OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is 98. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: What Are Pharmacists’ Roles and Associated Outcomes?	542
Health-Risk Behaviors among Chinese Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic	473
The Effects of Resistance Exercise on the Cardiorespiratory Tissue of Rats with Parkinson’s Disease	323
Losses of Life Expectancy and Productivity Associated with COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: Policy Implication for Future Communicable Disease Control	310
Mediating Effect of Heat Waves between Ecosystem Services and Heat-Related Mortality of Characteristic Populations: Evidence from Jiangsu Province, China	307
Unconscious Processing of Greenery in the Tourism Context: A Breaking Continuous Flash Suppression Experiment	289
Driving Behaviour in Depression Based on Subjective Evaluation and Data from a Driving Simulator	279
The Twelve Ds: An Update to Edwards and Benson’s Reasons for Non-Parental Caregiving	259
Hidden Costs of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response	254
Full-Day Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Levels of Typically Developing Children and Adolescents in the Middle East: A Systematic Review	252
Mortality in Germany during the COVID-19 Pandemic	251
Understanding the Impact of Social Networks on the Spread of Obesity	249
Gender Composition in Occupational Therapy Journals’ Editorial Boards	240
The Identification of Potential Immunogenic Antigens in Particular Active Developmental Stages of the Rice Weevil (Sitophilus oryzae)	237
Epidemiological Predictors of Positive SARS-CoV-2 Polymerase Chain Reaction Test in Three Cohorts: Hospitalized Patients, Healthcare Workers, and Military Population, Serbia, 2020	236
Are We the Problem? A Call to Action for Addressing Institutional Challenges to Engaging Community Partners in Research	231
Establishing Self-Harm Registers: The Role of Process Mapping to Improve Quality of Surveillance Data Globally	222
Female Sexual Violence: A 12-Year Experience at a Single University Hospital in North-East Italy	211
Attachment in Couples Coping with Cancer: Associations with Observed Communication and Long-Term Health	211
Parental Stress in Raising a Child with Developmental Disabilities in a Rural Community in South Africa	211
Associations between Different Ozone Indicators and Cardiovascular Hospital Admission: A Time-Stratified Case-Crossover Analysis in Guangzhou, China	207
Implementing Aging in Place in Hong Kong: Meeting the Needs and Aspirations of Older Adults and Their Caregivers Living in Private Housing	205
Acute Effect of Exposure to Extreme Heat (100 ± 3 °C) on Lower Limb Maximal Resistance Strength	202
Mental Health Recovery in Social Psychiatric Policies: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis	196
Attitudes towards Peers with Disabilities among Schoolchildren in Physical Education Classes	188

Exposure Profile to Traffic Related Pollution in Pediatric Age: A Biomonitoring Study	182
Predictors of Adolescent Internalizing and Externalizing Mental Health Symptoms: A School-Based Study in Southern India	175
Pedestrians’ Perceptions of Motorized Traffic Variables in Relation to Appraisals of Urban Route Environments	169
A Structural Validation of the Brief COPE Scale among Outpatients with Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorders	167
A Time to Get Vaccinated? The Role of Time Perspective, Consideration of Future Consequences, Conspiracy Beliefs, Religious Faith, Gender, and Race on Intention to Vaccinate for COVID-19 in the United	165
Are We Facing a Radical Change in the Migration Behavior of Medical Graduates from Less Developed Countries? Demographic Profile vs. Social Push Factors	164
Novel Therapeutic Targets for the Treatment of Right Ventricular Remodeling: Insights from the Pulmonary Artery Banding Model	162
Pharmacological Adherence Behavior Changes during COVID-19 Outbreak in a Portugal Patient Cohort	162
Perceived Stress and Impact on Role Functioning in University Students with Migraine-Like Headaches during COVID-19	162
Psychological Distress and Associated Factors among Technical Intern Trainees in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study	160
Secular Contrasts in Physical Fitness and Athletic Skills in Japanese Elementary School Students (11-Year-Olds)	157
Sector of Employment and Mortality: A Cohort Based on Different Administrative Archives	156
Household Livelihood Vulnerability to Climate Change in West China	154
Prevalence and Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence among Women Attending Different Primary Health Centers in Aljouf Region, Saudi Arabia	153
The Social and Natural Environment’s Impact on SARS-CoV-2 Infections in the UK Biobank	152
Challenges of Researchers in Conducting International Study during the Eruption of COVID-19: Student and Mentor Perspectives	151
Rescue Emergencies Due to High-Altitude Illnesses Are Rare in Switzerland	150
Source Apportionment and Geographic Distribution of Heavy Metals and as in Soils and Vegetables Using Kriging Interpolation and Positive Matrix Factorization Analysis	149
Female Sexual Dysfunction and Pelvic Floor Muscle Function Associated with Systemic Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study	146
Recovering from COVID-19 (ReCOV): Feasibility of an Allied-Health-Led Multidisciplinary Outpatient Rehabilitation Service for People with Long COVID	145
Moderating Effect of Help-Seeking in the Relationship between Religiosity and Dispositional Gratitude among Polish Homeless Adults: A Brief Report	145
How Does Toddlers’ Engagement in Literacy Activities Influence Their Language Abilities?	145
Development of 222Rn Emanation Sources with Integrated Quasi 2π Active Monitoring	145
Assessment of Sinkholes Investigations in Jangseong-Gun Area, South Korea, and Recommendations for Similar Studies	145
Prevalence and Determinants of Changes in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Swedish Repeated Cross-Sectional Study	142
The Association between Exposure to Residential Indoor Volatile Organic Compounds and Measures of Central Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Middle-Aged Men and Women	141
The Association between COVID-19-Related Wellbeing with Materialism and Perceived Threat	141
Renal Cell Carcinoma Surgical Treatment Disparities in American Indian/Alaska Natives and Hispanic Americans in Arizona	139
Wolfram Syndrome Type 2: A Systematic Review of a Not Easily Identifiable Clinical Spectrum	137
Paediatric Care in The Netherlands: State of Affairs, Challenges and Prospects	132
The Influence of Decision Making on Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities: A Case Study of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	132
The Sexual and Parenting Rights of People with Physical and Psychical Disabilities: Attitudes of Italians and Socio-Demographic Factors Involved in Recognition and Denial	131
Models of Risk Selection in Maternal and Newborn Care: Exploring the Organization of Tasks and Responsibilities of Primary Care Midwives and Obstetricians in Risk Selection across The Netherlands	130
Substance Use, Hospitalizations, and Co-Occurring Disorders among Patients Transferred from a Needle Exchange Program to Opioid Maintenance Treatment	126
Dependence of the Distribution and Structure of the White Mulberry (Morus alba) Population in Wrocław on the Intensity of Anthropopressure and Thermal Conditions	125
S100B Maternal Blood Levels in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Are Birthweight, Gender and Delivery Mode Dependent	124
The Family Is My Priority: How Motherhood Frames Participation in Physical Activity in a Group of Mothers Living in a Low Socioeconomic Status Area	124
Five Different Lives after Suffering from Spinal Cord Injury: The Experiences of Nurses Who Take Care of Spinal Cord Injury Patients	124
Is 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Associated with Glycosylated Hemoglobin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Saudi Arabia? A Population Based Study	123
Where to Retire? Experiences of Older African Immigrants in the United States	121
Comparative Analysis of Health- and Vision-Related Quality of Life Measures among Trinidadians with Low Vision and Normal Vision—A Cross-Sectional Matched Sample Study	120
The Geography of Mental Health, Urbanicity, and Affluence	120
Identification and Genetic Characterization of MERS-Related Coronavirus Isolated from Nathusius’ Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii) near Zvenigorod (Moscow Region, Russia)	119
Factors Involved in the Perception of Enamel Dyschromic Lesions—A Questionnaire-Based Study	117
A Comparison of Self-Referral and Referral via Primary Care Providers, through Two Similar Digital Mental Health Services in Western Australia	116
Will Households Invest in Safe Sanitation? Results from an Experimental Demand Trial in Nakuru, Kenya	116
Developing a Personalized Integrative Obesity-Coaching Program: A Systems Health Perspective	112
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Forensic Typologies: Getting Specific about Trauma among Institutionalized Youth	112
Changes in Substance Use Treatment Providers’ Delivery of the 5A’s for Non-Cigarette Tobacco Use in the Context of a Comprehensive Tobacco-Free Workplace Program Implementation	111
Association between Feelings of Trust and Security with Subjective Health among Mexican Migrants in the New York City Area	111

Recovery-Oriented Practices in a Mental Health Centre for Citizens Experiencing Serious Mental Issues and Substance Use: As Perceived by Healthcare Professionals	111
Numerical Modeling of Groundwater Pollution by Chlorpyrifos, Bromacil and Terbuthylazine. Application to the Buñol-Cheste Aquifer (Spain)	111
Exploring the Role of Provider–Patient Communication in Women’s Sexual Health and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Care in the Primary Care Settings in New York State of the United States	111
Sleep, Sedentary Time and Physical Activity Levels in Children with Cystic Fibrosis	109
New Targets and New Technologies in the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: A Narrative Review	109
COVID-19 Seroprevalence among Healthcare Workers of a Large COVID-19 Hospital in Rome Reveals Strengths and Limits of Two Different Serological Tests	108
Diagnosis of Dental Fluorosis Using Micro-Raman Spectroscopy Applying a Principal Component-Linear Discriminant Analysis	107
Analysis of Air and Soil Quality around Thermal Power Plants and Coal Mines of Singrauli Region, India	107
Variation and Predictors of Gross Motor Coordination Development in Azorean Children: A Quantile Regression Approach	105
A Cross-Sectional Study on the Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms and Its Associated Sociodemographic Factors in Peru during the COVID-19 Pandemic	104
The Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns in Istanbul	104
Contact Tracing Research: A Literature Review Based on Scientific Collaboration Network	103
Effects of Implementation of Infection Control Measures against COVID-19 on the Condition of Japanese Rural Nursing Homes	103
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Parent Management Training Program for Incarcerated Parents: Post-Release Outcomes	102
Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination among Healthcare and Non-Healthcare Workers of Hospitals and Outpatient Clinics in the Northern Region of Slovakia	101
Collaborative Learning: A Qualitative Study Exploring Factors Contributing to a Successful Tobacco Cessation Train-the-Trainer Program as a Community of Practice	101
Stimulating Employability and Job Crafting Behaviour of Physicians: A Randomized Controlled Trial	101
Incidence Characteristics and Histological Types of Head and Neck Cancer among Adults in Central Sudan: A Retrospective Study	100
Equity Analysis of Repeated Cross-Sectional Survey Data on Mental Health Outcomes in Saskatchewan, Canada during COVID-19 Pandemic	100
Did “Kayoinoba” Prevent the Decline of Mental and Physical Functions and Frailty for the Home-Based Elderly during the COVID-19 Pandemic?	100
A Superimposition-Based Cephalometric Method to Quantitate Craniofacial Changes	100
Particulate Matter Emission Factors for Dairy Facilities and Cattle Feedlots during Summertime in Texas	99
A Preliminary Analysis on the Feasibility and Short-Term Efficacy of a Phase-III RCT on Mindfulness Added to Treatment as Usual for Patients with Chronic Migraine and Medication Overuse Headache	98
Assessment of Psychosocial Functioning of Polish Nurses during COVID-19 Pandemic	98
Use of Health Services and Unmet Need among Adults of Russian, Somali, and Kurdish Origin in Finland	98