OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Review of Public Health is 16. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Adapting Public Health and Health Services Interventions in Diverse, Real-World Settings: Documentation and Iterative Guidance of Adaptations	275
The Value and Impacts of Academic Public Health Departments	239
The Future of Plant-Based Diets: Aligning Healthy Marketplace Choices with Equitable, Resilient, and Sustainable Food Systems	181
When Moving Is the Only Option: The Role of Necessity Versus Choice for Understanding and Promoting Physical Activity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries	175
Public Health Implications of Drought in a Climate Change Context: A Critical Review	168
Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Tailoring: Lessons Learned and Refinements After Two Decades of Incorporating Culture in Health Communication Research	142
Warning Labels as a Public Health Intervention: Effects and Challenges for Tobacco, Cannabis, and Opioid Medications	134
More than a Nuisance: Implications of Food Marketing for Public Health Efforts to Curb Childhood Obesity	110
The State of the US Public Health Workforce: Ongoing Challenges and Future Directions	86
A Literature Review of the Effects of Air Pollution on COVID-19 Health Outcomes Worldwide: Statistical Challenges and Data Visualization	85
Roles of Cities in Creating Healthful Food Systems	81
Using Participatory Implementation Science to Advance Health Equity	80
Barriers and Enablers for Integrating Public Health Cobenefits in Urban Climate Policy	70
Multilevel Determinants of Digital Health Equity: A Literature Synthesis to Advance the Field	63
The Recent Rise of Suicide Mortality in the United States	61
Social Capital, Black Social Mobility, and Health Disparities	56
Health Worker Burnout and Moral Injury: Drivers, Effects, and Remedies	56
Cancers Attributable to Modifiable Risk Factors: A Road Map for Prevention	55
Conceptualizing and Measuring Systemic Racism	55
Evidence for Policies and Practices to Address Global Food Insecurity	51
Harm Reduction: The Neglected Pillar of US Drug Policy	51
Public Health Preparedness for Extreme Heat Events	50
The Role of Citizen Science in Promoting Health Equity	50
Opportunities to Improve Health Equity for Employees in Low-Wage Industries in the United States	49
Long-Term Care Services and Supports Needed for Successful Aging-in-Place: A Critical Review	47

The Health Impacts of Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuel Toward Cleaner Energy	45
Adverse Events Following Vaccines: From Detection to Research Translation	43
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Integrating Social Needs into Health Care: An Implementation Science Perspective	42
Advancing the Science and Application of Implementation Science to Promote Health Equity: Commentary on the Symposium	41
Climatic and Environmental Change, Migration, and Health	38
Bridging Innovation and Equity: Advancing Public Health Through Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions	36
Test and Treat for Prediabetes: A Review of the Health Effects of Prediabetes and the Role of Screening and Prevention	33
Methods to Address Confounding and Other Biases in Meta-Analyses: Review and Recommendations	31
Saving the Health Care Safety Net: Progress and Opportunities	30
The Indian Health Service and American Indian/Alaska Native Health Outcomes	30
Health-Oriented Strategy for Clean Air and Climate Actions: Differential Health Effects of Atmospheric Components	29
Extreme Heat and Occupational Health Risks	26
Eliminating Explicit and Implicit Biases in Health Care: Evidence and Research Needs	25
Health-Related Quality of Life Measurement in Public Health	25
Global Burden of Disease from Environmental Factors	24
Advancing Diabetes Prevention and Control in American Indians and Alaska Natives	22
Enhancing Capacity for Food and Nutrient Intake Assessment in Population Sciences Research	21
Innovation in the Delivery of Behavioral Health Services	21
Early Childhood Education: Health, Equity, and Economics	20
Sustainable and Resilient Health Care in the Face of a Changing Climate	19
Reimagining Rural: Shifting Paradigms About Health and Well-Being in the Rural United States	19
Evidence for Public Policies to Prevent Suicide Death in the United States	19
Qualitative Research Methods in Chronic Disease: Introduction and Opportunities to Promote Health Equity	19
Promoting Health Equity Through Preventing or Mitigating the Effects of Gentrification: A Theoretical and Methodological Guide	18
The Impact of Health Insurance on Mortality	18
Next Steps in Efforts to Address the Obesity Epidemic	17
Breaking Barriers with Data Equity: The Essential Role of Data Disaggregation in Achieving Health Equity	17
Human-Centered Design to Enhance Implementation and Impact in Health	17
Health Misinformation Exposure and Health Disparities: Observations and Opportunities	16
Using Rapid Randomized Trials to Improve Health Care Systems	16
Racial Bias in Clinical and Population Health Algorithms: A Critical Review of Current Debates	16