OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of American Journal of Infection Control is 43. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
A qualitative study on the psychological experience of caregivers of COVID-19 patients	790
Willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine with and without emergency use authorization	344
Systematic review with meta-analysis of the accuracy of diagnostic tests for COVID-19	325
Susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 to UV irradiation	299
Healthcare providers experience of working during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study	211
Prevalence of comorbidities among individuals with COVID-19: A rapid review of current literature	185
Effectiveness of 222-nm ultraviolet light on disinfecting SARS-CoV-2 surface contamination	174
Covid-19 vaccine acceptance, hesitancy, and refusal among Canadian healthcare workers: A multicenter survey	167
Environmental contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in a designated hospital for coronavirus disease 2019	154
Face masks to prevent transmission of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis	153
Hand sanitizers: A review of ingredients, mechanisms of action, modes of delivery, and efficacy against coronaviruses	150
Impact of the influenza vaccine on COVID-19 infection rates and severity	118
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hand hygiene performance in hospitals	118
Medical waste management practice during the 2019-2020 novel coronavirus pandemic: Experience in a general hospital	118
Specific risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 transmission among health care workers in a university hospital	110
Exploring stress coping strategies of frontline emergency health workers dealing Covid-19 in Pakistan: A qualitative inquiry	97
Meta-analysis investigating the relationship between clinical features, outcomes, and severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pneumonia	96
COVID-19 fatalities, latitude, sunlight, and vitamin D	96
Weathering COVID-19 storm: Successful control measures of five Asian countries	89
Decontamination of surgical face masks and N95 respirators by dry heat pasteurization for one hour at 70°C	88
Unintended consequences of infection prevention and control measures during COVID-19 pandemic	86
COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among health care workers, communication, and policy-making	85
South Korea's responses to stop the COVID-19 pandemic	83
Decontamination and reuse of N95 filtering facemask respirators: A systematic review of the literature	82
Intention to COVID-19 vaccination and associated factors among health care workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies	81

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on hospital acquired infection rates in the United States: Predictions and early results	78
Impact of COVID-19 prevention measures on risk of health care-associated Clostridium difficile infection	72
Factors and reasons associated with low COVID-19 vaccine uptake among highly hesitant communities in the US	70
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) report, data summary of 45 countries for 2012-2017: Device-associated module	68
Hospital-acquired infections in the adult intensive care unit—Epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and risk factors for acquisition and mortality	65
SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19: The lived experience and perceptions of patients in isolation and care in an Australian healthcare setting	62
Environmental contamination of SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 outbreak in South Korea	61
Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 by commercially available alcohol-based hand sanitizers	57
Impact of personal protective equipment use on health care workers’ physical health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis	56
Implementation and Process of a COVID-19 Contact Tracing Initiative: Leveraging Health Professional Students to Extend the Workforce During a Pandemic	55
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) report, data summary of 45 countries for 2013-2018, Adult and Pediatric Units, Device-associated Module	53
The effect of state-level stay-at-home orders on COVID-19 infection rates	53
The safety profile of COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States	50
Disposable versus reusable medical gowns: A performance comparison	47
Modeling COVID-19 infection risks for a single hand-to-fomite scenario and potential risk reductions offered by surface disinfection	47
Microbicidal actives with virucidal efficacy against SARS-CoV-2	47
Reducing antibiotic prescribing and addressing the global problem of antibiotic resistance by targeted hygiene in the home and everyday life settings: A position paper	46
Disinfection of N95 masks artificially contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 and ESKAPE bacteria using hydrogen peroxide plasma: Impact on the reutilization of disposable devices	44
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in an acute care hospital in Brazil	43