OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Research on Aging is 1. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Social Capital and Willingness to Comply With Anti-Pandemic Government Intervention	30
Relocation Later in Life and Contact Frequency With Friends: Do Contact Modes Matter?	26
Social Isolation Typologies Among Older Adults: The Intersection of Gender and Sexual Identity	25
Developing a Framework for the Support of Informal Caregivers: Experiences from Sweden, Ireland, and the United States	17
Perception of Safety of Automated Vehicles: Age and the Influence of the Source and Content of Safety-Related Messages	15
Death of a Family Member and Self-Perceptions of Aging Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults	15
Family Availability, ‘Kinlessness’, COVID Stringency, and Loneliness in 26 Countries	13
Provision, Expectation, and Obligation: The Significance of Gender Identity on Informal Caregiving by LGBTQ Adults Aged 45+	12
Multidimensional Civic Engagement in Later Life in 32 European Countries—an Exploration of the Roles of Socio-Structural Resources and Welfare State Commitment	12
Health Behavior Patterns and Associated Risk of Memory-Related Disorders Among Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Couples	12
Loneliness, Family Devotion, Care Provision, and Gendered Façades Among Black Older Adults in Canada: A Narrative Qualitative Study	11
When Parents Grieve: Adult Child Support and Depressive Symptoms Among Men and Women After Widowhood	11
Grandchild Caregiving and Social Activities Participation Among Rural Grandparents in China: Does Rural-To-Urban Migration Matter?	9
Communication Modalities, Personality Traits, and Change in Perceived Control Over Social Life Following Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Older Americans	9
COVID-Related Perceptions of the Future and Purpose in Life Among Older Canadian Women	8
Exploring the Role of Resilience and Optimism during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Older European Adults	8
The Socio-Spatial Dynamics of Aging: Evidence From Kamrup Metropolitan District	8
The Family Trajectory of Kin Absence and Its Impact on Loneliness in Later Life in China	8
Are Friendship Characteristics Associated With Mental Health Declines Among Older Adults With and Without Acquired Activities of Daily Living Limitation?	8
The Effects of Spousal Caregiving on Middle-Age and Older Caregivers’ Health and Well-Being: Evidence From Vietnam	8
The Association Between Trajectories of Perceived Unmet Needs for Home and Community-Based Services and Life Satisfaction Among Chinese Older Adults: The Moderating Effect of Psychological Resilience	8
Children’s Opportunities and Constraints in European Parent Care Over Time: A Within-Family Approach	8
Midlife and Older Chinese Adults’ Preferences for End-of-Life Care Decision-Making: Patterns and Correlates	8
“How are You Doing?” on the Healthy Aging of the Community-Dwelling Oldest-Old in the Shadow of the COVID-19 Pandemic	8
Adults Aged 75+ Happy in Conventional Dwelling or Independent Living Facility but Associated With Thriving and Ageism	8

New Role, New Paycheck: The Impact on Women’s Wages When Becoming a Caregiver for an Aging Parent	7
Later-Life Friendship in Advance Care Planning: Variation by Marital Status and Gender	7
Volunteering and Risk of Heart Attack in Later Life: The Moderating Role of Purpose in Life?	7
Impact of Retirement on Quality of Life: Role of Changes in Social Network Involvement	6
Performance in a Balance Test and Prediction of All-Cause Mortality in Community-Dwelling Elderly Ambulatory Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	6
Childhood Parent-Child Relationships and Cognitive Health in Later Life: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem and Sense of Control	6
Longitudinal Care Network Changes and Associated Healthcare Utilization Among Care Recipients	6
Caregiving Appraisals and Emotional Valence: Moderating Effects of Activity Participation	5
How Do Marital Transitions Affect Self-Perceptions of Aging?	5
Trajectory of Cognitive Decline Across Different Racial/Ethnic Groups: The Role of Edentulism	5
Life Events and Loneliness Among Older Women of Diverse Sexual Identities: Application of the Stress Process Model	5
The Role of Generativity in Later Life in the Case of Productive Activities: Does the Type of Active Aging Activity Matter?	5
Mapping the Caregiver Experience: Predicting Dimensions of Caregiver Strain Through Task-Based Profiles	5
Older Adults’ Information Use on Social Media: The Role of Psychological Needs and Personality Traits	5
Retirement and Volunteering in Germany – Historical Changes and Social Inequalities	4
Understanding Frailty in India: A State-Level Bayesian Spatial Model Study	4
The Longitudinal Association Between Childhood Abuse and Positive and Negative Family Interactions in Midlife and Older Adults: The Role of Mindfulness Meditation and Gender	4
“I Could Have Stood a Little More Education Rather than Just: ‘Hey, you’re Diabetic Man, Make the Best out of It’”: Revisioning Diabetes Self-Management Education for Older Adults	4
The Time Divide: Daily Activity Patterns of Midlife and Older Adults in China	4
Social Connections Over the Life Course: Appreciating Distinct Dimensions of Social Connections	4
From Organizing Medicine to Cooking With More Leafy Greens: A Dyadic, Qualitative Analysis of How Older African American Couples Take Care of Each Other’s Health	3
Interventions to Facilitate Access to Long-Term Care for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Scoping Review	3
Gendered Impact of Layoffs on Body Weight Trajectories in Transitional China: A Life Course Perspective 1993–2015	3
Both Partnership History and Current Relationship Quality are Associated With Life Satisfaction in Old Age	3
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Sleep Duration Life Expectancies among Men and Women in Mid-to-Late Life	3
Income-Related Inequalities in Physical and Cognitive Health Domains Over the Later Life Course: Longitudinal Evidence From the U.S. (1992–2016)	3
Perceptions of Ageing and Psychological Well-Being in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	3
Variation in Subjective Cognitive Decline Among Older Adults in the US South based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity	3
Household Environments and Functional Decline Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China: Variations by Gender, Age, and Residence	3
A Qualitative Exploration of Rural Older Adults’ Experiences With Pain From Chronic Illnesses and Its Treatment	3
Life Courses and Retirement Adjustment Among Men and Women in the Netherlands	3
Can Changes in Social Isolation and Loneliness Affect Changes in Cognitive-Functional Impairment Among Chinese Older Adults? A 10-Year Longitudinal Study (2008-2018)	3
COVID-19 Imposed Closure of Rural Co-Housing and Loneliness in Older Adults Living Alone: Longitudinal Evidence From South Korea	3
Older Adults With Functional Limitations and Their Use of Telehealth During COVID-19	3
Social Activities With Friends and Neighbors in Relation to Cognitive Function in Later Life: The Benefits of Contact and Helping	3
Multidimensional Factors Associated With Social Isolation Trajectories Among Older Chinese Immigrants	3
Validation of the Everyday Ageism Scale Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Item Response Theory	2
Differences in Pain Presence and Intensity Among Black, Latino, and White Community-Dwelling Midlife and Older Adults in the U.S.	2
Utilizing Consumer-Directed Care Among Older Adults: Identifying Barriers From Behavioral Economics Perspectives	2
Race-Discordant School Attendance and Cognitive Function in Later Life	2
The Impact of Seguro Popular on the Progression of Disabilities Among Older Adults With Chronic Degenerative Diseases in Mexico	2
Area-level Poverty and Functional Limitations: Exploring Gender-Specific Mechanisms	2
Corrigendum to “Is Transition to Retirement Associated With Volunteering? Longitudinal Evidence From Europe”	2
Social Media Use and Daily Well-Being: The Role of Quantity and Quality of Social Support	2
Promoting Sustainability in Housing with Services: Insights From the Right Care, Right Place, Right Time Program	2
Differential Costs of Raising Grandchildren on Older Mother-Adult Child Relations in Black and White Families	2
Spousal Loss, Depressive Symptoms, and Religious Involvement: Immediate Impact and Trajectories in Late Life	2
Resilient Connections: Care Partner Networks in Dementia Care	2
Cultural Health Capital, Attitudes Toward End-of-Life, and Subjective Well-Being in Taiwan: The Role of Education	2
Religious Involvement and Cognitive Function Among White, Black, and Hispanic Older Adults	2

Political Participation Among Middle-Aged and Older Asian Americans	2
Trajectories of Instrumental and Emotional Social Support and the Associated Risk of Mortality in Bereaved Older Adults in Taiwan	2
Is There a Cognitive Footprint of Political Systems? The Case of Separation and Reunification of East and West Germany and Its Association With Later Life Cognitive Health	2
End-of-Life Resources and Place of Death by Community-Based Housing Type	2
Dynamics of Family Exchanges: How Life Course Transfers Influence Support From Adult Children	2
The Interplay of Personality Traits and Social Network Characteristics in the Subjective Well-Being of Older Adults	2
Helping Behavior of Older Adults during the Early COVID-19 Lockdown in Belgium	2
A Care Paradox: The Relationship Between Older Adults’ Caregiving Arrangements and Institutionalization and Mortality	2
Associations Between Sexual Orientation and Self-Perceptions of Aging: The Withering Role of Stress	2
Intergenerational Relations and Well-being Among Older Middle Eastern/Arab American Immigrants During the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
Older Worker’s Job Search Activities and Employment Transition	2
Does Grit Moderate the Association Between Health and Subjective Cognitive Decline Among Middle-Age and Older Nigerians Living With HIV?	2
Influence of Hearing Loss on Social Participation in Older Adults: Results From a Scoping Review	2
Proximity to a Child and Contact Frequency With Children in the Context of Relocation: Do Contact Modes Matter?	1
The Poetic Life Narratives of Midlife and Older Bisexual Adults: Struggle, Survival, and Healing in Three Acts	1
The Translation of Intergenerational Care Potential Into Care Receipt of Older Parents: A Prospective Study	1
Dyadic Appraisals of Family Decisions and Health Tasks in Midlife-Older Couples	1
Productive Aging Lifestyles: A Latent Class Analysis of Work and Volunteer Patterns over the Retirement Transition	1
Can an Aging Leopard Change Its Spots? The Role of Mindset of Aging on Implicit and Explicit Attitudes in Older Adults	1
“This is Slowly Becoming my Interest…”: The Understanding of Leisure and Preferences for Leisure Activities of People Receiving Adult Day Services	1
Patterns and Consequences of Adult Grandchildren’s Perceptions of Grandmothers' Differential Treatment on Well-Being	1
How Parents’ Marital Quality Influences Intergenerational Support Between Older Adults and Their Children: Evidence From Malaysia	1
Associations Between Cognitive Risk Scores and Objective Cognition by Sexual Orientation: Evidence From the CLSA	1
Intergenerational Influence of African American, Caribbean and Hispanic/Latino Adults Regarding Decision to Participate in Health-Related Research	1
Linking Multi-Dimensional Religiosity in Childhood and Later Adulthood: Implications for Later Life Health	1
Exploring Chinese Family Caregivers’ Experience as They Support Loved Ones With Dementia Transitioning Into Nursing Homes: A Qualitative Study	1
Rural-to-Urban Migration in China and Late-Life Cognitive Trajectories: A Perspective From the Hukou System	1
Division of Household Labor in Middle-Aged and Older Chinese: A Couple-Centered Approach	1
Evaluating Associations Between Friendship Characteristics and Mental, Physical, and Cognitive Health	1
Offspring Education and Parents’ COVID-19 Vaccination	1
Social Mobility and Sense of Purpose From Midlife to Old Age: Examining the Role of Major Life Events	1
Emotion Regulation Strategies and Relationship Quality in Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Emotional Social Support	1
The Value of Friendship Among Aging Populations Without Partners and Children Across 87 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries	1
End-of-Life Planning in Aging Same-Sex and Different-Sex Married Couples	1
Within-Family Differences in Intergenerational Contact: The Role of Gender Norms in a Patrilineal Society	1
Key Informants’ Visions and Solutions to Improve Home- and Community-Based Services for Older Adults and Persons With Dementia	1
Work-to-Retirement Transition and Physical Activity Change: Causal Evidence From China	1
Life Course Religious Attendance and Cognitive Health at Midlife: Exploring Gendered Contingencies	1
Gender Differences in Work and Well-Being in Later Life	1
Social Participation Through the Retirement Transition: Differences by Gender and Employment Status	1
Trajectories of Intergenerational Emotional Closeness in Multi-Child Aging Families in China	1
The Moderating Role of Self-Rated Oral Health on the Association Between Oral Health Status and Subjective Well-Being: Findings From Chinese Older Adults in Hawaiʻi and Taiwan	1
Do Friend Support and Strain Moderate the Association Between Physical Limitations and Older Adults’ Depressive Symptoms?	1
Challenges and Opportunities for Equitable Aging for LGBTQ+ Older Adults in Rural Communities: A Community-Engaged Focus Group Study	1