Health Research Policy and Systems

Papers
(The median citation count of Health Research Policy and Systems 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.)
ArticleCitations
Prevalence and determinants of unmet needs for hypertension care among the older population in Selangor: cross-sectional study79
Facilitators, barriers and strategies for health-system guidance implementation: a critical interpretive synthesis protocol68
Exploring HIV/AIDS investigator perceptions of equity within research partnerships between low-and middle-income and high-income countries: a pilot survey58
A review of implementation and evaluation frameworks for public health interventions to inform co-creation: a Health CASCADE study51
Comprehensive HIV knowledge and associated factors among reproductive-age women: analysis of the Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019/202048
Evaluating the impact of the global evidence, local adaptation (GELA) project for enhancing evidence-informed guideline recommendations for newborn and young child health in three African countries: a46
Research impact assessment of a Canadian digital health funding program: a case study45
Using the WHO-INTEGRATE evidence-to-decision framework to develop recommendations for induction of labour44
Reframing knowledge translation for health policy in Kenya: actors, practices and the constitutive role of context39
“They don't have the luxury of time”: interviews exploring the determinants of public health research activity that contextualise embedded researcher roles in local government38
A novel policy dialogue to build sustainable and resilient health systems: findings from PHSSR Portugal38
Optimising a co-production framework for developing public health interventions: application and testing of school-based Research Action Groups36
From pathogens to policy: using network analysis to map the knowledge base on human–zoonotic disease dynamics underpinning global pandemic policy34
Creating an integrated innovation system to enable the adaptation and uptake of health-system innovations in Canada: insights from citizen panels and a national stakeholder dialogue34
The organization and impacts of clinical research delivery workforce redeployment during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative case study of one research-intensive acute hospital trust33
Development of the Arabic Health Measures database: a bibliometric analysis of Arabic health-related measures33
A novel social-network-analysis-based approach for analyzing complex network of actors involved in accessibility of anti-cancer medications in Iran32
Healthcare providers’ implementation of severe acute malnutrition guidelines and the factors associated with it among healthcare providers working at public health facilities of South Wollo Zone, Nort31
Understanding healthcare professionals’ responses to patient complaints in secondary and tertiary care in the UK: A systematic review and behavioural analysis using the Theoretical Domains Framework30
Agenda-setting in policies related to high-risk sexual behaviours, stimulants, and alcohol abuse in Iranian adolescents30
The Cameroon Health Research and Evidence Database (CAMHRED): tools and methods for local evidence mapping30
The benefits for health care staff of involvement in applied health research: a scoping review29
A framework for sustainable capacity-building for collaborative North–South translational health research and training in a resource-constrained setting27
Open science at the science–policy interface: bringing in the evidence?27
Understanding policy commitments for universal health coverage: a framework for analysis27
Medicolegal litigation in general surgery: a comparison between England and the United States26
Planning, implementing and governing systems-based co-creation: the DISCOVER framework26
Identifying knowledge gaps in social determinants of health and related challenges in Iran; 202326
Participatory policy analysis in health policy and systems research: reflections from a study in Nepal25
Research-related knowledge, understanding and practice in public mental health: the voices of social workers and occupational therapists24
Advancing health research practices among forcibly displaced populations: A multidisciplinary stakeholder workshop24
Assessing unConventional Evidence (ACE) tool: development and content of a tool to assess the strengths and limitations of ‘unconventional’ source materials24
Correction: Determinants of consent for electronic health information exchange: an observational retrospective study24
Strengthening research ethics governance and regulatory oversight in Central America and the Dominican Republic in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study24
Adopting, implementing and assimilating coproduced health and social care innovations involving structurally vulnerable populations: findings from a longitudinal, multiple case study design in Canada,23
Stakeholder perspectives on facilitators and barriers to implementing a zero-dollar copay program for chronic conditions study22
Outcomes of an integrated knowledge translation approach in five African countries: a mixed-methods comparative case study22
Translating one health research evidence into action: co-production of rabies control knowledge in Côte d’Ivoire22
Applying a participatory system dynamics approach to childhood overweight and obesity in the local context: reflections from the LIKE project21
Strategies to adapt and implement health system guidelines and recommendations: a scoping review21
Conflict and fragmented public health emergency management system in Tigray region of Northern Ethiopia: A double burden to accommodate resilient and advanced public health emergency management. A com21
Enhancing multi-sectoral collaborations for the prevention and control of NCDs in Thailand with a new approach20
Policy implementation and outcome evaluation: establishing a framework and expanding capacity for advocacy organizations to assess the impact of their work in public policy20
Combining public health evidence, policy experience and communications expertise to inform preventive health: reflections on a novel method of knowledge synthesis19
Utilization obstacles to hypertension services provided at comprehensive health centers: a content analysis study19
Strategies for communicating scientific evidence on healthcare to managers and the population: a scoping review19
Establishing criteria and distributing conference grants for participants from the Global South: experiences from the Canadian Conference on Global Health 202419
A decade of change towards Value-Based Health Care at a Dutch University Hospital: a complexity-informed process study19
What the policy and stewardship landscape of a national health research system looks like in a developing country like Iran: a qualitative study19
The determinants of evidence use by Australian clinical networks as agents and stewards of safety and quality: a conceptual framework18
What methods are currently available for incorporating implementation considerations within the economic evaluation of health technologies? A scoping review17
Why and how has the United Kingdom become a high producer of health inequalities research over the past 50 years? A realist explanatory case study17
Have changes in practice in response to COVID-19 been sustained? A qualitative study of experiences and perceptions of health system stakeholders in Colombia17
Standardising policy and technology responses in the immediate aftermath of a pandemic: a comparative and conceptual framework17
Health policy and systems research priority-setting exercise in Ethiopia: a collaborative approach17
Exploring the challenges of developing hospital-based health technology assessment in Iran: a qualitative study16
Inclusion of diabetic retinopathy screening strategies in national-level diabetes care planning in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review16
A rapid tool for understanding how knowledge users engage with research findings in research-for-development contexts16
A comprehensive review on cardiovascular disorders development due to salt intake: an emphasis on policy implementation16
Advancing the women’s health strategy: a policy lab aimed at improving effective management of hyperemesis gravidarum15
Exploring barriers and facilitators to integrated policy formulation and implementation of family planning and urban development programmes in Nigeria15
Unravelling the impact of dental workforce training and education programmes on policy evolution: a mixed-method study protocol15
Policymaker perspectives on self-management of disease and disabilities using information and communication technologies15
Partnered health research in Canada: a cross-sectional survey of perceptions among researchers and knowledge users involved in funded projects between 2011 and 201915
Use of evidence to inform regional primary health care planning in Australia15
Uncharted territory: system mapping of school-based mental health problem prevention15
What funders are doing to assess the impact of their investments in health and biomedical research14
Applying participatory systems approaches to enhance child mental health in local communities in Denmark: a process evaluation14
Quantitative evaluation of hospital workplace violence prevention and control policies in China: based on PMC index model14
Multi-sectoral collaborations in selected countries of the Eastern Mediterranean region: assessment, enablers and missed opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic response14
Identifying health and healthcare priorities in rural areas: A concept mapping study informed by consumers, health professionals and researchers14
Strategies for engaging older adults and informal caregivers in health policy development: A scoping review14
How to improve the dissemination of clinical practice guidelines in the Brazilian Unified Health System? Report of a pilot project14
Connections between health research systems and decision-making spaces: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic in the province of Québec, Canada14
Priority setting to support a public health research agenda: a modified Delphi study with public health stakeholders in Germany14
Policy impact of the Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team: global perspective and United Kingdom case study14
The predictors of COVID-19 mortality among health systems parameters: an ecological study across 203 countries14
Assessing institutional capacities to demand and use nutrition data for decision-making in Nigeria’s health sector: A mixed-methods study14
Applying the WHO-INTEGRATE evidence-to-decision framework in the development of WHO guidelines on parenting interventions: step-by-step process and lessons learnt13
Knowledge management tools and mechanisms for evidence-informed decision-making in the WHO European Region: a scoping review13
Ethical and regulatory requirements for conducting researcher-driven large-scale multinational genetic haematological studies: the INHERENT experience13
Applying system dynamics methods for local obesity prevention: results from a group model building study in Amsterdam, the Netherlands13
Correction: A rapid review to inform the policy and practice for the implementation of chronic disease prevention and management programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in primary ca13
Participatory systems mapping: a review of population health research practice13
Embedding rapid reviews in health policy and systems decision-making: Impacts and lessons learned from four low- and middle-income countries13
Co-designing a theory-informed intervention to increase shared decision-making in maternity care13
Lessons learnt while designing and conducting a longitudinal study from the first Italian COVID-19 pandemic wave up to 3 years13
Electronic community health information system in Ethiopia: current maturity status, opportunities and improvement pathways12
Examining the variations in the implementation of interventions to address stillbirth from the national to subnational levels: experiences from Uganda12
The influence of the National Health Insurance scheme of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on healthcare access and catastrophic health expenditures for patients with chronic renal disease, and the12
How does academia respond to the burden of infectious and parasitic disease?12
Future health technology trends, policy, and governance perspective: the Turkish case12
The value of health service-based research to health service organisations: a qualitative study with senior health service executives12
Multimorbidity healthcare expenditure in Belgium: a 4-year analysis (COMORB study)12
How to work with intangible software in public health systems: some experiences from India12
Designing a knowledge translation tool for women’s health research in the U.S. Military Health System12
Implementing clinical practice guidelines into action: a qualitative study of managing knowledge translation in primary care organisations12
Competency profiles for evidence-informed policy-making (EIPM): a rapid review12
Respective healthcare system performances taking into account environmental quality: what are the re-rankings for OECD countries?12
The role of music and singing as research methods to improve migrants’ involvement in health research and policy-making11
From trials to communities: implementation and scale-up of health behaviour interventions11
Knowledge translation platforms: Broker, intermediary or more? A scoping review of definitions, functions and characteristics11
Catastrophic health expenditure of inpatients in emerging economies: evidence from the Indian subcontinent11
The use of participatory systems mapping as a research method in the context of non-communicable diseases and risk factors: a scoping review11
Integrating case management for patients with complex needs in the ground practice: the importance of context in evaluative designs11
Degree of protection provided by poverty alleviation policies for the middle-aged and older in China: evaluation of effectiveness of medical insurance system tools and vulnerable target recognition11
Evaluating the impact, implementation experience and political economy of primary care networks in Kenya: protocol for a mixed methods study11
Barriers and facilitators to implementing pulmonary rehabilitation guidelines in China: a qualitative study using implementation science frameworks11
Unmet needs for hypertension diagnosis among older adults in Myanmar: secondary analysis of a multistage sampling study11
Development and psychometric validation of an age-friendly health system assessment tool in the Iranian context11
Keeping healthcare afloat: a protocol for a 5-year multi-sited interdisciplinary research project into preparedness of healthcare for floods in the Netherlands11
Using a priority setting exercise to identify priorities for guidelines on newborn and child health in South Africa, Malawi, and Nigeria11
Mapping health evidence ecosystem in Brazil: a mixed-methods study protocol for developing a framework10
Accelerating birth equity using collaborative systems mapping10
When the messenger is more important than the message: an experimental study of evidence use in francophone Africa10
Household financial burden associated with healthcare for older people in Viet Nam: a cross-sectional survey10
Health equity innovation in precision medicine: data stewardship and agency to expand representation in clinicogenomics10
How can health technology assessment support our response to public health emergencies?10
Building capacity for integrated knowledge translation: a description of what we can learn from trainees’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic10
Perceptions, barriers and enablers of salt reduction in Malaysian out-of-home sectors (MySaltOH): from the point of view of policy-makers and food industries10
The Learning Cycle method: an approach to rapidly bring evidence to the point of decision-making for health system planning10
Citizen engagement in healthcare procurement decision-making by healthcare insurers: recent experiences in the Netherlands10
Study protocol: a mixed-methods study of the implementation of doula care to address racial health equity in six state Medicaid programs10
Evidence is not enough: health technology reassessment to de-implement low-value care10
Child and adolescent mental health services in a devolved healthcare system: a qualitative exploration of sustainable practices10
Universal health coverage saves more lives among severely ill COVID-19 patients: A difference-in-differences analysis of individual patient data in South Korea9
The power of partnerships: state public health department multisector collaborations in major chronic disease programme areas in the United States9
Towards universal health coverage in Vietnam: a mixed-method case study of enrolling people with tuberculosis into social health insurance9
The role of environmental impact assessments in hospital care: Healthcare professionals’ views on research and implementation priorities9
How to improve the system of care for adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems from the perspective of care providers: a concept mapping approach9
Rapid expansion of the Frontline Field Epidemiology Training Program across 124 districts in India, 2021–20239
To what extent is equity entrenched in HIV/AIDS-related policy documents in Ethiopia? A policy content analysis9
Correction: Measuring what matters: key indicators for performance and resilience in fragile, low-income contexts. A scoping review9
Components and methodology of evidence briefs for policy: the need for evaluation tools9
A framework for seroepidemiologic investigations in future pandemics: insights from an evaluation of WHO’s Unity Studies initiative9
Collaborative networks in community-based health and social care services: insights from Blackpool and the Fylde Coast (United Kingdom)9
Bridging research and practice for dementia care: strategies and challenges of public and private funders in the dissemination and implementation of dementia research9
The whole-of-society approach of mass COVID-19 vaccination in China: a qualitative study9
How do clinical networks operationalize safety and quality stewardship? A qualitative study of Australian clinical networks9
The development of an integrated neighborhood approach for health promotion and prevention: a qualitative exploration of stakeholders’ views9
Advancing knowledge translation practices to accelerate change in adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health practice: a scoping review9
An integrated knowledge mobilization approach to substance use health9
Identifying key complex relations between education and healthcare in the Netherlands for future pandemic management9
Understanding adverse childhood experiences and the call for trauma-informed healthcare system in Turkey: a review9
Development of the National Policy for Quality in Healthcare for Malaysia9
Making intersectoral stakeholder engagement in medicine quality research work: lessons from the STARmeds study in Indonesia9
Co-designing an intervention for cardiovascular disease risk assessment and management after hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in primary care8
User involvement in ageing and health research: a survey of researchers’ and older adults’ perspectives8
Patterns of collaboration and knowledge generated by an Australian rural research centre over 20 years: a co-authorship network analysis8
A qualitative study on the management system for investigator-initiated studies in healthcare institutions in Beijing, China8
Development and pilot implementation of a novel protocol to assess capacity and readiness of health systems to adopt HPV detection-based cervical cancer screening in Europe8
Research protocol for impact assessment of a project to scale up food policies in the Pacific8
National governance of de-implementation of low-value care: a qualitative study in Sweden8
The embedded research model: an answer to the research and evaluation needs of community service organizations?8
Moving together to facilitate equity and inclusion in research. The co-production of interventions for clinical trials to facilitate participation of people from ethnically diverse communities8
Progress and challenges in implementing non-communicable disease policies in Sudan8
Factors influencing the research impact in cancer research: a collaboration and knowledge network analysis8
Engaging communities as partners in health crisis response: a realist-informed scoping review for research and policy8
Co-creating mental health promotion and prevention interventions with groups in vulnerable situations in Europe: a mixed-methods study protocol for co-creation implementation and participatory evaluat8
The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic experiences on attitudes towards vaccinations: on the social, cultural and political determinants of preferred vaccination organization model8
Dynamics in implementing the Good Financial Grant Practice standard across three African universities: an Indigenous realist evaluation8
Stakeholders’ perspectives on community health nursing practice in the healthcare system of Iran: a qualitative study8
Facilitating collaboration between public health researchers and policymakers: a scoping review of global practices, barriers and facilitators8
Analysis of health service utilization and influencing factors due to COVID-19 in Beijing: a large cross-sectional survey8
Lessons learnt from the process of designing care coordination interventions through participatory action research in public healthcare networks of six Latin American countries8
What are the priorities of consumers and carers regarding measurement for evaluation in mental healthcare? Results from a Q-methodology study8
Understanding the policy dynamics of COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana through the lens of a policy analytical framework8
Consumer and community involvement: implementation research for impact (CCIRI) – implementing evidence-based patient and public involvement across health and medical research in Australia – a mixed me7
Health system governance assessment in protracted crisis settings: Northwest Syria7
Implementing system dynamics in hospital services to improve operational efficiency: An empirical research study7
Saving millions of lives but some resources squandered: emerging lessons from health research system pandemic achievements and challenges7
Navigating the path towards successful implementation of the EU HTA Regulation: key takeaways from the 2023 Spring Convention of the European Access Academy7
Enhancing cancer-supportive care through virtual reality: a policy brief7
Institutional roles, structures, funding and research partnerships towards evidence-informed policy-making: a multisector survey among policy-makers in Nigeria7
Exploring the facilitators and barriers to achieving universal health coverage in Uganda: a qualitative study of the free healthcare policy7
Health insurance coverage in Mexico: progress, inequalities and remaining challenges towards UHC20307
Assessing the scalability of a health management-strengthening intervention at the district level: a qualitative study in Ghana, Malawi and Uganda7
Research evidence use in local government-led public health interventions: a systematic review7
What is context in knowledge translation? Results of a systematic scoping review7
Physical activity policies in Saudi Arabia and Oman: a qualitative study using stakeholder interviews7
Catalysing vaccines research, development and manufacturing in Nigeria: a qualitative exploration of industry stakeholders’ knowledge, perceptions and experience7
The understanding, application and influence of complexity in national physical activity policy-making7
Living evidence and adaptive policy: perfect partners?7
The use of implementation science theories, models, and frameworks in implementation research for medicinal products: A scoping review7
Human-centred design thinking: a novel tool for co-creation in physical activity research7
What makes knowledge translation work in practice? Lessons from a demand-driven and locally led project in Cameroon, Jordan and Nigeria7
Impact of the workforce allocation on the technical performance of mental health services: the collective case of Helsinki-Uusimaa (Finland)7
Tools and frameworks for evaluating the implementation of learning health systems: a scoping review7
An evidence-informed policymaking (EIPM) competency profile for the Brazilian Health System developed through consensus: process and outcomes7
Bridging theory and practice: a qualitative interview study of barriers to and facilitators of research collaborations between academia and public health services in Germany7
Psychological, social and technical factors influencing electronic medical records systems adoption by United States physicians: a systematic model7
In-service training programme for health and social care workers in the Philippines to strengthen interprofessional collaboration in caring for older adults: a mixed-methods study7
Network evaluation of an innovation platform in continuous quality improvement in Australian Indigenous primary healthcare7
Quality of care in the context of universal health coverage: a scoping review6
The TransFORmation of IndiGEnous PrimAry HEAlthcare Delivery (FORGE AHEAD): economic analysis6
Assessing the implementation of physical activity-promoting public policies in the Republic of Ireland: a study using the Physical Activity Environment Policy Index (PA-EPI)6
Unlocking policy synergies, challenges and contradictions influencing implementation of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education Framework in Zambia: a policy analysis6
Assessing the potential for scaling evidence-based interventions in African health systems: A deliberate dialogue6
Evaluation of the effect of DRG payment policy based on interrupted time series modeling: evidence from a tertiary hospital in Anhui Province6
Translation of oral health research priorities into research topics in an equity-based priority setting exercise6
Intriguing insight into unanswered questions about Mpox: exploring health policy implications and considerations6
Impact of good governance, economic growth and universal health coverage on COVID-19 infection and case fatality rates in Africa6
Towards a learning healthcare community in the Bronx: evaluating the Bridging Research, Accurate Information and Dialogue (BRAID) model6
Developing, implementing, and monitoring tailored strategies for integrated knowledge translation in five sub-Saharan African countries6
Factors supporting research capacity development in an English local authority: a qualitative description and comparison with proposed mechanisms6
Scaling training facilities for patent and proprietary medicine vendors in Nigeria: insights and lessons learned for policy implication and future partnerships6
Transforming health in Nepal: a historical and contemporary review on disease burden, health system challenges, and innovations6
Uncovering the key working mechanisms of a complex community-based obesity prevention programme in the Netherlands using ripple effects mapping6
Facilitators and barriers in the implementation of patient-centred care interventions among general practitioners: a systematic review protocol6
Development of the Thailand district-level Socioeconomic Deprivation Index: a census-based methodological study6
Introducing PROSPECT: a novel process for prospectively tracking research engagement6
The impact of policy interventions to promote the uptake of biosimilar medicines in Belgium: a nationwide interrupted time series analysis6
A framework for health information governance: a scoping review6
Progressive fibrotic interstitial lung diseases in India: national challenges and implications for global health policies6
Engaging health system, service and consumer representatives in the co-design of a multi-criteria decision-making framework for commissioning overweight and obesity programs and services6
Highlighting global inequities in health services quality research: a systematic review and quantitative evidence (2014–2023)6
Development of a STandard reporting guideline for Evidence briefs for Policy (STEP): context and study protocol6
Evaluating the quality of research co-production: Research Quality Plus for Co-Production (RQ + 4 Co-Pro)6
Stakeholder engagement in healthcare research in India – A systematic review6
Faculty members as academic knowledge brokers in Iran's health sector: a social network analysis study6
How to strengthen societal impact of research and innovation? Lessons learned from an explanatory research-on-research study on participatory knowledge infrastructures funded by the Netherlands Organi6
What are the research priorities for strengthening public health emergency preparedness and response in Africa?6
The economic and health impact of substandard uterotonic use for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in three Sub-Saharan African countries: a comparative analysis6
Exploring static and dynamic relationships between burden of disease and research funding in the United States5
Key element missed in nutrition policy: why does undernutrition not decline among pregnant women in Ethiopia?5
Stakeholder perceptions and experiences from the implementation of the Gratuité user fee exemption policy in Burkina Faso: a qualitative study5
Examining the impact of naming equity within perinatal substance use and mental health policy: a scoping review5
Collaboration for implementation of decentralisation policy of multi drug-resistant tuberculosis services in Zambia5
Gender and non-communicable diseases in Mexico: a political mapping and stakeholder analysis5
Salt reduction policy for out of home sectors: a supplementary document for the salt reduction strategy to prevent and control non-communicable diseases (NCDS) in Malaysia 2021–20255
Correction: Role and promise of health policy and systems research in integrating rehabilitation into the health systems5
Increasing research capacity in Canadian community hospitals: an intrinsic descriptive case study5
Facilitating co-research: lessons learned from reflection forms within three participatory action research projects5
Development of an action programme tackling obesity-related behaviours in adolescents: a participatory system dynamics approach5
Learning from intersectoral initiatives to respond to the needs of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants without status in the context of COVID-19 in Quebec and Ontario: a qualitative multiple case s5
The implementation of physical activity policies in the Netherlands: a study applying the Physical Activity Environment Policy Index (PA-EPI)5
Clinical trial registration in India: 12% of drug regulatory trials are not registered, as required by law5
Strategies for financial protection for patients with cancer or special diseases in the health system: A scoping review5
An analysis of migrant health policies in Iran5
Functionality of technical working groups in enabling evidence-informed decision-making within Malawi's Ministry of Health: a cross-sectional qualitative study5
Analysis of stakeholders’ responses to the food warning labels regulation in Mexico5
Implementation of national policies and interventions (WHO Best Buys) for non-communicable disease prevention and control in Ghana: a mixed methods analysis5
Working in a relational way is everything: Perceptions of power and value in a drug policy-making network5
Towards conceptualizing patients as partners in health systems: a systematic review and descriptive synthesis5
Exploring factors affecting knowledge creation in under-researched healthcare topics: a case study of women’s health research5
The analysis of the medical tourism expansion policy in Taiwan: a policy analysis using Kingdon’s multiple streams5
Early implementation learnings on acceptability and feasibility of “V”: a multi-level PrEP intervention designed with and for adolescent girls and young women in Zimbabwe5
Navigating turbulence: analyzing the resilience of Lebanon’s healthcare system in a multi-crisis scenario5
Producing knowledge together: a participatory approach to synthesising research across a large-scale collaboration in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health5
Conceptualising the value of simulation modelling for public engagement with policy: a critical literature review5
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