OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of American Journal of Infection Control is 31. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Information for Authors	252
Looking back to move forward	197
APIC Masthead	190
Information for Authors	140
Re: Letter to the Editor, Regarding the pre-proof of “Implementation of a successful infection prevention and control governance structure and capacity building strategies during COVID-19 pandemic—A b	101
Improving Denominator Data for Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Surveillance	98
Information for Readers	95
Information for Readers	90
Information for Authors	80
North Carolina public school teachers’ contact patterns and mask use within and outside of school during the prevaccine phase of the COVID-19 pandemic	73
Sustained Reduction of Microbial Burden and Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) Impact in Skilled Nursing Facility through Advanced Photocatalysis (AP) Technology	68
Table of Contents	64
Information for Authors	57
Sporadic outbreaks of healthcare-associated COVID-19 infection in a highly-vaccinated inpatient population during a community outbreak of the B.1.617.2 variant: The role of enhanced infection-preventi	56
Developing a Pandemic Management and Response Framework for a Media Organization: A Case Study	52
Making Safety “Instrumental” Across the Facility—a Sterile Processing Journey to Standardize Pre-cleaning and Transport	49
COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Patient Flow Proactive Risk Assessment	45
How Does Blood Culture Collection Around the Time of Death Impact Mandated Reporting of Hospital Associated Infections?	42
The Road to High Level Disinfection and Sterilization Competency in Ambulatory Clinics	41
Implementation of a High-level Disinfection Audit Program to Standardize Processes and Improve Compliance at an Academic Health System	41
Unique Challenges in Investigating a Cluster of COVID-19 Cases in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit	40
Decontamination of disposable respirators for reuse in a pandemic employing in-situ-generated peracetic acid	39
Incorporating structured linen oversight into an infection prevention program	38
Efficacy of chlorhexidine in advanced performance technology formulation in decolonizing the skin using Candida auris skin colonization mouse model	37
Evaluation of the physical performance of disposable isolation gowns	35

Wound colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and hypotheses about acquisition routes in rural health care settings in Sub-Saharan Africa: Perspective from a center devoted to th	33
Latin American basic guidelines for cleaning and preparation of medical devices for sterilization	33
Patient-Centered Infection Prevention: Optimizing Pandemic Precautions in Two Communal Acute Care Settings	32
Duration of antibiotics through care transitions: A quality improvement initiative	32
Information for Readers	32
Information for Readers	32
In reference to: High-level disinfection, sterilization and hand hygiene: What do accreditation surveyors want to see?	31