OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal for Equity in Health is 38. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Can payment by results ensure equitable access to contraceptive services? a qualitative case study	204
Exploring the association between multidimensional poverty and antenatal care utilization in two provinces of Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study	164
Illness to poverty in India: a qualitative exploration of hardship financing for healthcare	162
A study of the link between food-water insecurities and self-reported psychotic experiences among young adults in Gaza Strip: What role does social support play under conditions of war and extreme suf	153
Inequities in access to palliative and end-of-life care in the black population in Canada: a scoping review	131
Framing health inequalities through the political economy: a case study of Ethiopia’s public policy landscape	113
Multidomain and multilevel strategies to improve equity in maternal and newborn health services in Nepal: perspectives of health managers and policymakers	85
Messages dissemination regarding covid-19 by street posters: the case of the ultra-Orthodox community in Israel	74
Maternal social determinants of health: the hidden face of perinatal mortality in Mexico	73
Development and validation of the healthcare access barrier scale (HABS)	68
Spatial accessibility and equity of primary healthcare in Zhejiang, China	65
Understanding equity-oriented maternity care for women of refugee background in high-income countries: a qualitative systematic review	61
Saying and doing are different things: a scoping review on how health equity is conceptualized when considering healthcare system performance	60
Healthcare equity in focus: bridging gaps through a spatial analysis of healthcare facilities in Irbid, Jordan	60
Engaging communities in public health practice: lived experience or lived expertise?	58
Prevalence and factors associated with undocumented children under-five in Haiti	58
Photovoice and health inequalities among young people in the MENA region: Scoping review	56
Intersectionality analysis of young people’s experiences and perceptions of discrimination in primary health centers in Ebonyi State, Southeast Nigeria	54
An adaptive and interpretable case grouping framework for healthcare payment systems	54
Association between social media usefulness, depression, and self-esteem among adults with disabilities: a longitudinal panel study	52
Influence of health food literacy on willingness to pay for healthier foods: focus on food insecurity	48
The relationship between neighbourhood income and youth mental health service use differs by immigration experience: analysis of population-based data in British Columbia, Canada	48
Stigma and structural violence in health care during trans people’s transitions in México City: a qualitative study	48
Access to health insurance amongst people with disabilities and its association with healthcare use, health status and financial protection in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review	47
Social and economic impacts of non-communicable diseases by gender and its correlates: a literature review	46

Intrinsic capacity trajectories and socioeconomic inequalities in health: the contributions of wealth, education, gender, and ethnicity	44
Reaching the unheard: overcoming challenges in health research with hard-to-reach populations	44
Temporal trends in inequalities of the burden of cardiovascular disease across 186 countries and territories	44
Barriers to health, social and long-term care access among older adults: a systematic review of reviews	42
Gender equity and COVID-19 vaccine policies for pregnant people: a global analysis	42
Returning value to communities from the All of Us Research Program through the lens of social determinants of health and ethical, legal, and social implications	42
Implementing community based inclusive development for people with disability in Latin America: a mixed methods perspective on prioritized needs and lessons learned	42
Patterns and dynamics of conflict-related sexual violence: an insight from 54 African countries	40
Toward equitable digital health: an integrated framework addressing exclusion, ethics, and implementation across healthcare systems	40
Epidemiological and sociodemographic transitions in the global burden and risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias: a secondary analysis of GBD 2021	40
Regional disparities and influencing factors of high quality medical resources distribution in China	39
Utilising quantitative methods to study the intersectionality of multiple social disadvantages in women with common mental disorders: a systematic review	39
Communication practices with patients using a language other than French: a cross-sectional survey in a university hospital in France	38