency planning amid a global pandemic outbreak	74
COVID-19 and inequality: are we all in this together?	73
Regional differences in access to the outdoors and outdoor play of Canadian children and youth during the COVID-19 outbreak	55
COVID-19 and the impacts on youth mental health: emerging evidence from longitudinal studies	49
Unpacking the health and social consequences of COVID-19 through a race, migration and gender lens	42
COVID-19 street reallocation in mid-sized Canadian cities: socio-spatial equity patterns	41
A scoping review of COVID-19 experiences of people living with dementia	40
Sex, gender and COVID-19: a call to action	40
Socio-demographic, social, cognitive, and emotional correlates of adherence to physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study	39
Ethics of COVID-19-related school closures	37
What role for One Health in the COVID-19 pandemic?	36
Social distancing, social justice, and risk during the COVID-19 pandemic	34
Socio-demographic disparities in knowledge, practices, and ability to comply with COVID-19 public health measures in Canada	34
Trends in youth e-cigarette and cigarette use between 2013 and 2019: insights from repeat cross-sectional data from the COMPASS study	33
Prevalence of HIV and sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections, and related preventive and risk behaviours, among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Montreal, Toronto and Vanc	32
COVID-19 and missed routine immunizations: designing for effective catch-up in Canada	32
Tobacco and COVID-19: a crisis within a crisis?	29
Money down the drain: predatory publishing in the COVID-19 era	28
Rising burden of multimorbidity and related socio-demographic factors: a repeated cross-sectional study of Ontarians	27
Human rights, public health and COVID-19 in Canada	26
Predictors of gambling and problem gambling in Canada	25
COVID-19 and sex workers: human rights, the struggle for safety and minimum income	25

Importance of the traditional food systems for First Nations adults living on reserves in Canada	24
First Nations households living on-reserve experience food insecurity: prevalence and predictors among ninety-two First Nations communities across Canada	23
At-home HIV self-testing during COVID: implementing the GetaKit project in Ottawa	22
The 2011 and 2016 iterations of the Ontario Marginalization Index: updates, consistency and a cross-sectional study of health outcome associations	21
Is another public health crisis brewing beneath the COVID-19 pandemic?	21
COVID-19 vaccine uptake and intention during pregnancy in Canada	20
Perceptions about cannabis use during pregnancy: a rapid best-framework qualitative synthesis	20
Associations between the built environment and physical activity among adults with low socio-economic status in Canada: a systematic review	20
Challenges and opportunities for graduate students in public health during the COVID-19 pandemic	19
COVID-19 has inspired global healthcare innovation	19
Associations of prenatal urinary phthalate exposure with preterm birth: the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) Study	19
Importance of fish for food and nutrition security among First Nations in Canada	18
The Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines and self-rated physical and mental health among adolescents	18
Integrating sustainable nutrition into health-related institutions: a systematic review of the literature	18
Examining the associations between food worry and mental health during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada	18
Nothing about us without us in writing: aligning the editorial policies of the Canadian Journal of Public Health with the inherent rights of Indigenous Peoples	17
On redesigning public health in Québec: lessons learned from the pandemic	17
Identifying visible minorities or racialized persons on surveys: can we just ask?	17
The need to prioritize research, policy, and practice to address the overdose epidemic in smaller settings in Canada	17
Household- and employment-related risk factors for depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic	17
On the imperative of thinking through the ethical, health equity, and social justice possibilities and limits of digital technologies in public health	16
COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: impacts on vulnerable populations and sustaining home-grown solutions	16
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among blood donors in Québec, and analysis of symptoms associated with seropositivity: a nested case-control study	15
Combinations of physical activity and screen time recommendations and their association with overweight/obesity in adolescents	15
Delay in childhood vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic	15
A radical revision of the public health response to environmental crisis in a warming world: contributions of Indigenous knowledges and Indigenous feminist perspectives	15
Risk society and COVID-19	15
Regional differences in movement behaviours of children and youth during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: follow-up from a national study	14
Migrant sex workers left behind during COVID-19 pandemic	14
The First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study (2008–2018)—rationale, design, methods and lessons learned	14
COVID-19: a prison-breaker?	14
Public health investments: neglect or wilful omission? Historical trends in Quebec and implications for Canada	14
Black–white racial disparities in household food insecurity from 2005 to 2014, Canada	13
“None of it was especially easy”: improving COVID-19 vaccine equity for people with disabilities	13
Disease outbreaks linked to pasteurized and unpasteurized dairy products in Canada and the United States: a systematic review	13
The second wave of COVID-19: time to think of strategic stockpiles	13
Social determinants of playing outdoors in the neighbourhood: family characteristics, trust in neighbours and daily outdoor play in early childhood	13
Pharmaceuticals in source waters of 95 First Nations in Canada	13
Communicating risks to drinkers: testing alcohol labels with a cancer warning and national drinking guidelines in Canada	13
Vaccine hesitancy among parents of preschoolers in Canada: a systematic literature review	13
Requirement for Meaningful Engagement of First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Indigenous Peoples in Publications About Them	13
Symptoms of postpartum anxiety and depression among women in Canada: findings from a national cross-sectional survey	13
Psychosocial adaptation to climate change in High River, Alberta: implications for policy and practice	12
Associations of health status and diabetes among First Nations Peoples living on-reserve in Canada	12
Secondary attack rate of COVID-19 in household contacts in the Winnipeg Health Region, Canada	12
Food insecurity among Canadian youth and young adults: insights from the Canada Food Study	12
“I may be essential but someone has to look after my kids”: women physicians and COVID-19	12
A public health timeline to prepare for COVID-19 vaccines in Canada	11
Community of practice: an effective mechanism to strengthen capacity in climate change and health	11
Public health preventive measures and child health behaviours during COVID-19: a cohort study	11

Addressing anti-Indigenous racism in Canadian health systems: multi-tiered approaches are required	11
Cardiovascular disease and the risk of dementia: a survival analysis using administrative data from Manitoba	11
It can be dangerous to take epidemic curves of COVID-19 at face value	10
No more “social distancing” but practice physical separation	10
Trends in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake in Ontario, Canada, and impact of policy changes: a population-based analysis of projected pharmacy data (2015–2018)	10
Coronavirus disease 2019 crisis and intentional injuries: now is not the time to erode alcohol control policies	10
The working conditions for personal support workers in the Greater Toronto Area during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study	10
COVID-19 and people who use drugs: a call for action	10
COVID-19, public health and constructive journalism in Canada	9
Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among people experiencing homelessness in Toronto during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic	9
Public health communication in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic	9
Longitudinal associations between bullying and alcohol use and binge drinking among grade 9 and 10 students in the COMPASS study	9
COVID-19 and pandemic planning in the context of rural and remote homelessness	9
The public health emergency of climate change: how/are Canadian post-secondary public health sciences programs responding?	9
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures: the use of music to communicate public health recommendations against the spread of COVID-19	9
Evaluation of feasibility, effectiveness, and sustainability of school-based physical activity “active break” interventions in pre-adolescent and adolescent students: a systematic review	9
COVID-19 vaccine wastage in Canada, a reason for concern?	9
Levels of metals and persistent organic pollutants in traditional foods consumed by First Nations living on-reserve in Canada	9
The impact of a Housing First intervention and health-related risk factors on incarceration among people with experiences of homelessness and mental illness in Canada	9
Partner number and use of COVID-19 risk reduction strategies during initial phases of the pandemic in British Columbia, Canada: a survey of sexual health service clients	8
Reimagining spaces where children play: developing guidance for thermally comfortable playgrounds in Canada	8
Refugees, asylum seekers and COVID-19: Canada needs to do more to protect at-risk refugees during the current pandemic	8
Quarantots, quarankids, and quaranteens: how research can contribute to mitigating the deleterious impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on health behaviours and social inequalities while achieving sustain	8
Nutrient adequacy and nutrient sources of adults among ninety-two First Nations communities across Canada	8
Pandemics, privacy, and public health research	8
Controlling the obesity pandemic: Geoffrey Rose revisited	8
Identifying gaps in COVID-19 health equity data reporting in Canada using a scorecard approach	8
Examining weather-related factors on physical activity levels of children from rural communities	8
Cups for COVID: rapid implementation of a harm reduction initiative to support populations experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Shielding children from food insecurity and its association with mental health and well-being in Canadian households	8
Neighbourhood climate resilience: lessons from the Lighthouse Project	8
Will peer-based interventions improve hepatitis C virus treatment uptake among young people who inject drugs?	8
Examining correlates of outdoor play in childcare centres	8
Estimates of future cancer mortality attributable to modifiable risk factors in Canada	8
Impact of comprehensive smoking cessation training of practitioners on patients’ 6-month quit outcome	8
Understanding the blended impacts of COVID-19 and systemic inequalities on sub-Saharan African immigrants in Canada	8
The time is now for public health to lead the way on addressing financial strain in Canada	8
(Re)claiming our bodies using a Two-Eyed Seeing approach: Health-At-Every-Size (HAES®) and Indigenous knowledge	8
Homeless encampments: connecting public health and human rights	7
Stop ringing the alarm; it is time to get out of the building!	7
Vers une décolonisation des ressources de soins et services sociaux : les travailleurs communautaires locaux au Nunavik	7
Exploring the main and moderating effects of individual-level characteristics on consumer responses to sugar taxes and front-of-pack nutrition labels in an experimental marketplace	7
Ontario’s response to COVID-19 shows that mental health providers must be integrated into provincial public health insurance systems	7
The relationship between rates of hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions and local access to primary healthcare in Manitoba First Nations communities	7
Estimating the future cancer management costs attributable to modifiable risk factors in Canada	7
The social determinants of pandemic impact: an opportunity to rethink what we mean by “public health spending”	7
Are school-based measures of walkability and greenness associated with modes of commuting to school? Findings from a student survey in Ontario, Canada	7
Stillbirth in Canada: anachronistic definition and registration processes impede public health surveillance and clinical care	7
Rates of COVID-19-associated hospitalization in British Columbia and Ontario: time course of flattening the relevant curve	7
Socioeconomic position and consumption of sugary drinks, sugar-sweetened beverages and 100% juice among Canadians: a cross-sectional analysis of the 2015 Canadian Community Health Survey–Nutrition	7
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among young adults in Canada	7
“I believe this team will change how society views youth in disasters”: the EnRiCH Youth Research Team: a youth-led community-based disaster risk reduction program in Ottawa, Canada	7
Strengthening collaborations at the public health system–academic interface: a call to action	7
Comparison of measures of diet quality using 24-hour recall data of First Nations adults living on reserves in Canada	7
Children’s measured exposure to food and beverage advertising on television in Toronto (Canada), May 2011–May 2019	7
Efficacy of calorie labelling for alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages on restaurant menus on noticing information, calorie knowledge, and perceived and actual influence on hypothetical beverage orde	7
Practice report: an Alberta Métis model for COVID-19 vaccine delivery	7
Long COVID symptoms in a population-based sample of persons discharged home from hospital	7
Older adults living in social housing in Canada: the next COVID-19 hotspot?	6
The social determinants of health as predictors of adherence to public health preventive measures among parents and young children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal cohort study	6
COP26: what is the message for public health?	6
Many lenses for planetary health: seeding citizen engagement for sustainable futures visioning with new ways of seeing	6
It is time to mobilize suicide prevention for sexual and gender minorities in Canada	6
Higher mortality rates associated with rheumatoid arthritis in Saskatchewan, Canada, 2001–2019	6
Canada’s response to COVID-19 for Indigenous Peoples: a way forward?	6
Navigating inequities in the delivery of youth mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives of youth, families, and service providers	6
Developing a harmonized heat warning and information system for Ontario: a case study in collaboration	6
Social inequalities in protective behaviour uptake at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a national survey	6
Changes in the incidence of seasonal influenza in response to COVID-19 social distancing measures: an observational study based on Canada’s national influenza surveillance system	6
Social and economic influences on disparities in the health of racial and ethnic group Canadian immigrants	6
The epidemiological impact of the Canadian COVID Alert app	6
Improving the health equity and the human rights of Canadians with dementia through a social determinants approach: a call to action in the COVID-19 pandemic	6
Likelihood of meeting physical activity guidelines in rural and urban adults: cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian Community Health Survey	6
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health-related quality of life of adults visiting emergency departments and primary care settings in Alberta	6
Depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation in a population-based cohort of young adults before and during the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada	6
Economic evaluations of vision screening to detect amblyopia and refractive errors in children: a systematic review	6