OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Tobacco Control is 30. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Is e-cigarette use in non-smoking young adults associated with later smoking? A systematic review and meta-analysis	126
Evolution of the global smoking epidemic over the past half century: strengthening the evidence base for policy action	104
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on smoking consumption in a large representative sample of Italian adults	64
Global review of tobacco product flavour policies	63
COVID-19, smoking and inequalities: a study of 53 002 adults in the UK	53
Nicotine delivery and cigarette equivalents from vaping a JUULpod	52
Social media use by leading US e-cigarette, cigarette, smokeless tobacco, cigar and hookah brands	52
Longitudinal transitions of exclusive and polytobacco electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use among youth, young adults and adults in the USA: findings from the PATH Study Waves 1–3 (2013–2016	50
Impact of population tobacco control interventions on socioeconomic inequalities in smoking: a systematic review and appraisal of future research directions	50
Rapid increase in heated tobacco product (HTP) use from 2015 to 2019: from the Japan ‘Society and New Tobacco’ Internet Survey (JASTIS)	49
Menthol e-cigarette sales rise following 2020 FDA guidance	47
Exposure to health misinformation about COVID-19 and increased tobacco and alcohol use: a population-based survey in Hong Kong	46
Online popularity of JUUL and Puff Bars in the USA: 2019–2020	46
Initiation of any tobacco and five tobacco products across 3 years among youth, young adults and adults in the USA: findings from the PATH Study Waves 1–3 (2013–2016)	43
Correlates of tobacco product initiation among youth and adults in the USA: findings from the PATH Study Waves 1–3 (2013–2016)	43
Synthetic nicotine has arrived	42
Effectiveness of e-cigarettes as aids for smoking cessation: evidence from the PATH Study cohort, 2017–2019	41
Longitudinal pathways of exclusive and polytobacco cigarette use among youth, young adults and adults in the USA: findings from the PATH Study Waves 1–3 (2013–2016)	38
Evaluating the impact of menthol cigarette bans on cessation and smoking behaviours in Canada: longitudinal findings from the Canadian arm of the 2016–2018 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Surveys	38
Vaping on TikTok: a systematic thematic analysis	38
Association of initial e-cigarette and other tobacco product use with subsequent cigarette smoking in adolescents: a cross-sectional, matched control study	37
Longitudinal pathways of exclusive and polytobacco cigar use among youth, young adults and adults in the USA: findings from the PATH Study Waves 1–3 (2013–2016)	36
Flavour chemicals, synthetic coolants and pulegone in popular mint-flavoured and menthol-flavoured e-cigarettes	35
E-cigarette brands and social media influencers on Instagram: a social network analysis	34
Correlates of tobacco product cessation among youth and adults in the USA: findings from the PATH Study Waves 1–3 (2013–2016)	33

Compliance with San Francisco’s flavoured tobacco sales prohibition	32
News coverage of the E-cigarette, or Vaping, product use Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) outbreak and internet searches for vaping cessation	32
Differences in flavourant levels and synthetic coolant use between USA, EU and Canadian Juul products	31
Prevalence of heated tobacco product use in Japan: the 2020 JASTIS study	31
Boosting the Tobacco Control Vaccine: recognizing the role of the retail environment in addressing tobacco use and disparities	30
Co-optation of harm reduction by Big Tobacco	30
Transitions between cigarette, ENDS and dual use in adults in the PATH study (waves 1–4): multistate transition modelling accounting for complex survey design	30
An estimation of the harm of menthol cigarettes in the United States from 1980 to 2018	30
Electrical features, liquid composition and toxicant emissions from ‘pod-mod’-like disposable electronic cigarettes	30
Oral nicotine marketing claims in direct-mail advertising	30
Closing the gaps in tobacco endgame evidence: a scoping review	30