OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Women & Aging 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Sources of empowerment and mental health among retired men and women: An ecological perspective	18
The spousal role of middle-aged Iranian women: A qualitative content-analysis study	15
Embracing change: Older women’s reflections on resources for aging successfully	15
Pilot study of tai chi and qigong on body composition, sleep, and emotional eating in midlife/older women	13
African-Caribbean women ageing without children: Does African-Caribbean culture and religious identity shape their experiences?	13
COVID-19 and depressive symptoms among older adults in South Korea	12
“My problems aren’t their fault”: Mexican American women managing diabetes while caring for grandchildren	12
The prevalence of depression and its association with sociodemographic factors in menopausal women in South Korea	11
Older women: How do they feel while driving and what about the effects of age-and-gender stereotype threat?	10
Aging in rural Nigeria: gendered exclusion of rural older adults and its impact on their perceived life satisfaction in South-East Nigeria	9
Gender Differences in the Score and Influencing Factors of Social Participation among Chinese Elderly	8
Developing and maintaining intergenerational relationships in an economically vulnerable community: findings from the Flint women’s study	8
Older women caring for others and needing care	8
Positive body perception and its link to sexual satisfaction in aging women - findings from the Women 40+ Healthy Aging Study	8
Menopausal symptoms and attitudes toward hormone replacement therapy among Israeli women	8
“But…I survived”: A phenomenological study of the health and wellbeing of aging Black women in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada	7
Work and income instability and retirement financial wellbeing for women and men	7
Doing old(er) age in a translocal context: Turkish-born women’s experiences of ageing, care and post-mortem care practices	7
“My wife made me”: motivations for body and beauty work among older Korean and Chinese migrant adults in Australia	7
Culture, context and aging of older Indians: Narratives from India and beyond	6
A mobile telehealth program for behavioral treatment of urinary incontinence in women Veterans: Qualitative evaluation of MyHealth e Bladder	6
Context-dependent sexual changes during women’s midlife transitions	6
Gendered agism in the media industry: Disavowal, discrimination and the pushback	6
Depression in older women who died by suicide: associations with other suicide contributors and suicide methods	5
Changes in Life Circumstances and Mental Health Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Midlife Women with Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Disease	5

Scoping review of the role of social support in women Veterans’ psychosocial and health outcomes	4
Gender differences in the association between perceived income sufficiency and self-rated health among older adults: A population-based study in India	4
Female caregivers’ contextual complexities and familial power structures within Alzheimer’s care	4
Aging women Veterans’ health and well-being: Social and developmental perspectives	4
New insights into the benefits of different modes of physical activity for older women	3
A time for me: A virtual program to engage African American caregivers	3
Unveiling the creative self in midlife: A qualitative study of Italian women’s psychosocial transformation journeys	3
Retirement preparedness: A study of gender, marital status, and motivation factors by using a theory of planned behavior model	3
“It was not an accident”: Women’s experiences of renewing motherhood at 40+	3
Reflections on obesity-related health behaviors over time and suggestions for health promotion programs from African American women	3
“I am now being who I am and I’m proud of it”: Hair related personal and social identity and subjective wellbeing of older Black women in the UK	3
Beauty work or beauty care? Women’s perceptions of appearance in the second half of life	3
#Thisis40: Body image among adult women who post selfies	3
Physical and mental well-being, risk and protective factors among older lesbians /gay women in the United Kingdom during the initial COVID-19 2020 lockdown	3
East Tennessee older women’s perceptions of Medicare, Medicaid, and related health policies	3
Intersecting fertility: Educational disparities in Black older women’s health outcomes	3
“How much desire should I have?”: a qualitative study of low libido in postmenopausal women	3