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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Exploring the theory, barriers and enablers for patient and public involvement across health, social care and patient safety: a systematic review of reviews	164
Strategies for the implementation of clinical practice guidelines in public health: an overview of systematic reviews	76
Menstrual hygiene management in schools: midway progress update on the “MHM in Ten” 2014–2024 global agenda	69
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 11. CHWs leading the way to “Health for All”	54
Future health spending forecast in leading emerging BRICS markets in 2030: health policy implications	51
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 9. CHWs’ relationships with the health system and communities	48
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 6. Recruitment, training, and continuing education	47
The household financial burden of non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review	47
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 1. Introduction: tensions confronting large-scale CHW programmes	45
Co-production practice and future research priorities in United Kingdom-funded applied health research: a scoping review	45
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 5. Roles and tasks	44
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 8. Incentives and remuneration	42
Applying systems thinking to knowledge mobilisation in public health	38
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 4. Programme financing	38
Health communication in and out of public health emergencies: to persuade or to inform?	37
Learning from public health and hospital resilience to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: protocol for a multiple case study (Brazil, Canada, China, France, Japan, and Mali)	36
Can intersectionality help with understanding and tackling health inequalities? Perspectives of professional stakeholders	35
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era	34
A scoping review of international policy responses to mental health recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic	34
Intersectoral and multisectoral approaches to health policy: an umbrella review protocol	33
A 10-year longitudinal evaluation of science policy interventions to promote sex and gender in health research	32
Framing rehabilitation through health policy and systems research: priorities for strengthening rehabilitation	31
The qualitative experience of telehealth access and clinical encounters in Australian healthcare during COVID-19: implications for policy	30
Adapting evidence-informed population health interventions for new contexts: a scoping review of current practice	30
Health provider perspectives on the implementation of the same-day-ART initiation policy in the Gauteng province of South Africa	27

Financial risk protection from out-of-pocket health spending in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review of the literature	27
Demographic forecasting of population aging in Greece and Cyprus: one big challenge for the Mediterranean health and social system long-term sustainability	26
Using a co-design process to develop an integrated model of care for delivering self-management intervention to multi-morbid COPD people in rural Nepal	26
How to bring research evidence into policy? Synthesizing strategies of five research projects in low-and middle-income countries	26
A systems approach to scale-up for population health improvement	25
Successes and challenges of health systems governance towards universal health coverage and global health security: a narrative review and synthesis of the literature	25
The state of health research governance in Africa: what do we know and how can we improve?	24
Limitations of COVID-19 testing and case data for evidence-informed health policy and practice	23
Where is critical analysis of power and positionality in knowledge translation?	22
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 2. Planning, coordination, and partnerships	22
A landscape analysis of health technology assessment capacity in the Association of South-East Asian Nations region	21
Tools for assessing the scalability of innovations in health: a systematic review	20
Should policy makers trust composite indices? A commentary on the pitfalls of inappropriate indices for policy formation	20
A framework for preferred practices in conducting culturally competent health research in a multicultural society	20
Promoting knowledge to policy translation for urban health using community-based system dynamics in Brazil	19
Barriers to sustainable health research leadership in the Global South: Time for a Grand Bargain on localization of research leadership?	19
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 7. Recent advances in supervision	19
Health research system resilience: lesson learned from the COVID-19 crisis	19
Rethinking approaches of science, technology, and innovation in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic: the challenge of translating knowledge infrastructures to public needs	19
Conducting decolonizing research and practice with Australian First Nations to close the health gap	19
A scoping review of systems approaches for increasing physical activity in populations	18
Developing a Thai national critical care allocation guideline during the COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid review and stakeholder consultation	18
The added value of using the HEPA PAT for physical activity policy monitoring: a four-country comparison	18
Domains and processes for institutionalizing evidence-informed health policy-making: a critical interpretive synthesis	17
Towards conceptualizing patients as partners in health systems: a systematic review and descriptive synthesis	17
Fit for purpose. Co-production of complex behavioural interventions. A practical guide and exemplar of co-producing a telehealth-delivered exercise intervention for people with stroke	17
War on Diabetes in Singapore: a policy analysis	17
Using health data for decision-making at each level of the health system to achieve universal health coverage in Ethiopia: the case of an immunization programme in a low-resource setting	16
Translating evidence into practice: a longitudinal qualitative exploration of allied health decision-making	16
Understanding the complexity of population health interventions: assessing intervention system theory (ISyT)	16
Unveiling and addressing implementation barriers to routine immunization in the peri-urban slums of Karachi, Pakistan: a mixed-methods study	15
Use of research evidence varied in efforts to expand specific pharmacist autonomous prescriptive authority: an evaluation and recommendations to increase research utilization	15
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 10. Programme performance and its assessment	15
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 3. Programme governance	15
Direct from the COVID-19 crisis: research and innovation sparks in Brazil	14
Community-led HIV self-testing for men who have sex with men in Lebanon: lessons learned and impact of COVID-19	14
Increased use of knowledge translation strategies is associated with greater research impact on public health policy and practice: an analysis of trials of nutrition, physical activity, sexual health,	14
Integrated knowledge translation to advance noncommunicable disease policy and practice in South Africa: application of the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, and Sustainment (EPIS) framework	14
The MULTI-ACT model: the path forward for participatory and anticipatory governance in health research and care	13
Prioritizing knowledge translation in low- and middle-income countries to support pandemic response and preparedness	13
Measuring health science research and development in Africa: mapping the available data	13
Tools for assessing health research partnership outcomes and impacts: a systematic review	13
The role of community pharmacists in increasing access and use of self-care interventions for sexual and reproductive health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: examples from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon a	13
Noncommunicable diseases and health system responses in Saudi Arabia: focus on policies and strategies. A qualitative study	13
Implementation research training for learners in low- and middle-income countries: evaluating behaviour change after participating in a massive open online course	13
A mixed-methods systematic review of suicide prevention interventions involving multisectoral collaborations	12
Contextual differences considered in the Tunisian ADOLOPMENT of the European guidelines on breast cancer screening	12
Understanding the policy dynamics of COVID-19 vaccination in Ghana through the lens of a policy analytical framework	12
Prioritizing guideline recommendations for implementation: a systematic, consumer-inclusive process with a case study using the Australian Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management	12
Evaluation of the National Health Insurance Program of Nepal: are political promises translated into actions?	12

Co-production in local government: process, codification and capacity building of new knowledge in collective reflection spaces. Workshops findings from a UK mixed methods study	12
Challenges encountered in comparing international policy responses to COVID-19 and their effects	11
Using participatory action research to improve immunization utilization in areas with pockets of unimmunized children in Nigeria	11
Saving millions of lives but some resources squandered: emerging lessons from health research system pandemic achievements and challenges	11
“There hasn’t been a career structure to step into”: a qualitative study on perceptions of allied health clinician researcher careers	11
Trainee-led research using an integrated knowledge translation or other research partnership approaches: a scoping review	11
Describing implementation outcomes for a virtual community of practice: The ECHO Ontario Mental Health experience	11
The predictors of COVID-19 mortality among health systems parameters: an ecological study across 203 countries	11
Aiming for quality: a global compass for national learning systems	11
How transdisciplinary research teams learn to do knowledge translation (KT), and how KT in turn impacts transdisciplinary research: a realist evaluation and longitudinal case study	11
Health technology assessment-informed pricing negotiation in China: higher negotiated price for more effective targeted anticancer medicines?	11
Strengthening the national health information system through a capacity-building and mentorship partnership (CBMP) programme: a health system and university partnership initiative in Ethiopia	11
Health research capacity building of health workers in fragile and conflict-affected settings: a scoping review of challenges, strengths, and recommendations	10
Assessing the impact of knowledge communication and dissemination strategies targeted at health policy-makers and managers: an overview of systematic reviews	10
Deconstructing design thinking as a tool for the implementation of a population health initiative	10
Barriers and enablers to source plasma donation by gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men under revised eligibility criteria: protocol for a multiple stakeholder feasibility study	10
Social media, vaccine hesitancy and trust deficit in immunization programs: a qualitative enquiry in Malappuram District of Kerala, India	10
Improving the availability of prescription drugs in Lebanon: a critical analysis of alternative policy options	10
Lessons from the pandemic on the value of research infrastructure	9
Integrating citizen engagement into evidence-informed health policy-making in eastern Europe and central Asia: scoping study and future research priorities	9
Pharmaceutical subsidy policy in Iran: a qualitative stakeholder analysis	9
Boundary spanning and identity work in the clinical research delivery workforce: a qualitative study of research nurses, midwives and allied health professionals in the National Health Service, United	9
Strategies to adapt and implement health system guidelines and recommendations: a scoping review	9
Understanding the sustainment of population health programmes from a whole-of-system approach	9
Resilience of primary healthcare system across low- and middle-income countries during COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review	9
Operationalising health systems thinking: a pathway to high effective coverage	9
Pathways to improve health information systems in Ethiopia: current maturity status and implications	9
Fundamental challenges in assessing the impact of research infrastructure	9
Governing heatwaves in Europe: comparing health policy and practices to better understand roles, responsibilities and collaboration	9
Inclusive planning: African policy inventory and South African mobility case study on the exclusion of persons with disabilities	9
The pragmatic, rapid, and iterative dissemination and implementation (PRIDI) cycle: adapting to the dynamic nature of public health emergencies (and beyond)	9
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	9
A systematic review of the literature on the impact of the Seguro Popular	8
Exploring the possible sources of fiscal space for health in India: insights from political regimes	8
Co-creating physical activity interventions: a mixed methods evaluation approach	8
Defining research priorities for youth public mental health: reflections on a coproduction approach to transdisciplinary working	8
Strategies for communicating scientific evidence on healthcare to managers and the population: a scoping review	8
Exploring the evidence base for Communities of Practice in health research and translation: a scoping review	8
Healthcare providers’ perspectives on integrating NCDs into primary healthcare in Thailand: a mixed method study	8
The role of self-care interventions on men’s health-seeking behaviours to advance their sexual and reproductive health and rights	8
Governance of health research in four eastern and southern African countries	8
Investigating the influence of institutions, politics, organizations, and governance on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia, Canada: a jurisdictional case study protocol	8
Rapid research response to the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from a National Institute for Health Biomedical Research Centre	8
A scoping review of complex systems methods used in population physical activity research: do they align with attributes of a whole system approach?	8
Cross-cultural adaption and psychometric investigation of the German version of the Evidence Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS-36D)	8
User involvement in ageing and health research: a survey of researchers’ and older adults’ perspectives	8
How to disseminate national recommendations for physical activity: a qualitative analysis of critical change agents in Germany	8
Implementing healthy food environment policies in New Zealand: nine years of inaction	8
Building a virtual community of practice: experience from the Canadian foundation for healthcare improvement’s policy circle	8
Agenda setting for essential medicines policy in sub-Saharan Africa: a retrospective policy analysis using Kingdon’s multiple streams model	8
The use of GRADE-CERQual in qualitative evidence synthesis: an evaluation of fidelity and reporting	8
Raising the contraceptive prevalence rate to 50% by 2025 in Pakistan: an analysis of number of users and service delivery channels	8
Mixed method evaluation of the CEBHA+ integrated knowledge translation approach: a protocol	8
Evaluating cancer research impact: lessons and examples from existing reviews on approaches to research impact assessment	8
Coevolution of COVID-19 research and China’s policies	8
Investigating the nature and quality of locally commissioned evaluations of the NHS Vanguard programme: an evidence synthesis	8
An analysis of how health systems integrated priority-setting in the pandemic planning in a sample of Latin America and the Caribbean countries	8
An evaluation of the Victorian Salt Reduction Partnership’s advocacy strategy for policy change	7
Institutional-level drivers of gender-inequitable scientific career progression in sub-Saharan Africa	7
Open science at the science–policy interface: bringing in the evidence?	7
Competency profiles for evidence-informed policy-making (EIPM): a rapid review	7
How to work with intangible software in public health systems: some experiences from India	7
Psychological, social and technical factors influencing electronic medical records systems adoption by United States physicians: a systematic model	7
A North–South-South partnership in higher education to develop health research capacity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the challenge of finding a common language	7
Mapping the burden of diabetes in five small countries in Europe and setting the agenda for health policy and strategic action	7
A framework for considering the utility of models when facing tough decisions in public health: a guideline for policy-makers	7
A cost–benefit analysis framework for preventive health interventions to aid decision-making in Australian governments	7
Barriers and facilitators to conducting economic evaluation studies of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries: a survey of researchers	7
A qualitative study of the development and utilization of health facility-based immunization microplans in Uganda	7
What funders are doing to assess the impact of their investments in health and biomedical research	7
PRIMASYS: a health policy and systems research approach for the assessment of country primary health care systems	7
How can health technology assessment support our response to public health emergencies?	7
Developing strategies to attract, retain and support midwives in rural fragile settings: participatory workshops with health system stakeholders in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo	7
Evaluating the quality of research co-production: Research Quality Plus for Co-Production (RQ + 4 Co-Pro)	7
A call for better understanding of social media in surveillance and management of noncommunicable diseases	7
Policy options to increase motivation for improving evidence-informed health policy-making in Iran	7