OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Educational Gerontology is 3. 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
The impact of basic psychological needs satisfaction of the elderly on well-being: a moderated mediation analysis of affect and aging self-perceptions	82
Mediation effects of health behavior efficacy on the relationship between individual factors and health literacy among older adult populations	35
Gerontology students’ cognitive representations of aging: A metaphor study	26
Relationship between technology anxiety, social support, self-efficacy and E-Health literacy in older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	22
Teaching methods for senior learning courses in Taiwan: the importance of motivation, interaction, and integration	21
The effect of standardized patient simulation method on getting nursing students to gain care providing skill for the individual diagnosed with dementia: a randomized controlled trial	20
Lifestyle redesign, quality of life, depressive symptoms in older adults	18
The association between digital literacy and quality of life among older people in rural China	14
Co-designing alternative frames of ageing and experiences of challenging ageism in Australia	14
“We are going to live together”: A multiple-case study on the key components of dementia care interactions	13
“Aging is beautiful and graceful:” exploring college students’ perceptions of aging, older adults, and future older selves	12
Age management for older worker research evolution and trends: A bibliometric analysis	12
Validity and reliability of Education Participation Scale (EPS-A) in Turkish older adults	12
Supporting aged care workers to improve dementia practice: A pilot study comparison of online communities of practice and workshop-based training	12
Cross-cultural validation and psychometric testing of the Seniors Empowerment and Advocacy in Patient Safety (SEAPS) Survey Turkish form: A methodological study	12
Modeling environmental, social, and psychological barriers to physical activity in older adults with low physical activity: A principal component analysis	12
Multidimensional poverty of the older adults: An empirical analysis for Türkiye	11
Teacher wellbeing in the Chinese Universities of the Third Age: An elicited metaphor analysis	11
A meta-analysis of correlates of successful aging at work-related outcomes	10
The moderating role of financial trust in retirement financial planning	9
Current training for healthcare students on discrimination against older adults in Slovenia	9
The importance of the university of the third age to improved mental health and healthy aging of community-dwelling older adults	9
Impact of climate change education on older adults’ knowledge, attitudes, practices, and health outcomes: A quasi-experimental study	9
Family support for digital divide among older people: Contact and proximity	9
The ‘inside’ of ageing: Autoethnography in critical geragogy	9

Bibliometric analysis of research trends on older adults and digital communication (2005–2025)	9
A pilot study to reduce ageism in pre-health students: An education module coupled with an immersion experience	9
After retirement what next? A survey of post-retirement resolutions of retiring university teachers in Ghana	9
Subjective healthy aging indicators in a the Mediterranean and Latin American context. A comparison by gender and age in older adults of lifelong educational programs	8
Mealtime support for people with dementia in residential care homes: Exploring direct care workers’ perceptions, challenges, and training needs	8
Discourse on the older adult and aging in Friday sermons in Türkiye: A qualitative study	8
The English-language learning difficulties of older migrants in New Zealand: A life course perspective	8
Psychological factors and retirement planning behavior among Chinese university faculty members: The mediating effects of retirement planning intention	8
Intergenerational narratives and identity development: A qualitative exploration of Chinese college students	7
Virtual reality for gerontological education: A pilot study of interdisciplinary healthcare training	7
Intergenerational relationships among Chinese older adult immigrants in New Zealand: A systematic scoping review	7
The representation of personal support workers in dementia-specific learning need assessments: a scoping review	7
Barriers and support strategies for older adult participation in online learning in Taiwan: A collaborative learning perspective	7
Who’s ideating, prototyping, and evaluating? A case study of resource-limited participatory design for health and aging	7
The impact of perceived stress on life satisfaction and moderating role of social support: a study in COVID-19 normalization process	7
Proficiency in Mandarin and health status among older adults in megacities of China: The mediating role of social participation	7
Association between participation in adult education and subjective wellbeing among older adults: the mediating roles of social isolation and digital isolation and the moderating roles of educational	7
Ageism and informal learning: Exploring care settings for older adults	7
Examining the effectiveness of eHealth approaches to blood pressure monitoring and control in older adults: A systematic review	7
Professional attractiveness of long-term caregivers in nursing homes: An instrument cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation study	6
Development of cyber wellness indicators among Thai older persons: Mixed method research	6
Student and educator perspectives on undertaking interprofessional dance workshops for physiotherapy students preparing to work with older adults in aged care homes	6
Orthopedic Nurses’ Attitudes Towards Frailty and their Predictors	6
Implicit ageism in dental students: general representations of ageing health and specific representations of the mouth	6
Determinants of regular use of hearing aids among older adults in Tehran (Iran)	6
The effect of active time spent with older adults on young people’s attitudes toward ageism	6
The effect of the Third Age University Program on quality of life, life satisfaction, and successful aging in older adults: A quasi-experimental study	6
Are you anxious about aging? Unpacking the roots of ageism among Korean dental hygiene students	6
Older adults embrace design thinking: A feasibility study on blended learning formats	6
Becoming community researchers: The development and implementation of a competency-based program enabling older adult learning of qualitative research in a public health setting	5
Digital or analogue communication supports - does it matter?	5
From motivation to persistence: How role identity sustains long-term elder care volunteering	5
The willingness of elderly care program students to care for older adults and the associated factors: a multi-centered research	5
Designing toys for older adults: Integrating learning theories to address needs	5
Internal tension or external pressure? Study on the influencing factors of the diffusion of education policies for older adults in China – Based on the analysis of China’s provincial panel data from 2	5
Differences in online health information source utilization and a mediation model of eHealth literacy, health behaviors, physical well-being, and quality of life among older adults in Israel	5
Promoting mealtime support for people with dementia: a pilot study of feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of an educational intervention for direct care workers	5
Effects of expressive arts therapy on cognitive function and depression among older adults with MCI in Taiwan	5
Acceptance of gamified virtual reality environments by older adults	5
Finding diversity in commonality and finding commonality in diversity: Planning courses for older adults through negotiation	5
Subjective well-being of rural older women learners in China: An empirical analysis	5
Help-seeking and silence on family issues among older Chinese immigrants	5
Correction	5
Development and psychometric properties of the middle-age preparation scale for healthy aging (MPHA)	5
The multistage pathway to active aging: Insights from leisure sports	5
Impact of the validation method on job satisfaction and motivation in nursing homes: a pilot study	5
Revival in the later periods of life: A phenomenological study on the experiences of older adults at the Rejuvenation University	5
The perspectives program: creating “connections beyond the years”	4
Intergenerational design challenge: Piloting a university-based intergenerational co-creation event to address affordable housing	4
Foreign language learning for active aging: Cognitive and psychosocial benefits of Chinese older adults learning English	4

Group intervention based on horticultural therapy for older adults living in Turkey: A randomized control trial study	4
Perceived efficacy of healthcare materials for older adults in the United Kingdom: The role of ageism and communication framing	4
Modelling social media engagement and life satisfaction among older Taiwanese adults: The roles of technology anxiety, attitudes, and psychological well-being using PLS-SEM	4
Aging in a digital world: Understanding the digital care needs of older adults in Kolkata, India	4
Bridging the digital divide in later life: An integrative framework linking structure, self-efficacy, and technology acceptance	4
Rethinking older adults’ autonomy in Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days	4
What is person-centered care? Explorations from participant observations at a care home for persons living with dementia	4
Changes in health and social relationships on loneliness among older adults	4
Active aging: reception and appropriation by older people and professionals. A qualitative case study in Spain	4
MIND diet adherence in relation to health anxiety and quality of life in community-dwelling Turkish older adults	4
Supporting older adults to respond to public health emergency situations through educational activities: A thematic approach	4
Changes of Chinese older adults’ subjective well-being in China (1997–2022): A cross-temporal meta-analysis	4
Technostress in older onliners: a scale adaptation study	4
A bibliometric analysis and science mapping of home telemonitoring for older adults	4
Lifelong learning in age-inclusive higher education: The case of a Catalonian university and its plurilingual and intercultural classrooms	4
A meta-analysis of the attitudes of university students in Türkiye toward ageism	4
Internet usage and older adults health: An empirical analysis based on mixed cross-sectional data from CGSS	4
Guidance and psychological counseling needs as the predictor of health empowerment in community-dwelling older adults: A cross-sectional design	4
Using guest speakers to influence graduate social work students to work with older adults	3
Nursing students’ motivation for choosing a career in geriatric nursing: A cross-sectional study	3
Everyday forgetfulness and memory complaints: A randomized controlled cognitive intervention study	3
Correction	3
Psychometric properties and demographic correlates of the Malay anxiety about ageing scale	3
Anxiety and enjoyment of older learners of English in Chinese Universities of the third age	3
Digital competences of older women in Turkey: gender and ageing as double danger	3
Factors associated with diabetes distress in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus	3
Too old for photosharing?: (re) construing successful aging through select Instagram handles of Indian older female influencers	3
The relationship between social media use and mattering for U.S. older adults	3
Muscle matters in diabetes: Indonesian adaptation of the sarcopenia geriatric scale and its links to glycemic control and fatigue	3
Analysis of factors influencing health literacy of older adults by applying the Anderson model	3
The effect of the psychological well-being of older Spanish adults on their motivation toward ICTs: The mediating role of technological anxiety and the usefulness of ICTs	3
COVID-19 and lifelong learning: older adult peer educators’ perspective on the pandemic’s effect on adult education	3
Association of socioeconomic status with depression and anxiety among older adults in China	3
Factors affecting continuous usage of gerontechnology by older adults in China: development and validation of the Technology Acceptance and Continuous Usage Model for Older Adults (TACUM-OA)	3
Gerotranscendence reflected in Iris Murdoch’s The Sea, The Sea	3
Are there sufficient jobs for older workers in a local market?	3
The empty nest syndrome assessment instrument: development and psychometric properties of Persian version among iranian older adults	3
How changes in sedentary lifestyle behavior are associated with functional disabilities in Chinese older adults: Results from a longitudinal study (2008–2018)	3
Effects of pervasive game on behavioral intention towards fitness among older adults in Henan: An empirical study	3
Predictive power of retirement resources in retirement adjustment and quality of life among male retirees: a cross-sectional study in central Iran	3
Two decades of global research on older adult education: A bibliometric mapping of trends and future directions (2004–2024)	3
Flourishing in retirement: PERMA-based well-being of Tibetan university counselors in senior education	3
Interinstitutional relocation in nursing homes: Supporting older adults and staff through institutional and educational strategies	3
Exploration on the path of in-prison education for older adult offenders in China under the OBE Concept	3
The integration of gerontologists into the Mexican labor system: A key strategy for addressing population aging	3
Exploring the mental models of university students’ attitudes toward older adults in Taiwan	3