OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Health Education Journal is 3. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Engage, educate, escape: The New Jersey Department of Health Project Firstline Escape Room	52
Parental empowerment and child–parent attachment: A qualitative study of the circle of security-parenting programme	28
Health promotion intervention in at-risk South African primary schools	21
How has co-production been used to design and deliver Recovery College courses? A scoping review of guidance, training and experience of trainers	19
Family and patient education for children with spina bifida: A qualitative study	15
Promoting health education through collaborative writing sessions in the Dominican Republic	15
Value for whom? Rethinking cost-effectiveness from young people’s perspective	15
Influenza vaccination uptake during COVID-19 pandemic: A trusted messenger approach	15
Understanding of a healthy diet in relation to current guidelines: A case study of UK university students	14
The youth HIV policy advisors programme: Creating change agents and policy leaders	13
University peer health coaches’ perceptions of learning and applying motivational interviewing	11
Student experiences of fitness testing in physical education: The role of self-concept	11
Community partners’ experiences with medical students’ service-learning activities	11
Sexuality education, condoms and contradictions: The views of educators and students in Ghana	10
How prepared are people for their future? Findings from the Preparedness for the Future survey	10
Effects of diabetes education on the knowledge and awareness levels of classroom teachers about type 1 diabetes in Türkiye	9
Active recess: School break time as a setting for physical activity promotion in European primary schools	9
Developing the Tokelau National Health and Physical Education Curriculum: A case study	9
Sexuality education, populism, and the promise of critical health education studies	9
Competences for promoting mental health in primary school	8
Feasibility and acceptability of paramedic-initiated health education for rural-dwelling older people	8
Indigenous strengths-based approaches to healthcare and health professions education – Recognising the value of Elders’ teachings	8
Youth e-cigarette never-users and ever-users perceptions of novel educational comic book	7
Impact of a diabetes educator-led clinic on the control of type 1 diabetes among adults	7
US college women’s understandings of definitions of intimate partner violence	7

Completing a soundscape questionnaire reduces the psychological distance of sound and hearing	7
Perceived barriers and facilitators of childcare providers’ physical activity: A mixed-methods study	7
Evaluating the feasibility of delivering a sleep education programme in secondary schools	7
Children and young people at the centre: Concepts, ethics and methods for research	6
Supporting women in relation to menopause knowledge and awareness: Lessons learned from a gender-specific educational programme	6
Using narratives to reduce HIV stigma in rural Ecuador: A health education intervention	6
Evaluating level of specificity and discrepancy of normative referents for condom promotion	6
Early and slow weight loss responders’ perceptions of an adaptive diabetes prevention trial: A qualitative perspective	6
Whole grain perceptions and consumption attitudes: Results of a survey in Italy	6
Paediatric manikins and school nurses as Basic Life Support coordinators: A useful strategy for schools?	6
What is health education within HPE? A critical analysis of curriculum in Aotearoa New Zealand, China and Japan	6
Breaking the digital gap to reduce cardiovascular risk in primary care	6
Trust in cancer information and source preference in later life	5
Trends in diversity-related learning among secondary schools in 35 US states, 2014–2018	5
Benefits for peer educators in delivering wellbeing education to agricultural students	5
Self-care education in primary schools and related settings in England: An ethnographic study	5
Far-right mobilisations, gendered body politics and repressive health and educational futures	5
Effects of a school-based substance use prevention education on psychoactive substance knowledge, attitudes and behaviours among young people	5
Children’s representations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and associated pandemic experiences post-infection in China	5
Quality of online information for the general public on familial hypercholesterolaemia	5
Young adult–targeted vaping cessation media campaigns: Promising themes	5
Gender consciousness and sun protection patterns among Chinese youth: A cross-sectional analysis	5
Methodological reflections on the use of photovoice in school health research	5
Changing perspectives among pre-health undergraduates through a brief weight bias pedagogical intervention	5
The power of the group: Enhancing wellbeing and positive mental health among teenagers	5
COVID-19 public health lessons in science class boost knowledge and efficacy beliefs	4
Promoting healthy eating: The intervening role of health and nutrition-related claims in food advertisements	4
The role of mental engagement between moderate or vigorous physical activity and academic achievement in adolescents	4
When smoking is the smallest problem: A qualitative study of smoking prevention in Danish vocational schools	4
Acceptability and feasibility of an app to prepare children for a blood test: An exploratory cohort study	4
Understandability, actionability and suitability of educational videos on dietary management for hypertension	4
We are real: Sexuality, gender and the problem of ontology in US health education	4
Effects of an online school-based intervention on postural education knowledge among teachers	4
Art in health for young people: Reducing risks for infant mortality	4
History on repeat: Silencing trans-related health information and violating health professionals’ ethical obligations	4
Lessons learned from a gender-specific educational programme supporting young women with experience of domestic abuse	4
Understanding of nutrition information on food labels among higher income adults in India	4
Enhancing adherence to recommended food practices in Norwegian kindergartens: The role of knowledge and application of national guidelines for food and meals	4
Men’s experiences of HeadsUpGuys: A strength-based case study	4
Information about Tummy Time in infants available on the Internet	4
‘Healthy Children, Healthy Planet’: A pilot school-based educational intervention	4
What you believe matters: Linking behavioural and cognitive factors to college students’ sleep quality and mental health	4
Improving infectious TB education for foreign-born patients and family members	4
Stop leaving people with disability behind: Reviewing comprehensive sexuality education for people with disability	4
Urban youth perceptions of sports and energy drinks: Insights for health promotion messaging	4
Monitoring student education and confidence in LGBTQ+ health in UK medical schools	4
A multi-site intervention using influencers to communicate about syringe service programmes	4
Coercion versus self-selection when treating issues of overfatness: A narrative review	3
Teachers navigating the sociocultural challenges of teaching sexuality education to South African learners	3
Listening ‘with’ children ‘to’ the more-than-human world: A diffractive analysis of the child and the challenge of sustainability	3

Increasing compliance with public health guidelines among adolescents: Lessons for the future from the US COVID-19 pandemic	3
Developing health literacy events: a case study of teachers designing health curricula	3
Can the effects of high school culinary nutrition education be sustained into adulthood?	3
Legislative consequences: The state-sanctioned accumulation of genital baggage	3
Gender bias in generative artificial intelligence text-to-image depiction of medical students	3
Pilot of an early intervention programme for low-risk persons who use drugs in the Philippines	3
Picture this: Men building intimate partner relationships	3
Undergraduate students’ learning experiences as part of an online sexuality education workshop in Japan	3
The effectiveness of a nurse-led health development programme on fourth-grade school-age children in North Cyprus: A randomised-controlled trial	3
Helping men build better intimate partner relationships: Canadian provider perspectives	3
Working with men – perspectives on men’s health education and behaviour	3
An online game-based intervention using quizzes to improve nutrition and physical activity outcomes among university students	3
Health literacy among members of the Nepalese immigrant population in Canada	3
Pilot rapid assessment of cultural and linguistic appropriateness of COVID-19 educational materials	3
Gender differences in barriers to physical exercise among university students studying physical activity and sports sciences	3
Food, health and sustainability: How students navigate conflicting choices in social contexts	3
Canadian cannabis education resources to support youth health literacy: A scoping review and environmental scan	3
Exercise referral scheme participant characteristics, referral mode and completion status	3