OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of American Journal of Infection Control is 39. 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 2020-09-01 to 2024-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine with and without emergency use authorization	363
Systematic review with meta-analysis of the accuracy of diagnostic tests for COVID-19	337
Susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 to UV irradiation	311
Healthcare providers experience of working during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study	234
Prevalence of comorbidities among individuals with COVID-19: A rapid review of current literature	193
Effectiveness of 222-nm ultraviolet light on disinfecting SARS-CoV-2 surface contamination	190
Covid-19 vaccine acceptance, hesitancy, and refusal among Canadian healthcare workers: A multicenter survey	181
Face masks to prevent transmission of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis	171
Hand sanitizers: A review of ingredients, mechanisms of action, modes of delivery, and efficacy against coronaviruses	162
Impact of the influenza vaccine on COVID-19 infection rates and severity	131
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hand hygiene performance in hospitals	129
Specific risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 transmission among health care workers in a university hospital	114
Exploring stress coping strategies of frontline emergency health workers dealing Covid-19 in Pakistan: A qualitative inquiry	105
Meta-analysis investigating the relationship between clinical features, outcomes, and severity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pneumonia	100
COVID-19 fatalities, latitude, sunlight, and vitamin D	98
Unintended consequences of infection prevention and control measures during COVID-19 pandemic	97
Intention to COVID-19 vaccination and associated factors among health care workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies	90
COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among health care workers, communication, and policy-making	90
South Korea's responses to stop the COVID-19 pandemic	89
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on hospital acquired infection rates in the United States: Predictions and early results	83
Decontamination and reuse of N95 filtering facemask respirators: A systematic review of the literature	82
Factors and reasons associated with low COVID-19 vaccine uptake among highly hesitant communities in the US	79
Impact of COVID-19 prevention measures on risk of health care-associated Clostridium difficile infection	78
Impact of personal protective equipment use on health care workers’ physical health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis	76
SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19: The lived experience and perceptions of patients in isolation and care in an Australian healthcare setting	69

Hospital-acquired infections in the adult intensive care unit—Epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and risk factors for acquisition and mortality	69
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) report, data summary of 45 countries for 2013-2018, Adult and Pediatric Units, Device-associated Module	62
Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 by commercially available alcohol-based hand sanitizers	61
Implementation and Process of a COVID-19 Contact Tracing Initiative: Leveraging Health Professional Students to Extend the Workforce During a Pandemic	58
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in an acute care hospital in Brazil	54
Disposable versus reusable medical gowns: A performance comparison	54
The safety profile of COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States	52
Reducing antibiotic prescribing and addressing the global problem of antibiotic resistance by targeted hygiene in the home and everyday life settings: A position paper	51
Modeling COVID-19 infection risks for a single hand-to-fomite scenario and potential risk reductions offered by surface disinfection	51
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare acquired infections with multidrug resistant organisms	47
Disinfection of N95 masks artificially contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 and ESKAPE bacteria using hydrogen peroxide plasma: Impact on the reutilization of disposable devices	46
Are saliva and deep throat sputum as reliable as common respiratory specimens for SARS-CoV-2 detection? A systematic review and meta-analysis	44
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales outbreak: Another dark side of COVID-19	43
Hospital Visitation Policies During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic	40
N95 reprocessing by low temperature sterilization with 59% vaporized hydrogen peroxide during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic	39