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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
The Value and Impacts of Academic Public Health Departments	257
Adapting Public Health and Health Services Interventions in Diverse, Real-World Settings: Documentation and Iterative Guidance of Adaptations	217
The Future of Plant-Based Diets: Aligning Healthy Marketplace Choices with Equitable, Resilient, and Sustainable Food Systems	173
Public Health Implications of Drought in a Climate Change Context: A Critical Review	167
When Moving Is the Only Option: The Role of Necessity Versus Choice for Understanding and Promoting Physical Activity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries	164
Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Tailoring: Lessons Learned and Refinements After Two Decades of Incorporating Culture in Health Communication Research	133
Warning Labels as a Public Health Intervention: Effects and Challenges for Tobacco, Cannabis, and Opioid Medications	132
More than a Nuisance: Implications of Food Marketing for Public Health Efforts to Curb Childhood Obesity	107
The State of the US Public Health Workforce: Ongoing Challenges and Future Directions	84
A Literature Review of the Effects of Air Pollution on COVID-19 Health Outcomes Worldwide: Statistical Challenges and Data Visualization	80
Using Participatory Implementation Science to Advance Health Equity	78
Roles of Cities in Creating Healthful Food Systems	76
Barriers and Enablers for Integrating Public Health Cobenefits in Urban Climate Policy	66
Multilevel Determinants of Digital Health Equity: A Literature Synthesis to Advance the Field	59
The Recent Rise of Suicide Mortality in the United States	58
Health Worker Burnout and Moral Injury: Drivers, Effects, and Remedies	55
Social Capital, Black Social Mobility, and Health Disparities	53
Cancers Attributable to Modifiable Risk Factors: A Road Map for Prevention	53
Conceptualizing and Measuring Systemic Racism	52
Evidence for Policies and Practices to Address Global Food Insecurity	49
The Role of Citizen Science in Promoting Health Equity	48
Harm Reduction: The Neglected Pillar of US Drug Policy	48
Public Health Preparedness for Extreme Heat Events	47
Long-Term Care Services and Supports Needed for Successful Aging-in-Place: A Critical Review	44
Opportunities to Improve Health Equity for Employees in Low-Wage Industries in the United States	44

Adverse Events Following Vaccines: From Detection to Research Translation	44
The Health Impacts of Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuel Toward Cleaner Energy	42
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Integrating Social Needs into Health Care: An Implementation Science Perspective	39
Advancing the Science and Application of Implementation Science to Promote Health Equity: Commentary on the Symposium	38
Saving the Health Care Safety Net: Progress and Opportunities	36
Climatic and Environmental Change, Migration, and Health	35
Methods to Address Confounding and Other Biases in Meta-Analyses: Review and Recommendations	30
Test and Treat for Prediabetes: A Review of the Health Effects of Prediabetes and the Role of Screening and Prevention	30
Bridging Innovation and Equity: Advancing Public Health Through Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions	29
The Indian Health Service and American Indian/Alaska Native Health Outcomes	29
Health-Oriented Strategy for Clean Air and Climate Actions: Differential Health Effects of Atmospheric Components	27
Extreme Heat and Occupational Health Risks	23
Health-Related Quality of Life Measurement in Public Health	22
Advancing Diabetes Prevention and Control in American Indians and Alaska Natives	22
Eliminating Explicit and Implicit Biases in Health Care: Evidence and Research Needs	22
Global Burden of Disease from Environmental Factors	19
Enhancing Capacity for Food and Nutrient Intake Assessment in Population Sciences Research	19
Reimagining Rural: Shifting Paradigms About Health and Well-Being in the Rural United States	19
Innovation in the Delivery of Behavioral Health Services	19
Qualitative Research Methods in Chronic Disease: Introduction and Opportunities to Promote Health Equity	19
Early Childhood Education: Health, Equity, and Economics	19
Evidence for Public Policies to Prevent Suicide Death in the United States	19
The Impact of Health Insurance on Mortality	18
Sustainable and Resilient Health Care in the Face of a Changing Climate	18
Human-Centered Design to Enhance Implementation and Impact in Health	17
Promoting Health Equity Through Preventing or Mitigating the Effects of Gentrification: A Theoretical and Methodological Guide	17
Breaking Barriers with Data Equity: The Essential Role of Data Disaggregation in Achieving Health Equity	16
Next Steps in Efforts to Address the Obesity Epidemic	16
Using Rapid Randomized Trials to Improve Health Care Systems	16
Health Misinformation Exposure and Health Disparities: Observations and Opportunities	15
Racial Bias in Clinical and Population Health Algorithms: A Critical Review of Current Debates	15
Review of the Impact of Housing Quality on Inequalities in Health and Well-Being	15