OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Health Research Policy and Systems is 7. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Agenda-setting in policies related to high-risk sexual behaviours, stimulants, and alcohol abuse in Iranian adolescents	128
Optimising a co-production framework for developing public health interventions: application and testing of school-based Research Action Groups	69
Development of the Arabic Health Measures database: a bibliometric analysis of Arabic health-related measures	67
Exploring HIV/AIDS investigator perceptions of equity within research partnerships between low-and middle-income and high-income countries: a pilot survey	64
Prevalence and determinants of unmet needs for hypertension care among the older population in Selangor: cross-sectional study	64
The Cameroon Health Research and Evidence Database (CAMHRED): tools and methods for local evidence mapping	64
Using qualitative research to develop an elaboration of the TIDieR checklist for interventions to enhance vaccination communication: short report	61
“They don't have the luxury of time”: interviews exploring the determinants of public health research activity that contextualise embedded researcher roles in local government	59
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: a	59
Facilitators, barriers and strategies for health-system guidance implementation: a critical interpretive synthesis protocol	57
Comprehensive HIV knowledge and associated factors among reproductive-age women: analysis of the Gambia Demographic and Health Survey 2019/2020	53
A framework for sustainable capacity-building for collaborative North–South translational health research and training in a resource-constrained setting	50
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 Framework	48
A novel social-network-analysis-based approach for analyzing complex network of actors involved in accessibility of anti-cancer medications in Iran	45
Open science at the science–policy interface: bringing in the evidence?	42
Using the WHO-INTEGRATE evidence-to-decision framework to develop recommendations for induction of labour	42
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, Nort	42
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 trust	39
A review of implementation and evaluation frameworks for public health interventions to inform co-creation: a Health CASCADE study	39
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 com	38
Assessing unConventional Evidence (ACE) tool: development and content of a tool to assess the strengths and limitations of ‘unconventional’ source materials	38
The value of hackathons in integrated knowledge translation (iKT) research: Waterlupus	38
Adopting, implementing and assimilating coproduced health and social care innovations involving structurally vulnerable populations: findings from a longitudinal, multiple case study design in Canada,	31
Stakeholder perspectives on facilitators and barriers to implementing a zero-dollar copay program for chronic conditions study	29
Planning, implementing and governing systems-based co-creation: the DISCOVER framework	29

Policy implementation and outcome evaluation: establishing a framework and expanding capacity for advocacy organizations to assess the impact of their work in public policy	28
Outcomes of an integrated knowledge translation approach in five African countries: a mixed-methods comparative case study	25
Research-related knowledge, understanding and practice in public mental health: the voices of social workers and occupational therapists	25
Aiming for quality: a global compass for national learning systems	25
Correction to: Measuring the impact of the Afordable Care Act Medicaid expansion on access to primary care using an interrupted time series approach	24
Strengthening research ethics governance and regulatory oversight in Central America and the Dominican Republic in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study	23
COVID-19: protocol for observational studies utilizing near real-time electronic Australian general practice data to promote effective care and best-practice policy—a design thinking approach	23
Participatory policy analysis in health policy and systems research: reflections from a study in Nepal	23
Strategies to adapt and implement health system guidelines and recommendations: a scoping review	22
Combining public health evidence, policy experience and communications expertise to inform preventive health: reflections on a novel method of knowledge synthesis	21
Strategies for communicating scientific evidence on healthcare to managers and the population: a scoping review	20
Pharmaceutical subsidy policy in Iran: a qualitative stakeholder analysis	20
Unravelling the impact of dental workforce training and education programmes on policy evolution: a mixed-method study protocol	20
Inclusion of diabetic retinopathy screening strategies in national-level diabetes care planning in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review	20
What methods are currently available for incorporating implementation considerations within the economic evaluation of health technologies? A scoping review	19
A comprehensive review on cardiovascular disorders development due to salt intake: an emphasis on policy implementation	19
Use of evidence to inform regional primary health care planning in Australia	19
Enhancing multi-sectoral collaborations for the prevention and control of NCDs in Thailand with a new approach	18
A decade of change towards Value-Based Health Care at a Dutch University Hospital: a complexity-informed process study	18
Health policy and systems research priority-setting exercise in Ethiopia: a collaborative approach	18
Standardising policy and technology responses in the immediate aftermath of a pandemic: a comparative and conceptual framework	17
What the policy and stewardship landscape of a national health research system looks like in a developing country like Iran: a qualitative study	17
A systems approach to the exploration of research activity and relationships within a local authority	17
Utilization obstacles to hypertension services provided at comprehensive health centers: a content analysis study	17
Priority setting to support a public health research agenda: a modified Delphi study with public health stakeholders in Germany	17
Why and how has the United Kingdom become a high producer of health inequalities research over the past 50 years? A realist explanatory case study	17
Policymaker perspectives on self-management of disease and disabilities using information and communication technologies	16
Factors influencing the uptake of evidence in child health policy-making: results of a survey among 23 European countries	16
What funders are doing to assess the impact of their investments in health and biomedical research	16
Strategies for engaging older adults and informal caregivers in health policy development: A scoping review	16
Policy impact of the Imperial College COVID-19 Response Team: global perspective and United Kingdom case study	16
Exploring barriers and facilitators to integrated policy formulation and implementation of family planning and urban development programmes in Nigeria	16
Identifying health and healthcare priorities in rural areas: A concept mapping study informed by consumers, health professionals and researchers	16
Partnered health research in Canada: a cross-sectional survey of perceptions among researchers and knowledge users involved in funded projects between 2011 and 2019	16
Connections between health research systems and decision-making spaces: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic in the province of Québec, Canada	15
The predictors of COVID-19 mortality among health systems parameters: an ecological study across 203 countries	15
Embedding rapid reviews in health policy and systems decision-making: Impacts and lessons learned from four low- and middle-income countries	15
Applying the WHO-INTEGRATE evidence-to-decision framework in the development of WHO guidelines on parenting interventions: step-by-step process and lessons learnt	15
Multi-sectoral collaborations in selected countries of the Eastern Mediterranean region: assessment, enablers and missed opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic response	15
Co-designing a theory-informed intervention to increase shared decision-making in maternity care	14
How to improve the dissemination of clinical practice guidelines in the Brazilian Unified Health System? Report of a pilot project	14
Knowledge management tools and mechanisms for evidence-informed decision-making in the WHO European Region: a scoping review	14
The influence of linkages, feedback mechanisms, and caregiver mobility on immunization follow-up visits in Lideta sub-city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a qualitative study	14
Rapid research response to the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from a National Institute for Health Biomedical Research Centre	14
Lessons learnt while designing and conducting a longitudinal study from the first Italian COVID-19 pandemic wave up to 3 years	14
A critical review of definitions of rural areas in Indonesia and implications for health workforce policy and research	14
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 ca	14
Respective healthcare system performances taking into account environmental quality: what are the re-rankings for OECD countries?	13
How to work with intangible software in public health systems: some experiences from India	13
Designing a knowledge translation tool for women’s health research in the U.S. Military Health System	13

Future health technology trends, policy, and governance perspective: the Turkish case	13
A mixed-methods systematic review of suicide prevention interventions involving multisectoral collaborations	13
Examining the variations in the implementation of interventions to address stillbirth from the national to subnational levels: experiences from Uganda	12
Multimorbidity healthcare expenditure in Belgium: a 4-year analysis (COMORB study)	12
Unmet needs for hypertension diagnosis among older adults in Myanmar: secondary analysis of a multistage sampling study	12
The value of health service-based research to health service organisations: a qualitative study with senior health service executives	12
Using a priority setting exercise to identify priorities for guidelines on newborn and child health in South Africa, Malawi, and Nigeria	12
Catastrophic health expenditure of inpatients in emerging economies: evidence from the Indian subcontinent	12
How does academia respond to the burden of infectious and parasitic disease?	12
Barriers and facilitators to conducting economic evaluation studies of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries: a survey of researchers	11
Measuring the impact of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion on access to primary care using an interrupted time series approach	11
Building capacity for integrated knowledge translation: a description of what we can learn from trainees’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic	11
Competency profiles for evidence-informed policy-making (EIPM): a rapid review	11
Barriers and facilitators to implementing pulmonary rehabilitation guidelines in China: a qualitative study using implementation science frameworks	11
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 the	11
The use of participatory systems mapping as a research method in the context of non-communicable diseases and risk factors: a scoping review	11
Agenda setting for essential medicines policy in sub-Saharan Africa: a retrospective policy analysis using Kingdon’s multiple streams model	11
When the messenger is more important than the message: an experimental study of evidence use in francophone Africa	11
Citizen engagement in healthcare procurement decision-making by healthcare insurers: recent experiences in the Netherlands	10
Perceptions, barriers and enablers of salt reduction in Malaysian out-of-home sectors (MySaltOH): from the point of view of policy-makers and food industries	10
How can health technology assessment support our response to public health emergencies?	10
Health equity innovation in precision medicine: data stewardship and agency to expand representation in clinicogenomics	10
Integrating case management for patients with complex needs in the ground practice: the importance of context in evaluative designs	10
From trials to communities: implementation and scale-up of health behaviour interventions	10
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 recognition	9
Household financial burden associated with healthcare for older people in Viet Nam: a cross-sectional survey	9
Measuring health science research and development in Africa: mapping the available data	9
Building the field of food systems research: commentary on a research funder’s role	9
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 11. CHWs leading the way to “Health for All”	9
Study protocol: a mixed-methods study of the implementation of doula care to address racial health equity in six state Medicaid programs	9
Evidence is not enough: health technology reassessment to de-implement low-value care	9
Making intersectoral stakeholder engagement in medicine quality research work: lessons from the STARmeds study in Indonesia	9
Trainee-led research using an integrated knowledge translation or other research partnership approaches: a scoping review	9
Development and psychometric validation of an age-friendly health system assessment tool in the Iranian context	9
Evaluating the impact, implementation experience and political economy of primary care networks in Kenya: protocol for a mixed methods study	9
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 9. CHWs’ relationships with the health system and communities	9
A framework for seroepidemiologic investigations in future pandemics: insights from an evaluation of WHO’s Unity Studies initiative	9
Do German university medical centres promote robust and transparent research? A cross-sectional study of institutional policies	9
Towards universal health coverage in Vietnam: a mixed-method case study of enrolling people with tuberculosis into social health insurance	8
The whole-of-society approach of mass COVID-19 vaccination in China: a qualitative study	8
How to disseminate national recommendations for physical activity: a qualitative analysis of critical change agents in Germany	8
User involvement in ageing and health research: a survey of researchers’ and older adults’ perspectives	8
Understanding adverse childhood experiences and the call for trauma-informed healthcare system in Turkey: a review	8
Child and adolescent mental health services in a devolved healthcare system: a qualitative exploration of sustainable practices	8
An integrated knowledge mobilization approach to substance use health	8
Universal health coverage saves more lives among severely ill COVID-19 patients: A difference-in-differences analysis of individual patient data in South Korea	8
Setting the global research agenda for community-based HIV service delivery through the faith sector	8
Lessons learnt from the process of designing care coordination interventions through participatory action research in public healthcare networks of six Latin American countries	8
How to improve the system of care for adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems from the perspective of care providers: a concept mapping approach	8
The development of an integrated neighborhood approach for health promotion and prevention: a qualitative exploration of stakeholders’ views	8
Is value-based payment for healthcare feasible under Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme?	8
Development of the National Policy for Quality in Healthcare for Malaysia	8
Patterns of collaboration and knowledge generated by an Australian rural research centre over 20 years: a co-authorship network analysis	8
Researching, co-creating and testing innovations in paper-based health information systems (PHISICC) to support health workers’ decision-making: protocol of a multi-country, transdisciplinary, mixed-m	8
Progress and challenges in implementing non-communicable disease policies in Sudan	8
The power of partnerships: state public health department multisector collaborations in major chronic disease programme areas in the United States	8
National governance of de-implementation of low-value care: a qualitative study in Sweden	7
Analysis of health service utilization and influencing factors due to COVID-19 in Beijing: a large cross-sectional survey	7
The embedded research model: an answer to the research and evaluation needs of community service organizations?	7
Collaborative networks in community-based health and social care services: insights from Blackpool and the Fylde Coast (United Kingdom)	7
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 model	7
Saving millions of lives but some resources squandered: emerging lessons from health research system pandemic achievements and challenges	7
Navigating the path towards successful implementation of the EU HTA Regulation: key takeaways from the 2023 Spring Convention of the European Access Academy	7
The understanding, application and influence of complexity in national physical activity policy-making	7
Challenges and opportunities for Iranian global health diplomacy: lessons learned from action for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases	7
Engaging communities as partners in health crisis response: a realist-informed scoping review for research and policy	7
Factors influencing the research impact in cancer research: a collaboration and knowledge network analysis	7
Institutional roles, structures, funding and research partnerships towards evidence-informed policy-making: a multisector survey among policy-makers in Nigeria	7
An evidence-informed policymaking (EIPM) competency profile for the Brazilian Health System developed through consensus: process and outcomes	7
Psychological, social and technical factors influencing electronic medical records systems adoption by United States physicians: a systematic model	7
Rapid method through routine data to evaluate real-world vaccine effectiveness against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection: lessons from Thailand	7
Network evaluation of an innovation platform in continuous quality improvement in Australian Indigenous primary healthcare	7
Co-designing an intervention for cardiovascular disease risk assessment and management after hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in primary care	7
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 Europe	7
Research protocol for impact assessment of a project to scale up food policies in the Pacific	7
Political economy analysis of universal health coverage and health financing reforms in low- and middle-income countries: the role of stakeholder engagement in the research process	7
The qualitative experience of telehealth access and clinical encounters in Australian healthcare during COVID-19: implications for policy	7
Understanding the policy dynamics of COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana through the lens of a policy analytical framework	7
What are the priorities of consumers and carers regarding measurement for evaluation in mental healthcare? Results from a Q-methodology study	7