OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Review of Public Health is 15. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Opportunities and Challenges for the Federally Qualified Health Center Program: A Critical Review	134
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Policing as a Structural Determinant of Health	125
The Value and Impacts of Academic Public Health Departments	102
Public Health Implications of Drought in a Climate Change Context: A Critical Review	96
Adapting Public Health and Health Services Interventions in Diverse, Real-World Settings: Documentation and Iterative Guidance of Adaptations	88
Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Tailoring: Lessons Learned and Refinements After Two Decades of Incorporating Culture in Health Communication Research	87
The Future of Plant-Based Diets: Aligning Healthy Marketplace Choices with Equitable, Resilient, and Sustainable Food Systems	80
When Moving Is the Only Option: The Role of Necessity Versus Choice for Understanding and Promoting Physical Activity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries	78
More than a Nuisance: Implications of Food Marketing for Public Health Efforts to Curb Childhood Obesity	73
Warning Labels as a Public Health Intervention: Effects and Challenges for Tobacco, Cannabis, and Opioid Medications	70
The State of the US Public Health Workforce: Ongoing Challenges and Future Directions	69
A Literature Review of the Effects of Air Pollution on COVID-19 Health Outcomes Worldwide: Statistical Challenges and Data Visualization	65
Diminished Returns: The Hidden Health Costs of Upward Social Mobility for Black Americans	64
Using Participatory Implementation Science to Advance Health Equity	58
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): What Have We Learned and What's Next?	54
Effective Narratives and Strategies from Successful Social Change Movements to Inform Public Health	53
Multilevel Determinants of Digital Health Equity: A Literature Synthesis to Advance the Field	52
Effectiveness of Financial Incentives for Health Behavior Change: A Narrative Review and Analysis	48
Conceptualizing and Measuring Systemic Racism	46
Cancers Attributable to Modifiable Risk Factors: A Road Map for Prevention	46
Health Worker Burnout and Moral Injury: Drivers, Effects, and Remedies	45
The Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control of Type 2 Diabetes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries	44
Evidence for Policies and Practices to Address Global Food Insecurity	42
Harm Reduction: The Neglected Pillar of US Drug Policy	40

Advancing Methods and Models that Promote Equity in Ambient Air Quality	39
Public Health Preparedness for Extreme Heat Events	36
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The Politics and Profit of Disinformation in Public Health	35
Adverse Events Following Vaccines: From Detection to Research Translation	34
Opportunities to Improve Health Equity for Employees in Low-Wage Industries in the United States	33
Long-Term Care Services and Supports Needed for Successful Aging-in-Place: A Critical Review	33
The Health Impacts of Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuel Toward Cleaner Energy	33
Advancing the Science and Application of Implementation Science to Promote Health Equity: Commentary on the Symposium	30
Saving the Health Care Safety Net: Progress and Opportunities	30
Integrating Social Needs into Health Care: An Implementation Science Perspective	30
Test and Treat for Prediabetes: A Review of the Health Effects of Prediabetes and the Role of Screening and Prevention	28
Bridging Innovation and Equity: Advancing Public Health Through Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions	27
Climatic and Environmental Change, Migration, and Health	27
Health-Oriented Strategy for Clean Air and Climate Actions: Differential Health Effects of Atmospheric Components	26
Extreme Heat and Occupational Health Risks	26
Enhancing Capacity for Food and Nutrient Intake Assessment in Population Sciences Research	22
Global Burden of Disease from Environmental Factors	22
Innovation in the Delivery of Behavioral Health Services	21
Global Progress Toward Universal Health Coverage: Learning from Successes and Failures	20
Evidence for Public Policies to Prevent Suicide Death in the United States	20
Early Childhood Education: Health, Equity, and Economics	20
Sustainable and Resilient Health Care in the Face of a Changing Climate	20
Hearing Loss Among Older Adults: Epidemiology, Disparities, and Gaps in Research	18
The Impact of Health Insurance on Mortality	17
Promoting Health Equity Through Preventing or Mitigating the Effects of Gentrification: A Theoretical and Methodological Guide	17
Next Steps in Efforts to Address the Obesity Epidemic	16
The Epidemiology of Maternal Mortality in the United States: Trends, Structural Determinants, and Individual Risk Factors	16
Human-Centered Design to Enhance Implementation and Impact in Health	16
Using Rapid Randomized Trials to Improve Health Care Systems	15
Breaking Barriers with Data Equity: The Essential Role of Data Disaggregation in Achieving Health Equity	15